The killing of seven intelligence officers in Khost [Afghanistan] by a double agent brings to the fore the problems we are having with intelligence, in general, and human intelligence (HUMINT), in particular. Intelligence, general or HUMINT, is a mucky undertaking that, by necessity, cannot be officially...
Last time, I talked about the gambit being run by the US (holding out international gasoline sanctions against Tehran’s continued unsupervised nuclear activity) and Iran’s response (kidnapping of three Americans and the occupation of a southern Iraqi oil well). Now, let’s look at the...
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