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The Line that Separates Terrorism from Insurgency
Sometimes it seems the distinction between counter terrorism versus counter insurgency gets blurred. After all, if the war on terror is global, what’s the difference if it’s being fought over here,...
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Intel helps Intercept
Last week a French chartered German cargo ship sailing under Liberian flag was intercepted carrying 50 tons of weapons. The weapons cache included: 2,500 (120mm and 60mm) mortar shells, 75,000...
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Better Borders
The longest international border in the world (4,000 miles) is getting safer. As part of a $30 million project the Operational Integration Centre opened officially this month at Selfridge Air Force...
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Good Security without Intel?
Can a security organization work well without the aid of external intelligence? The answer is a resounding yes. Often security agencies are dependent on government agencies for information. The TSA...
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HUMINT Helps
Since 9/11, the role of law enforcement has shifted with ever larger numbers of officers now working in counter terrorism. Over 1,000 NYPD officers are engaged in CT; and 700 officers of the LAPD work...
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Secret Agents
Cylon Robot looks Human The notion of imbedded sleeper agents has been fodder for many a scary plot line. I recently watched The Manchurian Candidate (1962) where Laurence Harvey plays an intelligence...
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ACE
DARPA’s intel cousin, IARPA (Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity) is moving into their second year of a four-year, $50 million study called ACE – Aggregative Contingent Estimation. The...
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She Seemed So Nice …
This is the first of a series of blogs about INSIDER THREAT. Threats that come from within a company or agency in the form of espionage, theft or sabotage require using strategies different from those...
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Intel Convergence
At first glance, this looks like a movie poster for the latest spy thriller. In fact, it is a recruitment advertisement for the Defense Clandestine Service (DCS). The DCS was created about a year ago...
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Cyber Cowboys
When you hear about weapons sales on the black market, you usually think about AK 47s, grenade launchers or Glocks. Piles of ammo in wooden crates sitting on a dark dock. Most of us are not as likely...
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Can You Beat a Polygraph?
Can you beat a polygraph? Aldrich Ames, arrested in 1994 for spying that resulted in the death of ten CIA agents, passed two polygraph tests while working for The Company. Ana Montez passed the...
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COPS on Steroids
Springfield, MA holds the dubious distinction of offering the cheapest supply of heroin in the U.S. It is a poor, crime-ridden community plagued by gang violence. But a fresh program has been...
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Kingpin Strike
The FBI and Interpol can check off Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera from their Most Wanted list, as he was captured in Mexico this week. Known as El Chapo (slang for ‘shorty’), he is the head of the...
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Intelligence Block
The following AP News report reflects the critical importance of effective intelligence operations: Israeli naval forces raided a ship in the Red Sea early on Wednesday and seized dozens of advanced...
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