Category Archives: Homeland Security

The CIA Becomes the “Tactical Intelligence Agency” as Lines Between the Military and Langley Are Blurred

The Central Intelligence Agency has been transformed into a tactical organization, pushing aside its traditional focus on strategic intelligence as it scrambles to remain relevant in this era. The CIA fears being usurped and marginalized when the national security community … Continue reading

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These are the keys to real immigration reform

Colleagues: President Obama made a major speech Tuesday on Immigration Reform in El Paso. While I agree with much of what the President had to say, I believe the emphasis should be on changing our immigration policies to permit and … Continue reading

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The Bin Laden Era Ends But the War on Terror if Far From Over

By Tyrus W. Cobb The Reno Gazette Journal, May 8, 2011 The modified MH-60 helicopters lifted off from a US base in eastern Afghanistan last Sunday, bound for a heavily guarded mansion in Abbottabad, Pakistan, just 35 miles north of … Continue reading

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NSF: Narcos Expand Networks in the United States

Colleagues: I received this map of the U.S. denoting the rapidly expanded influence of cartels and gangs, which nearly blew my peace of mind—or what’s left of it.  I asked our expert, Larry Martines, to look at the map and … Continue reading

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NSF: Will the Stuxnet Cyber-weapon be employed against the U.S. infrastructure?

 Colleagues: I have been having a running dispute with some interlocutors on another email loop, particularly one who believes that it is not possible to employ Stuxnet-type capabilities against North Korea (since so much of its nuclear and C3 program … Continue reading

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