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Is the Taliban Still Working for The C.I.A.?


Is the Taliban Still Working for The C.I.A.? Posted on November 17th, 2009 by gestroud 10 views

As Pres­i­dent Oba­ma pon­ders whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, there is mount­ing ev­i­dence the Tal­iban is sup­port­ed by the CIA. If cor­rect, the Afghan war is a cha­rade with a hid­den agen­da.


Is It Intelligent To Outsource Intelligence? by Richard A. Clarke


Is It Intelligent To Outsource Intelligence? by Richard A. Clarke
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by gestroud 12 views

Another reality in the post-9/11 growth of intelligence analysis capability is outsourcing. We have outsourced the management of billlion-dollar technical collection programs, and we have contracted intelligence analysts. The National Reconnaissance Office is a lot more than an office; may have the largest budget of all the U.S. intelligence agencies. It may also be the [...]