Journal: Military says linguists can’t keep up in Afghanistan

PHOTO:David Guttenfelder/The Associated Press Josh Habib, far left, a 53-year-old translator for the U.S. Marines, speaks with Afghan villagers and two Marines in the Nawa district of Helmand province. By JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press writer July 26, 2009 6:00 AM NAWA, Afghanistan — Josh Habib lay in a dirt field, gasping for air. Two days …

Objectives

Phi Beta Iota Objectives Encourage and recognize public intelligence in the public interest Advance public knowledge of the proven process of intelligence (decision-support) Requirements definition Collection management Source discovery & vetting Advanced machine-speed automated processing Advanced desktop analytic tool sets Value of Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) over partial proprietary “entrapment” “Full-Spectrum” Human Intelligence (HUMINT) harnessing …

EUCOM Week in Review ending 22 July 2009

Hot Topics AZ:  Azerbaijan-Russia gas deal mainly attributable to Russias defense 07/17/09 BA:  Bosnians Got What They Voted For 07/20/09 BG:  Court action against Bulgarian military for gender discrimination 07/19/09 DE:  France, Germany vie to sell Pakistan subs 07/22/09 IL:  In Possible Iran Signal, Israeli Boats Cross Suez 07/21/09 IL:  Mossad and Military Intelligence engaged …

The Contested Commons

Michele Flournoy and Shawn Brimley U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings July 2009 Vol. 135/7/1,277 Two officials from the Office of the Secretary of Defense look at a changing and challenging world and what it means for the future of American power. The world is undergoing a profound and lasting shift in the relative balance of power …