The Los Angeles Times article "Pondering the Costs of Terror Protection" centers upon a discussion of the federally-funded University of Southern California "think tank," the Center for Risk and …
Looking Back-Looking Ahead: A Decade After Centennial Park
A decade ago, as the US prepared to host the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, an American terrorist was in the planning stages of the first of four bombings. On July 27, 1996 at 12:58am local …
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Sunni Extremists React to the Crisis in Lebanon
Debates and discussions on Jihadist forums associated with the al-Qaeda movement can provide insight on the way current events are perceived in the broader al-Qaeda ideological movement. As the …
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HLS: Serious or Not Serious XVII
You could be on a secret government database or watch list for simply taking a picture on an airplane. Some federal air marshals say they're reporting your actions to meet a quota, even though some …
Another Indicator
Courtesy of Ralph Peters in the NY Post: * Famed for its penetration, Israeli intelligence failed this time. It didn't detect the new weapons Iran and Syria had provided to Hezbollah, from anti-ship …
How Much Pain?
Fighting cyber-crime requires an Enron-like scandal to force the hand of legislators, the FBI argued today. Only after such an event could the necessary reforms be made to allow authorities to …
There is no talking to some people (Update)
The Weekly Standard posts a well done bit of research (got to get me a think-tank job) on what is really needed in our war efforts from an intelligence perspective. Since I think it deserves a full …
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Pretenders
Army STRATCOM tries and fails: Information Operations Newsletter Compiled by: Mr. Xxxx Xxxxxx US Army Strategic Command G3 Plans, Operations, and Exercises Information Operations Branch Table of …
Two Steps Back (Update)
Welcome OTB readers . . . Christine Axsmith, a software contractor for the CIA, considered her blog a success within the select circle of people who could actually access it. Only people with …
Info Sharing: Still Not Getting It
U.S. officials said Tuesday the U.S. intelligence community was grappling with policies to effectively share information. […] Rep. Rob Simmons, R-Conn., chairman of the Homeland Security Intelligence …