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JUNE
2003
Admiral
Viktor Dmitrievich Federov, Commander Russian Navy Pacific
Fleet. Pictured here on 11 Jun 2003, aboard USS Hopper
(DDG 70) during an official visit to Pearl Harbor. U.S.
Navy photo by Journalist 2/c John Watts.
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Jun 2003 |
"Failing
to Keep Up with the Information Revolution"
Bruce Berkowitz, Studies in Intelligence
(Unclassified Vol. 47, No. 1, 2003)
Noted intelligence scholar Bruce
Berkowitz shares his observations of how analysts at the CIA's Directorate of
Intelligence (DI) make use of modern information technologies. The answer
appears to be "not very well," as DI analysts are hindered by isolated
classified networks, search tools that are primitive compared to the
state-of-the-art in the private sector, and a procurement process that seems to
place the CIA's analytical branch last in line. According to Berkowitz,
In-Q-Tel programs are helpful in deploying new technologies within the Agency,
but in general have had limited impact on the DI.
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Jun 2003 |
"Chief
Wiggles -- Straight from Iraq"
Warblog
Much of the late unpleasantness in
Iraq has been documented in some unconventional ways, including through a number
of very popular "blogs" kept by military personnel in the field.
This blog is kept by "Chief Wiggles", an Army warrant officer
currently working with detained Iraqi EPWs as part of a military intelligence
team. His account of the relationships that he has formed with many of the
Iraqis (the majority of whom he regards as "good men" who could be
invaluable in rebuilding a new Iraq) is worth reading.
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Jun 2003 |
Owen
Parry
aka Ralph Peters
Earlier, I mentioned that Ralph
Peters reportedly had been publishing "a series of historical novels"
under a pseudonym. His pen name: Owen Parry. At this
point I've only had a chance to read the first
novel in this series of Civil War mysteries, but am looking forward to
reading more. Thanks to Andrew in Colorado for tipping me off.
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Jun 2003 |
"The
View From Above: An Imagery Analysis Tutorial"
Patrick G. Eddington, website
A very brief introduction to the
science of overhead imagery analysis, by an experienced former CIA photo
interpreter.
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