NOSI - Naval Open Source Intelligence: Intelligence

Intelligence - Virtual Earth image reveals Trident sub's secret propeller

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:46:50 GMT

Navy Times - This month, a photograph appeared on the Internet of the propeller on an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine at Trident Submarine Base in Bangor. A key to the submarine's ability to deploy and remain undetected, propeller designs have been kept under wraps for years, literally. When out of the water, the propellers typically are draped with tarps. The propeller image appeared on Microsoft's mapping tool, Virtual Earth.

Intelligence - Overhauling Intelligence

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:44:27 GMT

Foreign Affairs - Sixty years ago, the National Security Act created a U.S. intelligence infrastructure that would help win the Cold War. But on 9/11, the need to reform that system became painfully clear. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is now spearheading efforts to enable the intelligence community to better shield the United States from the new threats it faces.

Intelligence - Intelligent intelligence

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:29:47 GMT

Washington Times - Arnaud de Borchgrave writes an interesting assessment of the state-of-the-art in open source intelligence.

Intelligence - A Swedish Lesson

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:53:28 GMT

Defense and the National Interest - An interesting essay from William Lind on what military intelligence *should* be - "a correction from below."

Intelligence - Open-Source Spying

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:29:21 GMT

New York Times Magazine - The nation’s intelligence agencies are giving their cold-war-era computer systems a makeover. But will blogs and wikis really help spies uncover terrorist plots?

Intelligence - Private Jihad

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 26 May 2006 11:04:55 GMT

New Yorker - A look at the woman who became a freelance spy. An example of open-source intelligence in action...

Intelligence - Governments Tremble at Google's Bird's-Eye View

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:43:27 GMT

New York Times - When Google introduced Google Earth, free software that marries satellite and aerial images with mapping capabilities, the company emphasized its usefulness as a teaching and navigation tool, while advertising the pure entertainment value of high-resolution flyover images of the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and the pyramids.

But since its debut last summer, Google Earth has received attention of an unexpected sort. Officials of several nations have expressed alarm over its detailed display of government buildings, military installations and other important sites within their borders.

Intelligence - Engineer Indicted As Chinese Agent

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:19:11 GMT

Washington Post - A federal grand jury indicted a military engineer, his wife and his brother Tuesday for failing to register as Chinese agents in a case that the FBI had said involved an attempt to smuggle "extremely sensitive" U.S. warship technology to China.

Intelligence - The Walkers: a tale of espionage

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 21 May 2005 10:53:45 GMT

Virginian Pilot - Twenty years ago today, Robert W. Hunter sprang from the shadows of a hotel hallway and made American history. He arrested a retired Navy warrant officer, John A. Walker Jr., for espionage, breaking what would eventually be called the most damaging Soviet spy ring in U.S. history.

Intelligence - U.S. Uses Drones to Probe Iran For Arms

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:30:35 GMT

Washington Post - The U.S. has been flying surveillance drones over Iran for nearly a year to seek evidence of nuclear weapons programs and detect weaknesses in air defenses.

Intelligence - Secret Unit Expands Rumsfeld's Domain

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:19:35 GMT

Washington Post - The Pentagon, expanding into the CIA's historic bailiwick, has created a new espionage arm and is reinterpreting U.S. law to give Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld broad authority over clandestine operations abroad. This confirms details of the New Yorker story on this subject from last week...

Intelligence - Book of U.S. Code Names Challenges Secrecy

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:02:51 GMT

Washington Post - What William Arkin is up to these days - he hopes to undermine agencies' ability to make decisions in the dark.

Intelligence - Berlin to Baghdad, the Pitfalls of Hiring Enemy Intelligence

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 11 Jul 2004 12:15:41 GMT

Foreign Affairs - Washington wants to hire ex-Baathists to help rebuild Iraq. The CIA's experience using ex-Nazis to run West Germany's intelligence service should give it pause. Washington wants to hire ex-Baathists to help rebuild Iraq. The CIA's experience using ex-Nazis to run West Germany's intelligence service should give it pause.