The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Presidential Intelligence Dear Mr. President, Now that you have won election as President of the United States of America, you must come to grips with what may well be the most fundamental topic pertinent to your success as our leader. I refer to the need to make America a “Smart Nation”, a …
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PLATINUM LIFETIME AWARD Arnold, Mr. Stephen E. Arnold For his constant demonstration of the utility of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in the understanding of social networks, emerging technologies, and cultural realities. As a world-renowned authority on information and communications, with a deep understanding of the public policy value of open source information, he has made …
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As Presented: OSS1997-03-03 Secrecy Primer Moynihan Commission The protection of “sources & methods” is a political gambit, not a legitimate claim for immunity. This testimony to the Moynihan Commission on Secrecy lays out the hypocricy in detail. See Also: OSS1997-03-02 Secrecy Seminar 1992 E3i: Ethics, Ecology, Evolution, & intelligence RELATED: Worth a Look: Books on …
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Smart Nation
“SPECIAL FEATURE: Creating a Smart Nation–Strategy, Policy, Intelligence, and Information,” pp. 159-173
Steele, Robert. “Welcoming Remarks by Robert D. Steele, Host: Consumer Needs, Data Changes, Technology Changes, Organizational Changes, Future Vision & Issues,” McLean, VA: First International Symposium on National Security & National Competitiveness, Open Source Solutions, December 1, 1992. Full Text Below the Fold
The 1976 graduate thesis has not, to the best of our knowledge, been superceeded. It could certainly be improved and updated. At the end it provides an operationalization (specification of data elements to be collected and analyzed) for each of the pre-conditions of revolution. See Also: 1992 MCU Thinking About Revolution 1976 Thesis: Theory, Risk …
