The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
UPDATED 2 November 2012 to add 450-ship Navy and other military implications of intelligence with integrity
Conflict Analysis Research Centre & BISA Critical Studies on Terrorism Working Group Conference 2012 “Terrorism, Peace and Conflict Studies: Investigating the Crossroad” University of Kent, Canterbury 10-11 September 2012 Call for papers
Saudi Arabia: For the record. European Christian websites have reported Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Shaikh, one of the most influential religious leaders in the Muslim world, issued a fatwa against non-Muslim places of worship last week. In response to a Kuwaiti lawmaker who asked whether Kuwait could ban church construction in Kuwait, the Sheikh …
New media report confirms violence to be much more important than peace A new report by Media Tenor and the Institute for Economics and Peace shows that violence still outrules peace in the international TV media. Yet, certain aspects of the study are questionable – how to measure peace quantitatively? By Jan Oberg and Ida …
The Evolving Craft of Intelligence [Version 3.1] Robert David Steele There is little desire in the developed intelligence nations to see the craft of intelligence evolve in line with the revolutions in information technology and globalization. Indeed, it can safely be said that most leaders with access to intelligence services do not value them—they are …
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Intelligence, as it has existed throughout history, can be described in terms of two related functions: a) On behalf of the sovereign, obtain relevant and difficult-to-obtain information concerning grave threats. b) Support the judgment of the sovereign concerning these grave threats. In Byzantium, for example, the emperor was the sovereign and was perpetually threatened by …
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Mark Lowenthal 5.0 out of 5 stars The only primer available in English, February 12, 2012 I am an intelligence professional and I know both the author and the subject of this book intimately. Dr. Lowenthal’s book represents the *only* available “primer” on intelligence that can be understood by Presidents, Congressmen, the media, and the …
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