Public Intelligence Blog – Page 3836 – The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.

In keeping with our new-found commitment to focus on public intelligence and leave political reform to others, this commentary provides an overview of the political scene (including political commentary from journalists lacking any independence), and concludes that what is missing from our national dialog are integrity and public intelligence.

First, the political “terrain” of ideological conviction, borrowing from Michael Crane with permission.

As best we can tell, there is not a single think tank free of ideological conviction andall are also lacking in full access to all relevant sources of information, to serious processing power, and to multi-cultural analytics.

The two-party tyranny is “running on empty” and has effectively destroyed the center, where ideas should meet, and also greatly extended the chasm between those in power (the power of the purse and the day to day operations of government) and those with knowledge (generally in the private sector, generally not being listened to by the so-called “intelligence community” that thrives on expensive secrets at the public's expense (double-entendre).

Continue reading “Journal: Race, Class, Money & Truth”

2009/09/162009/09/16

About: Practical Philosophical Containment

About the Idea

0Shares

From: Kent C. Myers, Ph.D.

To: Robert Steele

Subj: Focus of Effort

You will do more for political reform by staying out of it and making public intelligence really work.

You are facilitating a process of public intelligence. You can be a zealous advocate of the public intelligence process, and you can seed the process with sample content, but you are subject to its rules. You, as the facilitator, are especially responsible for demonstrating appropriate behavior. You must show no bias, other than a bias toward evidence, consideration of the alternatives, and continued learning.

Continue reading “About: Practical Philosophical Containment”

2009/09/162009/09/16

Monograph: The U.S. Intelligence Community and Foreign Policy Getting Analysis Right

Analysis, Monographs

0Shares

This monograph by Dr. Kenneth Lieberthal, a PDF of 81 pages, is just out (September 2009) from the China Center of the Brookings Institute. In its area of specific focus, getting analysis right, it is a solid B+, short of an A because it continues the unilateralist mind-set that eschews both full engagement with the other seven tribes of intelligence, and with multinational governments, corporations, and non-profit organizations that do not wish to share secrets but are willing to share substantive knowledge.

Continue reading “Monograph: The U.S. Intelligence Community and Foreign Policy Getting Analysis Right”

2009/09/162009/09/16

EUCOM Week in Review Ending 16 September 2009

Uncategorized

0Shares

Hot Topics

AA: ARF Begins Protest Against Armenia-Turkey Protocols 09/15/09

AA: Azerbaijani media outlets gave killed Georgian for Armenian 09/11/09

AA: China, Russia tarred with US intel listing 09/15/09

DE: Report: Germany ponders Afghan exit strategy 09/13/09

NO: Norway – UN reform in a time of crisis – How can Norway make a … 09/15/09

RS: Belgrade to host conference on organised crime 09/14/09

RU: Russians Want Democracy 09/14/09

UA: Yushchenko: Non-Ukrainian forces striving to grab power in Ukraine 09/12/09 Continue reading “EUCOM Week in Review Ending 16 September 2009”

2009/09/162009/09/18

Event Report: IndependentVoting.Org Telephone Conference Call with Jackie Salit

Civil Society, Ethics, Reform

0Shares

13 September 2009

1900-1940

National Telephone Conference Call

Highlight: Jackie Salit and her organization, which assured the elections of both Mayor Mike Bloomberg in New York City and Barack Obama by the thinnest margin that would not have been achieved without 19 million Independents, is seeking help from the public and all organizations interested in democracy, help in challenging Barack Obama to fill the two vacant seats on the Federal Election Commission (FEC) with Independents or members of parties other than the two-party tyranny (our word, not hers). The FEC has six commissioners and historically has been a joint venture between the Republican and Democratic parties, excluding all others–just as the Presidential Debate Commission stolen from the League of Women Voters (LWV) excludes Independents and all others.

Continue reading “Event Report: IndependentVoting.Org Telephone Conference Call with Jackie Salit”

2009/09/162010/02/20