Archive for the 'IC'

Dems Proposing Bad Covert Ops Oversight Rules to Make Leaking Easier

July 11th, 2009 by zen

The left wing of the left wing of the Democratic...
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Posted in America, analytic, CIA, democratic party, foreign policy, government, IC, intelligence, national security, politics, security, small wars council | 4 comments

Now Using the POINT of the Spear….

May 21st, 2009 by zen

My esteemed colleague, Michael Tanji,...
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Posted in 21st century, haft of the spear, IC, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, intelligence, tanji, web 2.0 | 1 comment

CIA Clandestine Operatives: Horizontal Thinkers or Just in Need of Ritalin?

March 20th, 2009 by zen

Jeff Stein of Spy Talk had a fascinating...
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Posted in attention, brain, CIA, cognition, creativity, horizontal thinking, IC, ideas, intelligence, metacognition, psychology, science | 5 comments

Why the NSC Structure Matters – and When it Does Not

February 10th, 2009 by zen

J. at Armchair Generalist gets a big hat tip for...
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Posted in 21st century, America, barack obama, defense, diplomacy, foreign policy, history, IC, ideas, national security, organizations, politics | 4 comments

Op-Ed at Pajamas Media: Panetta and the CIA

January 8th, 2009 by zen

Here’s the PJM piece I mentioned yesterday:...
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Posted in IC, national security, Pajamas Media | 12 comments