The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Congress Smashes Pentagon’s New Den of Spies By Noah Shachtman WIRED Danger Room 05.21.13 7:29 PM If the Pentagon’s not careful, it’s going to find its new network of spies rolled up by Congress. The Defense Clandestine Service was supposed to be the Defense Department’s new squad for conducting “human intelligence” — classic, informant-based spying. …
Novel Suggestion: A Qualified Nominee for America’s Next Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy? By Patricia H. Kushlis Whirled View, Saturday, 25 May 2013 Will persistence pay off or does hope just spring eternal? The former would be nice. On May 24, 2013, 51 former US Ambassadors and senior US government officials with extensive overseas and …
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Had to Stop. WordPress Cannot Handle So Many Links, and Entire Phi Beta Iota Site is About Peace and Prosperity Through Intelligence with Integrity. Links Below Line Estimated 25% of Relevant Links Across all 12,000+ Posts. Excellent search and badly needed PhD thesis that could “write the book” on the role of intelligence in support …
Connected Forces Initiative (latest NATO HQ initiative, should prioritize future ACT work, currently under initial study) After 2014, NATO is expected to shift its emphasis from operational engagement to operational preparedness. This means NATO will need to remain capable of performing its core tasks – described in its Strategic Concept¹ – and of maintaining its …
Meanwhile, 22 veterans a day (up from 18) commit suicide and this is beneath notice by the President of the United States of America. Phi Beta Iota: Complete story below the line. VA Whistleblower Ignites Firestorm Over Vets’ Illnesses It’s not every day that a scientist creates such intense drama on Capitol Hill. Kelly Vlahos …
A Fresh Look at Big Data May 8, 2013 Next week I am doing an invited talk in London. My subject is search and Big Data. I will be digging into this notion in this month’s Honk newsletter and adding some business intelligence related comments at an Information Today conference in New York later this …
Human Security — A New Response to Complex Threats Written by Sadako Ogata Today, millions of people face extreme insecurity as a result of conflicts and economic crises — not only in acute conflicts like Syria but also in many lower-profile crises. To be sure, great strides have been made since the start of this …
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