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China to Open Military Bases Worldwide. There’s a New Kid in Town. By: Pluto Saturday January 30, 2010 1:10 am This we know. It has been speculated upon in open-source intelligence circles for years. So, there is little surprise for the rest of the world when it hears of China’s first major foray in its …
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This post has four parts: 1) Chuck Spinney’s long commentary; 2) The original article with attachments from TruthDig; 3) a ripost making three points about Chuck’s comments; 4) Chuck’s answer and a short comment from Robert Steele The Eikenberry Cables Turn Sun Tzu on His Head: Domestic Politics and the Art of Asymmetrical Bureaucratic War …
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NOTE: This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week. Hot Topics AA: How Hugo Chavez’s revolution crumbled 01/24/10 AA: Time to Stop Ignoring Chávez 01/25/10 AR: Argentina’s Redrado Denies Threat To Reveal Dollar Lists-Lawyer 01/26/10 BO: Violence and democracy in Bolivia 01/26/10 BR: Brazil starts beefing …
The generic URL for all IO Newsletters (Archives and Current) is www.oss.net/IO. Issues in this article (24): 1. Service Members Bring Electronic Warfare to the Ground in Iraq 2. The Truth Is Out There: Responding To Insurgent Disinformation and Deception Operations
Capabilities Of U.S. Intelligence Agencies Questioned Congressional critics have singled out the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), established as part of a sweeping intelligence overhaul after the September 11 attacks. “I do not (have), nor do I believe the DNI as currently constructed has, all of …
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Climate change may be an “accelerant of instability” in future conflicts, and the U.S. military needs to plan for possible environmental catastrophes and resource wars, according to the Pentagon’s soon-to-be-released master strategy document. Among other things, the draft QDR suggests the military will have to start planning for operations in which rising sea levels, an …
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More Than Espionage: Open-source intelligence should be part of solution Washington Times January 27, 2010 Pg. B3 By Andrew M. Borene Here’s some food for thought: White House policymakers and Congress can help develop an increasingly robust national intelligence capacity by investing new money in the pursuit of a centralized open-source intelligence (OSINT) …
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