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Richard Wright: General Mike Flynn – Taking the Helm of a Rudderless Agency Also Lacking an Engine with Comment by Robert Steele and Follow-On Comment from Richard Wright

Taking the Helm of a Rudderless Agency Also Lacking an Engine The Public Intelligence Blog (Phi Beta) has published a report on a speech delivered by Lt. General Michael Flynn (U.S.A.) the newly appointed Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in September 2012. The speech was delivered to an audience at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, …

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Mini-Me: General Mike Flynn on Intelligence — Earnest Advance or Better Kool-Aid?

Huh? New threats push need for intelligence, DIA director says Bill Hess Herald/Review,Sat, 09/15/2012 FORT HUACHUCA – The tips of fingers are sensitive, they can tell much to a person about what is felt and, in the world of intelligence gathering, ascertaining the intentions of an enemy many times requires a slight touch, the director …

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Search: ecological degradation

The better search term is Environmental Degradation, as this is officially the #3 high-level threat to humanity, after poverty and infectious disease.  Ecological Economics, also known as True Cost Economics, is the term used to actually understand environmental degradation in detail. Phi Beta Iota search on Environmental Degradation Google search on “Environmental Degradation” source=phibetaiota A …

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Steven Aftergood: DoD IG Shines Light on DoD Security Incoherence

DOD SECURITY POLICY IS INCOHERENT AND UNMANAGEABLE, IG SAYS “DoD security policy is fragmented, redundant, and inconsistent,” according to a new report from the Department of Defense Inspector General.  This is not a new development, the report noted, but one that has persisted despite decades of criticism. There are at least 43 distinct DoD security …

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Allen Roland: The Moon is Down in Afghanistan – Agony, Cognitive Dissonance, & Here in the USA 18 Veteran Suicides, Day After Day After Day…

The Moon is Down in Afghanistan, Flies Have Conquered Flypaper The continuation of attacks on US soldiers by uniformed Afghan soldiers and policemen is an expression of popular hatred for the occupation regime and military invasion forces which brings to mind John Steinbeck’s classic novel The Moon Is Down. Steinbeck fully captures the inner agony, …

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Reflections on United Nations Intelligence & Counterintelligence

Your Aide Memoire came to my attention today.  Apart from wishing you every success, I thought to contribute a few ideas. 01  The new meme that has replaced Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) — I taught this to 90 countries including all NATO/PfP and six UN missions in Lebanon — is M4IS2 (Multinational, Multiagency, Multidisciplinary, Multidomain …

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