The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Italian Troops Denied Access To Intelligence Reports, Minister Says Richard Owen TimesOnline (UK) October 20, 2009 Italy is denied full access to intelligence assessments in Afghanistan, a restriction that affects its troops’ ability to operate safely and hampers allied co-ordination, the Italian Foreign Minister said yesterday. The lack of co-ordination and pooled intelligence between Nato …
Exclusive: U.S. Spies Buy Stake in Firm That Monitors Blogs, Tweets By Noah Shachtman October 19, 2009 America’s spy agencies want to read your blog posts, keep track of your Twitter updates — even check out your book reviews on Amazon. In-Q-Tel, the investment arm of the CIA and the wider intelligence community, is putting …
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The OSS Shield was originally developed for the Marine Corps Intelligence Center (Command) but the LtGen commanding the parent command both hated the center (despite it’s being the Commandant’s initiative) and had no sense of heraldry. E Veritate Potens is the motto, “From Truth, Power,” with a tip of the hat for the correct translation …
Phi Beta Iota: Slick in a nice way–does not get any simpler. Someone tried hard. Three sucking chest wounds:
We keep an eye on what folks’s are searching for; this posting is inspired by one such search. Use Contact Page or comments section to engage–we respond to all contacts or comments within 24 hours. First, use the menu–there will be overlap! Best Practices in Management (52) Change & Innovation (60) Complexity & Resilience (45) …
by Matthew M. Aid. Bloomsbury, 423 pp., $30.00 REVIEW BY James Bamford The New York Review of Books (5 November 2009) Pre-released in The Huffington Post (Full Review Here) Bamford on Detail, Steele on Impact–Solid Five Stars October 17, 2009 Phi Beta Iota: James Bamford is without peer in his understanding of the NSA. He …
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We pay careful attention to the search terms used by those who visit us, and have noticed a very healthy focus on strategy and on secrecy. The two are incompatible. Strategy, by its inherent nature, must be holistic, transparent, and sustainable. It demands broad collaboration and the broadest possible information-sharing and sense-making. Secrecy, by its …
