True Cost: Cost of food-borne illnesses is deemed much higher than earlier estimates

Among the food scares in recent years was a deadly E. coli outbreak tied to spinach. In most cases, it’s unknown how or why people get ill from what they eat. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / September 15, 2006) Phi Beta Iota: The second sentence is ignorant.  It is well-known that between industrial farming …

Search: osint cycle

Most interesting.  This is two different concepts that need to be broken out. Intelligence Cycle with Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). When used as a stand-alone discipline–OSINT is the only all-source intelligence discipline that is ALSO a “full-spectrum” multi-INT in its own right with commercial imagery, commercial signals monitoring, commercial measurement & signatures–the OSINT “cycle” is …

Journal: To “Win” the Cyber War, Start with a Brain

ADM McConnell has it right, although he’s understating a key aspect of the problem.  Let’s postulate that we have abundant technical capability.  The core of the problem, IMHO, lies with lawyers and legislators who will not permit effective utilization of the technical capability.  While easier said than done, particularly in terms of domestic and international …

Journal: Taliban Launches Broad “Tet Offensive”

Below is a perspective on Taliban and Nato operations viewed through an Afghan’s lens.  Chuck Taliban Sense Weakness in NATO WEST DISPLAYS A LACK OF “BARAKA” by Matthew Nasuti Kabul Press, 25 February 2010 The real story has been taking place in Afghanistan during the past two months. Last month the Taliban began attacking large …

Search: jack davis analytical support for peace

This really should be two searches. Seaching for Jack Davis yields: Who’s Who in Public Intelligence: Jack Davis Search: jack davis and his collected memoranda o Search: The Future of OSINT [is M4IS2-Multinational] Graphic: The UN and the Eight Tribes of Intelligence Searching for analytic support for peace yields: Journal: Haiti–Ready for a Rapid-Response Open-Source-Intelligence-Driven …