The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The USAF claim that the tragic killing of 23 innocent Afghan civilians last February by one of its Predator UAVs was due to “information overload” reflects an appalling lack of critical thinking on the part of senior Air Force officers. General Mike Hayden (USAF ret.) when director of the NSA used regularly entertain the U.S. …
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Interesting, but also fails to mention we do not train our analysts on the basics, know your enemy……we are so focused on technology we forget that the basics are still the best way to view the situation….. When military investigators looked into an attack by American helicopters last February that left 23 Afghan civilians dead, …
Army’s “Spiritual Fitness” Test Comes Under Fire Jason Leopold TruthOut Wednesday 05 January 2011 Test Was Designed by Psychologist Who Inspired CIA’s Torture Program An experimental, Army mental-health, fitness initiative designed by the same psychologist whose work heavily influenced the psychological aspects of the Bush administration’s torture program is under fire by civil rights groups …
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** TIGHTENING SECURITY IN THE “POST-WIKILEAKS” ERA Phi Beta Iota: US Government (USG) has learned nothing since it took testimony in 1993 and then proceeded to ignore testimony from 1995 (Aspin-Brown), 1996 (Moynihan) through 1998 (various). 90% of what is classified should not be classified and should not be a”protected” at a cost of $15 …
Working for change: Samasource redefines international aid December 10, 2010 On Need to Know, we do a lot of reporting about the world’s problems. But we’re premiering a new series about people coming up with creative solutions — it’s called “Agents of Change.” Click on title to read short intro and option to view video…. …
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BELOW REFERS TO PREVIOUS POST: Reference: Gorgon Stare–USAF Goes Nuts (Again) Another Technical Showboat Chuck Spinney and Robert Steele have pretty well identified the new U.S. Air Force (USAF) drone program for what it is, but here are some ancillary remarks on the subject. The Gorgon Stare, a new UAV built presumably to USAF specifications …
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Decision-support (intelligence) is the ultimate objective of information processes. One must carefully distinguish between data which is raw text, signal, or image; information which is collated data of generic interest; and intelligence which is information tailored to support a specific decision… Robert David Steele Vivas On Intelligence (AFCEA, 2000) As noted in an earlier Journal …
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