by editor | Aug 26, 2008 | Counterterrorism, Intelligence, technology
by Steven R. Corman Ars Technica reported yesterday on a letter sent by Congressman Brad Miller to the Inspector General of the Director of National Intelligence. Miller, who is Chairman of a House subcommittee on technology oversight, sounded the alarm over a...
by editor | Aug 22, 2008 | Counterterrorism, Framing, Politics
by Steven R. Corman About a month ago, I wrote a post critical of a vote in the House of Representatives on an amendment offered by Rep. Hoekstra to H.R. 5959 to deny DHS and NCTC the ability to expend any funds in their efforts to discourage use of words like...
by editor | Aug 15, 2008 | Diplomacy, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman Bruce Gregory has just released a new essay at Small Wars Journal that should be of interest to COMOPS Journal readers. In it he identifies five lessons learned from recent experiences in U.S. Public Diplomacy: Abandon message influence...
by editor | Aug 13, 2008 | Analysis, Framing, Government, Media
by Steven R. Corman Matt Armstrong recently posted an essay on the Smith-Mundt Act that has been getting a lot of attention. In it he claims that the Act has outlived its usefulness, and I am on record as agreeing with him. Sharon Weinberger over at Danger Room...
by editor | Aug 11, 2008 | Southeast Asia
by Mark Woodward in Yogyakarta Indonesia As was reported last week, on August 6 Abbu Bakar Bashir announced his resignation as Amir of the Islamist organization Majelis Mujahid Indonesia or Indonesian Council of Jihad Fighters (MMI). His announcement, only days before...
