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Mini-Me: On Al Qaeda Threat, Yemen Backtracks, USA Has No Idea….

Huh? Yemen Steps Back From Terror-Plot Claims, Highlighting U.S.’s Challenge After Yemeni Offensive Against al Qaeda in South, Militants Keep Low Profile, Say Officials EXTRACT Some officials in San’a, however, worry that President Hadi’s credibility has been undercut by reports issued by government spokesmen earlier in the day that the country’s security forces had uncovered …

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James Stavrides: Interview on Smart Power by Oliver Barrett

Talking ‘Smart Power’ With Admiral Stavridis By Oliver Barrett US News & World Report, July 25, 2013 With one-liners like, “We are excellent at launching Tomahawk missiles; we need to get better at launching ideas,” it is not hard to appreciate why The New York Times labeled recently retired Admiral James Stavridis a “Renaissance admiral.” Labels like “innovator” …

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Marcus Aurelius: US IC Propaganda Play? A two-fer–lie about the threat, lie about the consequences? + Scorecard RECAP

Intel community worried Obama administration disclosed too much about latest al Qaeda threat Fear that sources and methods may have been compromised By Lisa Ruth – The Washington Times Communities, Saturday, August 3, 2013 In warning about possible al Qaeda attacks against Americans overseas, U.S. officials may have provided too much detail about intercepted chatter …

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Marcus Aurelius: Media Common Sense on Defense — Still Lacking on Substance

Following is stunning, coming as it does from the left-wing newspaper we called “Pravda on the Potomac” during the Cold War.) Two op-eds from mainstream media follow; both discuss need for Legislative and Executive Branches of the USG to get their [sierra] together and serve the national interest. Washington Post, August 4, 2013, Pg. 18 …

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Mini-Me: US Army Cyber Blocks Phi Beta Iota and/or Tiny URLs

Huh? “The message that you sent to an @us.army.mil user with subject “Key references for you into the future” was not accepted for delivery since it contained URLs that Army Cyber Command has disallowed.” Phi Beta Iota:  The message was to a serving flag officer, a long-standing fan of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).  When the …

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Search: NATO SOCOM Open Source Agency

This is an emerging possibility.  Below is the original but newly revised link on the Open Source Agency.  Central to the revision is the growing understanding within NATO, SOCOM, and AFRICOM that “traditional” C2 (proprietary) and “traditional” intelligence (secret) are Dead on Arrival (DOA).  The new meme within official circles is Alternative C2 and Alternative …

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