Journal: Director of National Intelligence Alleges….

Strengthening Our Nation’s Front Line Of Defense By Dennis C. Blair Friday, December 18, 2009 Phi Beta Iota:  This is a seriously misleading article, our comments are provided after each paragraph. The legislation authorizing post-Sept. 11 intelligence reform — the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 — was signed into law five years …

Journal: Why they hate us (II): How many Muslims has the U.S. killed in the past 30 years?

Tom Friedman had an especially fatuous column in Sunday’s New York Times, which is saying something given his well-established capacity for smug self-assurance. According to Friedman, the big challenge we face in the Arab and Islamic world is “the Narrative” — his patronizing term for Muslim views about America’s supposedly negative role in the region. …

Search: The Future of OSINT [is M4IS2-Multinational]

The future of OSINT is M4IS2. The future of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is Multinational, Multifunctional, Multidisciplinary, Multidomain Information-Sharing & Sense-Making (M4IS2). The following, subject to the approval of Executive and Congressional leadership, are suggested hueristics (rules of thumb): Rule 1: All Open Source Information (OSIF) goes directly to the high side (multinational top secret) …

Worth a Look: Book Reviews on Diversity of Voices & Values (USA)

Diversity of Voices & Values (USA) Review: A Foreign Policy of Freedom–Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship (Paperback) Review: A Letter to America Review: Al On America Review: America at the Crossroads–Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy (Hardcover) Review: America Back on Track (Hardcover) Review: America–Our Next Chapter–Tough Questions, Straight Answers Review: Being Right Is Not …

Worth a Look: Book Reviews on Diversity of Voices & Values (Other than USA)

Diversity of Voices & Values (Other than USA) Review DVD: Fidel Review: 101 Myths of the Bible–How Ancient Scribes Invented Biblical History Review: A Civilization of Love–What Every Catholic Can Do to Transform the World Review: A Dictionary and Glossary of the Koran Review: Against the Grain–Christianity and Democracy, War and Peace Review: Anti-Americanism Review: …

Worth a Look: Book Reviews on Class War (Global)

Class War (Global) Review: Bad Samaritans–The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism Review: Eco-Imperialism–Green Power, Black Death Review: Global Inc.–An Atlas of the Multinational Corporation Review: Global Reach–The Power of the Multinational Corporations Review: Open Veins of Latin America–Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent Review: Opening America’s Market–U.S. Foreign …