There are some things that only a grizzled old veteran of the intelligence wars – actual and bureaucratic – can shed light on
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Don’t Quit Your Day Job (Yet)
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Laid off people don’t offer other laid of people jobs.
Between Preppers and FEMA Trailers
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Unless you want to suffer through the digital equivalent of life in a FEMA trailer, you need to take some responsibility.
Stop Pretending You Care (about the NSA)
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Let’s be honest about what the vast majority of people mean when they say they care about their privacy…
They Why and Wherefore
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I just tried to give people who have legitimate concerns a more balanced and less nonsensical view of how intelligence actually works
Two Houses, One Roof
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Could we do something to the NSA to reduce abuses and still keep us secure? Sure, but probably not what you think.
Snowden vs ?
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Getting angry about the people’s willful ignorance is going to find you standing in a field yelling, alone, for a very long time.
Prepare for the Pendulum Swing
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If you’ve been in this business for any length of time you know how wildly the pendulum swings when something bad happens
Compare and Contrast
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I’m not saying Snowden and Manning aren’t smart…I’m saying Ellsberg has a lot more credibility.
140+ Ed Snowden Edition 1.0
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Some basics/background that can’t be captured adequately in 140 characters or less related to Edward Snowden and his leaking of classified information, the contracting business, etc. His Compensation. In contracting, it is not unheard of for someone with a high…