Haft of the Spear
ruminating on issues related to the pointy end
Archives
July 2008
(7 Entries)
when it becomes a joke
Domestic Intel: Now More Than Ever
perfect timing
so lazy and surly
navel gazing alert
we'll see
parallels
June 2008
(28 Entries)
the challenge
lower the unemployment numbers
incomplete thought
deeper than technology
as predicted
Book Review
subduing the echos of history
money line
helping the man
get your s*** together before happy hour
STARGATE escapes
lamenting the lack of the wrong skills
where my peeps at?!
how you dress has nothing to do with your effectiveness
wanna bet?
study what?
bloody zen and his memes
to channel john mcenroe . . .
getting serious about cyber security (again)
scary
bingo
apropos of intel as well as business
counterterrorism as racket
i'm not gonna write you a scandal . . .
they can't help it: its a disease
patience: more than a virtue
god speed
hooah!
May 2008
(16 Entries)
cyber conflict status check
its stupid stuff like this . . .
don't dis sub-national work
the power of information
gen-bs
gutless and misunderstood
keep it secret, keep it safe
'ello
talk about a quagmire
clarity rocks
revisiting de-politicizing intel (update)
because i have so much free time
Transparency Gets A Boost
Sad State of Affairs
the essence of protection
not an insignificant development
April 2008
(13 Entries)
RFI: People Cool with New Mexico
copycats
change of pace
ha!
finally, someone is listening
SL . . . again . . .
tick tock
RFP of sorts
winners and losers
ah so
one step closer
lazy 'round up' post
seeds of the reserve
March 2008
(35 Entries)
sometimes throwing bodies at the problem does work (update)
no connection
dirty tricks? try human nature (update)
go tom, its your birthday
still in fragging territory
riding the wave
the other wep
back in black (and white)
some more reasons . . .
on embellishment
its called 'accountability'
as long as it is about institutional credit . . .
again, plenty of room for everyone . . . (follow up)
old news on the analysis front
riddle me this
too little too late?
help wanted . . . and wanted . . .
on oversight
step one: recognize the uphill climb
but the song remains the same
the strong arm way
Sad
Blogroll Addition
a seam to be exploited
fighting the long war with the jr. varsity
are we ready for this?
admit nothing, deny everything. . .
A clear sign . . .
godsend
I see the light!
at what point . . .
NatSec Relevence Thoughts
Mercyhurst Tackles Non-State Actors in SSA
Book Review: Spying Blind
how you make acquisition work for you
February 2008
(42 Entries)
you can't be serious
like i said
Avoiding a Kluster ****
Think Tank 2.0
fairly informed comment
time for some action
fear the feds? how about your neighbor?
open thread
the (partial) price of not going at least slightly native
TPS Reports and the Long War
smart, in a twisted way
habitrails begone!
The Intelligence-Security Disconnect: Wider the Higher You Go
Fight the Power!
NYPD Blue Badgers
David Axe lays the smack down
who foots the bill, why, what else can be done?
This is what is called "a signal"
poor record?
In case you were wondering . . .
More Nadia Proutys
Why I Don't Write a Book
Inscrutable
Total Information Awareness Jr.
PRC . . .
How to Lose the War, Ideas and Otherwise
Miranda Warning
Ichi-Ni-San Meme
Unsophisticated, Unsound . . .
Note to Self:
Spooks in the Machine
ODNI: Good News
or as it used to be called . . .
Think Tank 2.0 in Action
Uno, Dos, Tres Meme
Five People
we've been here before
MI Wusses Out
low-risk, high-reward, painless effort avoided
Find - Replace
i know just the guy
the foolishness spreads
January 2008
(32 Entries)
Think Tank 2.0 . . .
checking the list
There was a time . . .
no hurry or anything
don't forget . . .
The Dilemma
gettin' geeky with it
DOD considers going white(list)
Forrester for Uncle Sam?
brrrrrring!
The Last Cyber Threat Article You’ll Ever Read
it's not about panic
remember: i'm the tool
"75 percent is junk . . ."
classic response from a clueless "superior"
iCounterterror
dangerous indicator
beaten to the punch
Keep Blaming Everyone Else
snap!
phil agee: somewhat principled traitor
where to committ your crimes
Brilliant
Coughlin v. Islam: Where's the Beef?
beat your best dog enough . . .
medex as screening tool: misguided
RFI: Group Calendar Project
In-sourcing
i'm a nuke power plant guard . . .
confidence lacking
why hierarchies suck
why 'think tank 2.0?'
December 2007
(37 Entries)
about as new as 2001
the trouble with forecasting
twice in one week
a nice mention
just another job (update)
attention pub-dip leadership:
they get it
some ideas on oversight
politics or methodology?
devost was right!
color me biased, but . . .
are we ever going to learn?
pay for under-performance
fallows isn't keen on glassman . . .
it's not about the round count
stick with the union and see what you get
why "think tank 2.0"?
if there is one thing i hate . . .
nicely done mr. keller
what do you call . . .
taking the e-fight to the enemy
perhaps
helps to have been on the inside
this is a joke, right?
only took about 15 years
a note . . .
the bad guys can rank each other online
Gaming Intelligence
i hate saying 'i told you so'
look within first
brilliant! more pub time
quoth the mockingbird
privacy concerns?
i think my money is safe (update - final)
I appologize . . .
Well Played, Admiral
FUD (update)
November 2007
(30 Entries)
one is left to wonder
not much
Failure Fosters Facile Fabrication of Facts
not that it'll matter (update)
pub dip: get some
riddle me this
elderly man river, that elderly man river . . .
great minds and all that
the folly of targeting the HUMINT school (Update)
on networks and warfare
Accidental Goebbels
how secure are security clearances?
update your blogrolls
CSP national security academy
shameless
its back
where there is smoke . . .
the difference
the importance of the virtual
am i an ass? (update)
the power of docex
break out the local mileage vouchers
Bugger
monday mad props
none dare call it espionage (update)
silent no more
Long strange trip to top of UK Intel
Supply Chain Attack?
from the dept. of wtf?! (update)
Fair Weather Foreign Service
October 2007
(29 Entries)
Man the iBattle Stations
the minute hand sweeps
Back to the Future
Wasting the Power of the Purse
they needed someone with a denial & deception background (Update)
the absurdity of it all
compare and contrast
speaking of history
i was there in spirit
history . . .
its nice to have friends
speaking of pathetic
a timely reflection on the pathetic
my offer still stands
my money is safe
beating a dead horse
another reason why . . .
i got a million of 'em
prepare to be underwhelmed
Tick, tock, tick, tock . . .
what did i tell you?
it has come to this
never heard of him . . .
one for the commandant, one for the corps
forehead-slapping moment (update - bump)
akamai that akaka
i'm joking
not quite dubai ports world
spare me the tough talk
September 2007
(39 Entries)
Info on Burma: More AM than PRO
the official line . . .
even funnier
this is funny
Words are Important
i don’t care who is listening: can we talk?
just wondering (update)
AFCEA writing contest
hard to keep the best . . .
the power of forensics: domestic edition
privacy? who cares? its free!
full disclosure
everything old is new again
koledge edjukated
the impact of privatization
right idea, wrong approach
humint on my mind
fermenting
a good husband
joining the digital swamp fox
on the radio
hey, i know that dude
fugidaboudit
great firewall?
terrorists.com
right in front of our eyes (update)
the power of forensics (again)
speaking of mercyhurst
nice to be recognized
General Petraeus on the virtual domain
CTO unleashed!
silence is what?
toujurs en avant
yet another reason . . .
How safe is America now?
The Pendulum Swings Back
Reaching
while we're on the subject
Some Perspective Please
August 2007
(26 Entries)
INFOSEC, combat, oddly similar . . .
the power of MEDEX
double standard
finally!
go girl!
the difference
trifecta
it's about justice
code re-use
credit where due
let's do the math
i call BS on that
controlling the message
eye candy (update)
form follows function, but to what purpose?
RFI: sports geek
show plug
if they run more of these . . .
trial by (simulated) fire
you can be outraged . . .
don't call it a quota
UK MI feels the pain
local pain everywhere
local pain (running updates)
inevitable
unwelcome yet valued guests
July 2007
(51 Entries)
ah so
Second Life: totally benign and harmless
rise of the gargoyles
Upgrading Intelligence Law
2007 fish count
another real security issue
please, enlist, do anything but this (update)
where i wish i was right now
i will buy a year's subscription . . . (Update)
that's not in the budget
you're scheming on a thing that's a mirage . . .
glaucoma meds revisited
mine goes to eleven
IC channels robb
still they cling to the fiction
take off the blinders
boyd post-mortem
pop quiz
best io-related blog ever
iron lady
opsec
ahoy! privateers!
the importance of forensics
a woman called intrepid
fusion or fiction? updated
sleep tight
what's wrong with you people?!
speaking of reading
glaucoma victims (and cure salesmen) rejoice!
charlie foxtrot
plenty of blame to go around
RFI: the grad school side project
you bet that Tommy sees
it's the people, stupid
e(vil)Bay
a horrible thought
ah so (update)
good news friday
can we define our terms please?
exactly
National Lab Security Skillz
Grandpa Simpson e-Terror Legislation
i stand with cal
bennies
funny how things change
Don’t tell Afghanistanica (Update)
remember
kindred spirit
tick tock
one ticket for the clue train please
RFI: Grad School
June 2007
(53 Entries)
Subjectivity
IKAGWKAG
RFI: Mapping (Update)
imagine . . .
perspective
when your only tool is a hammer
Those Were the Days
When everything is a crisis . . .
good news for a change
hard lessons
i wonder . . .
never fly again
wasting human capital
makes perfect sense now
how its done
fiasco II
OSINT at work
Fiasco
progress?
on recruiting
rudderless ship
wow
your thoughts?
sad but inevitable
french intel
everyone else was on vacation
status check
the difference . . .
reading is fundamental
fighting terrorism by committee
my fambulance caused darfur?!
mind boggling is right
embarrassment in short supply, apparently
hit enter key for effect
spy vs. spy: why exactly?
avast!
DHS: just sad
forward . . . from the net!
breaking in (2 of 3)
what i'll do on my summer vacation
on secrets
i've been missing nothing
breaking in (1 of 3)
first? maybe only?
on talent
more on mercyherst
i always new powerpoint was evil
i knew him when
is that an SRBM in your pocket?
feel good - do nothing - legislation
time for some fresh ideas
scott carmichael on ana montes
we're all e-soldiers now
May 2007
(40 Entries)
domestic spying, no wait, terrorism facilitation... (update)
the power of the semantic attack
the only embed gig with a waiting list
who is watching the nappers?
on talent
share or die
brave new war interview (in toto)
elmer FUD
innovation? (update)
not an immigration post
treverton on mysteries vs. puzzles
Robb BNW Interview III of III
communication? how about pink slips?
value in declassing
IO?
not anymore
About / Contact
nice
dept. of everything when?
innovation
"You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge"
health: can't live without it
its' more than $ or mission
hey man, nice map
one for the good guys
to paraphrase syndrome
bloggers violate OPSEC?
Brave New War Interview (Part I)
if you are being truthful . . .
still not getting it: IMINT
you'll share and you'll like it!
i agree with the villiage voice?
paging john mueller
told you so
local flail; national importance
BMI
policy 1; milblog 0
FUBAR
kicking the puppy
heh
April 2007
(43 Entries)
a public service announcement
stuck in the wayback machine
the power of math
a pol who gets it
now, to carry it off
a river in egypt
all hands on deck
Brave New Review
Digesting Brave New War
like a bad penny
look what fedex brought me this morning
what he said II
recruiting
you get what you pay for
finally!
whadchewsay?
teaching moment
here we go again
yoots & reform
what he said
more "how to do it"
how to do it
disturbing
as opposed to those they cover
how you know i'm not in the vrwc
who is stretched thin?
curious
sounds familiar
kind of sad
what's wrong with "shogun?"
thinking about thinking
suspect shuffling
still not getting it
sorry state of affairs
End of the Road (Trip)
i'm pretty sure that was my idea
new site
strategic corporal
fun with statistics
the first rule of gwot is. . .
not serious
migration
curious
March 2007
(54 Entries)
our secret weapon in the long war?
NIPC all over agani
tick, tock
unions will solve all that
importance of CI
it's over here now
slow news day
the importance of documents
the new CI strategy
my approach is flawed?
ready, aim, hit "enter" key
my avatar is cleared for SCI
heavy thinking
not holding my breath
boop boop dit-tem dat-tem wat-tem chew
did i say "potential" adversary?
outsourcing to the (potential) adversary
congress: you pay, we keep
late out of the gate
guiding the pointy end
DOCEX lives!
moratorium on the soft stuff
ridiculous
best "hollow army" discussion ever
unionize TSA screeners?!
bleh!
can't win them all
curious choices
you don't need a CI program . . .
suspect or sloppy?
they'll get there eventually
"reputation system"
keep thinking . . .
all aboard the cluetrain express
"intelligence indicates..."
now it gets interesting
the q prize
like the verdict was in doubt?
retrograde?
how about a real reform bill then?
an XGW-cyber intel lab?
mission first, people always
supporting intelligence failures
sunday funnies
bear market
more IO: the internet (again)
cyber security: don't hold your breath
new media and the surge
nothing rhymes with orange
more IO: look at the way he was dressed
IO: meet the new boss, same as . . .
on accountability
penny wise . . .
geek fix: cyber cop & the data problem
February 2007
(21 Entries)
IO: not getting it
if it's worth it, pay the price
underrattelser - US style
oh you can't scare me . . .
"issues with reality"
blogroll addition
fundamentals
with an eye towards reform
the state within
keeping the IC competative
DIA: getting it
fallujah usa, revisited
rifles: pointy-end woes
fusion, what a concept
premature
goldwater-nichols for suits
progress or more problems?
CYA? more like same old, same old
reform from below
war: easy when you always win
fresh start
October 2006
(9 Entries)
Concern on the Pointy End
Hajis in the Wire
I'm Bulimic!
Who is Really Sharing Intel
IC.blogspot.com
Up The Academy
Implications of Getting Cu-ber Wrong
Defeating Internet Terrorists
As Well They Should
September 2006
(21 Entries)
Interesting Development
Aiming High
Good Ideas from a Good Guy
Bright Spot for IT, Sharing
They said, They said
DCIA Hayden Plots a Course
How Not to Promote Sharing
Breakfast, not at Tiffany's
Cyber Security: Captain Wanted
Intel Sharing: Get On With It
Far Reaching Indeed
Timeframe
You're in Good Hands
Not Forgetting
Oy Vey! Some Conspiracy
Getting Serious About Winning
An Info Op
9/11 Redux
Some Considerations
Fear the Eavesdroppers
Pesky Details
August 2006
(6 Entries)
Politics or Prudent?
Editorial Judgment
Brainstorming Intel Reform
Anyone Listening?
Technology, You Seductress
Don’t Hold Your Breath
July 2006
(15 Entries)
A Very Smart Start
CTU Lives!
This is what happens . . .
Another Indicator
How Much Pain?
There is no talking to some people
Pretenders
Two Steps Back
Info Sharing: Still Not Getting It
Location, Location, Location
HLS Serious
Now Please
How Soon?
Bassem gets out from under a cloud
Good Points
May 2006
(28 Entries)
Gamers Miss Real World Developments
Preparing to Fail
Nicely Done Mr. Barone
De Oppresso Liber
Get Ready for the RIF
Piling on Wehner
Now THIS Creeps Me Out
BOHICA
Spies in the Shower
Of Privacy and Security
WWDD?
Curiouser and Curiouser
Brilliant
Flash traffic for all cell members
Achtung!
Changing Strategies
On Morale
Cut the Bull Shitake
Higher Learning
What is in Store II
DCIA Selection: Some Clarity
Place your Bets
Keep Discounting DOCEX
Accidental Info Op
Testifying on Domestic Intel
Gobsmacked II
The Voodoo Box
Barney with a Blue Badge
April 2006
(6 Entries)
Taking the Politics out of Intelligence
Politicizing Intel or the other way around?
What We Face
Are They For Real?!
Pay for Performance
Getting Wiki With It
December 2005
(3 Entries)
It just hit me . . .
Imperfect System = Tortured Solutions
Hezbollah.com
April 2005
(1 Entries)
Briefing: IC Reform - Workforce
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