Chuck Spinney: UK Dunkirk, USA Long Walk Away from Afghanistan – the Military-Industrial Scam is to “Reset, Rebuy, Retrench”

… How the Military – Industrial – Congressional Complex (MICC) Will Win By Losing The old adage that it is easy to get into Afghanistan but painful to leave is true for many reasons — here is a big one described in 27 November issue of the Daily Mirror [also attached below] — the British army  plans to use …

Patrick Meier: Ushandi Data to Study Micro-Conflict

Using Ushahidi Data to Study the Micro-Dynamics of Violent Conflict The field of conflict analysis has long been handicapped by the country-year straightjacket. This is beginning to change thanks to the increasing availability of subnational and sub-annual conflict data. In the past, one was limited to macro-level data, such as the number of casualties resulting from …

Reference (2010): Human Intelligence (HUMINT) – All Humans, All Minds, All the Time [PDF & Full Text Online]

Human Intelligence (HUMINT): All Humans, All Minds, All the Time (US Army Strategic Studies Institute, June 2010) Short URL: http://tinyurl.com/Steele-HUMINT Below the line: full text for automated translation.  The Amazon version is published by someone else abusing my original copyright granted only to SSI. Click on cover for free PDF download, or read full text …

Chuck Spinney: Paris-Berlin-Moscow Axis Reinstated

The Paris-Berlin-Moscow Axis Back Again by Immanuel Wallerstein It always amazes me how the world’s politicians and media spend most of their energy debating geopolitical prospects that are not going to happen, while ignoring major developments that are happening. Here is a list of the most important coming non-events that we have been loudly debating …

Marcus Aurelius: Death Notice for Counterintelligence

Combat Commanders Gain Control Of Counterintelligence Ops By Carlo Munoz AOL Defense, November 1, 2011 Washington: The Pentagon is offering field commanders control of counterintelligence operations to cope with the never-ceasing efforts by countries such as China, Iran and Israel to gain access to classified information and technology. Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Mike Vickers …