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CONTENTS Section I - INTELLIGENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Section II - CONTEXT & PRECEDENCE
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Section I - INTELLIGENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Gunmen Attack Intelligence Service Center in Afghan Capital Kabul. Gunmen attacked an area around a security base and training center for Afghanistan's intelligence service in the capital Kabul on Thursday, holding off security forces for hours before being killed.Sherman, speaking Aug. 14 at the DoDIIS conference in Omaha, Nebraska, outlined six main thrusts of this second epoch "to ensure that we are able to keep up the progress as we get ready to move into the next decade." [Read more: Pomerleau/c4isrnet/14August201]
Colombia: Ex-Intelligence Officer
Convicted for Journalist's Murder. Jose Miguel Narvaez,
sub-director of the disbanded Colombian intelligence agency the
Administrative Department of Security (DAS for its Spanish acronym), was
sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of Colombian journalist,
comedian, lawyer, and peace activist Jaime Garzon Tuesday.
Jaime Garzon was murdered in Bogota by two hitmen on August 13, 1999.
According to the investigations, Narvaez used his close relationship to
former paramilitary chief Carlos Casta'o Gil to request the murder of
Garzon, who Narvaez considered an ally of now demobilized Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN).
After a two-year trial, the court contended that there was sufficient
testimony to prove Narvaez's participation in Garzon's execution.
According to local media, before his murder, Garzon revealed he had
received death threats and visited paramilitary boss Angel Custodio Gaitan
in a Bogota prison to beg for his life. Gaitan reportedly responded saying
it would be complicated to stop Casta'o's order. [Read more: telesurtv.net/14August2018]
Data as a Team Sport: An Intelligence
Community-Wide Panel Discussion. Data officers from
across the intelligence community participated in a panel discussion, Aug.
14, at the Defense Intelligence Agency Department of Defense Intelligence
Information System Worldwide Conference.
Moderated by Steve Prosser, chief data officer for the intelligence
community, the panelists discussed the data centric shift of the
intelligence community and the changes in infrastructure to make data more
available across all agencies.
Office of Naval Intelligence Chief Data officer Ben Apple explained that
in the past, data was compartmentalized in applications with restricted
access, but the intelligence community is currently breaking down the
silos, providing analysts with new data and moving from forensic analysis
to predictive. He added, by going to a multifaceted environment, it cuts
down on redundancy and adapts to an enterprise-wide look at data.
Panel members also emphasized that while making data accessible is
important, changing culture and standardizing language within the
intelligence community is as equally essential. [Read more:
Thoennes/dia/14August2018]
Angelo State University Signs Agreement
with National Security Agency. ASU and NCS
administrators signed an articulation agreement Thursday that will allow
NSA employees to transfer their NCS credits into seven different
undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs offered through
ASU's Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Security Studies (CSS).
"NSA has qualified people who don't have the associated degrees to advance
at the agency," said Dr. Tony R. "Randy" Mullis, CSS director in a press
release. "This agreement is a means to a larger end - to help provide the
education that will ensure those employees can get the credentials needed
to remain at NSA and keep serving and protecting our nation."
NCS students who complete the CYBR 3422 cybersecurity course can transfer
12 credit hours into one of these ASU graduate degree programs:
[Read more: Green/sanangelolive/16August2018]
The new directive, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, comes as Gen. Paul Nakasone, who heads both the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, has recommended to Pentagon leaders that the two organizations remain under one head for at least two years. The call to end this "dual-hat" arrangement dates to the Obama administration, but the effort was delayed, and when Nakasone took over he gave the matter a fresh look. [Read more: Nakashima/washingtonpost/16August2018]
Forgotten Section of Berlin Wall
Discovered Near Germany's Foreign Intelligence HQ. A
local official has discovered a forgotten remnant of the Berlin Wall close
to the new headquarters of Germany's foreign intelligence service.
It is the second long-lost piece of the barrier to be identified and given
protected status this year.
District councillor Ephraim Gothe said he stumbled across the stretch of
concrete wall, partly hidden by bushes, on a walk with locals in June.
He said they puzzled over it then "assumed that this could be part of the
former wall". [Read more: ap/15August2018]
Section II - CONTEXT & PRECEDENCE
Botched CIA Communications System Helped Blow Cover of Chinese Agents. It was considered one of the CIA's worst failures in decades: Over a two-year period starting in late 2010, Chinese authorities systematically dismantled the agency's network of agents across the country, executing dozens of suspected U.S. spies. But since then, a question has loomed over the entire debacle."The attitude was that we've got this, we're untouchable," said one of the officials who, like the others, declined to be named discussing sensitive information. The former official described the attitude of those in the agency who worked on China at the time as "invincible." [Read more: Dorfman/foreignpolicy/15August2018]
Meet the Indiana Dad Who Hunts Russian
Trolls. When it comes to hobbies, Josh Russell concedes
he gets a little obsessive. No matter his interest, be it videogames or
miniature figurine board games, he always wants to be the best. Perhaps
that explains the dedication he's shown to his latest pastime: Hunting
Russian trolls.
By day, the 39-year-old father of two works as a systems analyst and
programmer at Indiana University. Once the kids are tucked in, he spends
hours scouring social media to unmask the operatives behind the
disinformation campaigns roiling Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms.
Russell is part of a growing network of online sleuths using public
information to conduct open source investigations into Russian accounts
posing as Americans. Officially, their work is called open-source
intelligence, or OSINT, and it often identifies trolls before the
platforms do. Russell's work in particular has helped journalists at CNN,
NBC News, The Daily Beast, and other outlets cut through the lies and
disinformation.
"My main motivation is to kind of help people understand what happened,"
Russell says. "Just documenting what happened and that what different bots
may have been up to on Twitter, so people can see and look at the data for
themselves and maybe think, 'I've been consuming this disinformation and
maybe I should stop." [Read more: O'Sullivan/cnn/15August2018]
Japan Releases Files on 1942 Tokyo
Spy Ring That Helped USSR Win World War II. Japan has
released secret documents from 1942 relating to the Tokyo spy ring led by
Richard Sorge, a German who spied for the USSR and is often credited with
helping Moscow win World War II. The documents detail efforts by the
wartime Japanese government to trivialize the discovery of the Sorge spy
ring, which was at the heart of modern Japan's biggest spy scandal.
Thirty-five people, many of them highly placed Japanese officials, were
arrested in Tokyo in October of 1941 for spying for the Soviet Union.
Sorge, the German head of the spy ring, had fought for the Central Powers
in World War I, but had subsequently become a communist and trained in
espionage by Soviet military intelligence. He was then sent to Tokyo where
he struck a close friendship with the German Ambassador and joined the
German embassy. He eventually informed Moscow that German ally Japan was
not planning to invade Russia from the east. That tip allowed Stalin to
move hundreds of thousands of troops from the Far East to the German
front, which in turn helped the USSR beat back the Nazi advance and win
the war.
Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, which has seen the declassified
documents, said they were among the personal files of Taizo Ota, a
Japanese counterintelligence official who led Division VI of Japan's
Ministry of Justice. [Read more: Fitsanakis/intelnews/20August2018]
First, Brennan. [Read more: Ewing/npr/18August2018]
U.S. Intelligence Should Embrace
Sasse's Cyber Solarium Commission. Busy officials in the
Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
could be forgiven for reacting to provisions in the National Defense
Authorization Act that create a panel to review cybersecurity policies as
yet another congressionally directed imposition on the energies of experts
already straining daily to deal with the threat. That would be a mistake.
We sorely need new thinking, broader consensus, and greater urgency on
cyber policy. Here is why U.S. intelligence, in particular, should
proactively support the new Cyberspace "Solarium" Commission even in the
face of likely White House indifference.
The FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act signed by the president
earlier this week establishes a bipartisan commission to evaluate
alternative strategies for protecting America's vital interests in
cyberspace. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), the sponsor of the Cyberspace Solarium
Commission, described its purpose as developing a doctrine that informs
"how, when, and where we play offense and defense... how best to
organize our government, increase coordination between agencies, [and]
recruit and retain top talent."
Policy consensus has proven dangerously elusive in the decade-plus since
the U.S. intelligence community began energetically warning of risks to
U.S. infrastructure and competitiveness from foreign cyber attacks.
Notwithstanding sincere efforts in the public and private sectors to
address this challenge, cyber attacks by foreign actors have only grown
more frequent, complex, and costly. [Read more: Slick/warontherocks/16August2018
You saw it in the reaction to the Khost attack in 2009 when an Al Qaida double agent, allowed into a CIA base without being searched or in any other manner screened for explosives or weapons detonated a suicide vest and killed or wounded effectively the entire complement of a key CIA installation. Despite the fact the operation was micro managed from the highest levels of the agency, a year-long internal inquiry ultimately found no one at fault and took no action against anyone. The careers, pensions and reputations of senior officers at home were far more important than the broken bodies and shattered lives resulting from the attack. Better that grieving loved ones spend the rest of their lives searching for answers as to how such a tragedy occurred than a senior officer behind a desk in Washington be disciplined for being grossly incompetent. [Read more: Faddis/andmagazine/19August2018]
Intelligence Agencies and the Value of
Silence. "Selflessness," said President Dwight D.
Eisenhower.
Ike was replying to a question from Vice President Richard Nixon, who had
asked him what he considered most important in selecting people to work
with him, whether in war or peace, or the twilight ambiguous struggle
known as the Cold War.
Nixon in his memoirs writes that the president was silent for an
extraordinarily long time before answering. The quiet continued for so
long that the vice president wondered if the boss had forgotten the
question.
Not a chance. [Read more: Cyr/providencejournal/21August2018]
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AFIO EDUCATIONAL EVENTS IN COMING TWO MONTHS....
29 August 2018 (Wednesday), 11:30 am - San Francisco, CA - The AFIO San Francisco Chapter hosts FBI ASAC Lisa Gentilcore on "The Chinese Use of Social Media"
FBI ASAC Lisa Gentilcore addresses the AFIO San Francisco Chapter on "The Chinese Use of Social Media" at this luncheon meeting.
Location: Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080
RSVP: Eventbrite Registration may be completed
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Reservation and pre-payment is required before 25 August 2018. The venue
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Secretary at afiosf@aol.com with
any questions.
Saturday 15 September 2018, Noon - Melbourne, FL - The AFIO Florida Space Coast Chapter hosts Greg Donovan and Renee Purden on "TSA, FAA, Intelligence and Other Security and Preparedness Matters."
The AFIO Florida Space Coast Chapter hosts Greg Donovan,
AAE, Executive Director of Orlando Melbourne International Airport, and Renee
Purden, Director of Public Safety and Chief of Orlando
Melbourne International Airport Police Force.
Director Donovan and Chief Purden will address such topics as: the local
management and police/security relationships and coordination with the
federal Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Aviation
Administration; the usefulness on our local scene of national and
international intelligence reports and the Domestic Outreach Plan for the
federal information sharing program; security in the General Aviation
sector, and the airport's emergency preparedness plans for catastrophic
events.
Event location: Suntree Country Club, One Country Club Drive, Melbourne,
FL 32940
To register, or for more information, please contact FSC Chapter President at afiofsc@afio.com.
Monday, 24 September 2018, 5:30 - 8 pm - New York, NY - AFIO NY Metro Chapter hosts Elizabeth Peek on "Tariffs and the threat of tariffs and a strong US economy are America's best weapons in confronting our adversaries."
SPEAKER: Elizabeth ('Liz") Peek -
Well-known writer and columnist for the bipartisan The Fiscal Times and the The Hill among other publications covering economics,
finance, and politics.
TOPIC: Tariffs and the threat of tariffs and a
strong US economy are America's best weapons in confronting our
adversaries. The talk will focus on Iran and China in particular.
TIME: Meeting starts 6:00 PM. Registration starts 5:30 PM
LOCATION: Society of Illustrators building: 128 East
63rd Street Between Lexington Ave and Park Ave in Manhattan.
COST: $50/person. Cash or check payable at the door
only. Full dinner and cash bar.
REGISTRATION: Strongly recommended. not required.
Phone Jerry Goodwin 1-646-717-3776 or Email: afiometro@gmail.com.
Friday, 2 November 2018, 10 am - 2 pm - Tysons, VA - AFIO National Winter Luncheon features Ambassador Prudence Bushnell and authors Gus Russo and Eric Dezenhall
First notice AFIO's Fall Luncheon Friday, 2 November 2018. Ambassador Prudence Bushnell, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya and Guatemala, and Dean of the Leadership and Management School at the Foreign Service Institute, will discuss Terrorism, Betrayal, and Resilience ― My Story of the 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings
Authors Gus Russo and Eric
Dezenhall will discuss Best of Enemies: The Last
Great Spy Story of the Cold War Of this book, being
released at the event, early reviewers have said: "... crucial for anyone
who wants to understand espionage or the Cold War."― James Grady, author
of Six Days of the Condor
"If John le Carré wrote nonfiction and was a great reporter, BEST OF
ENEMIES would be the result."―Laurence Leamer, author
"... how an American CIA agent and a Russian KGB agent wound up on the
same side. You have to read it to believe it."―Tom Brokaw
Former KGB Officer Gennady Vasilenko, and Michelle
"Mox" Platt, daughter of the late CIA Operations Officer Jack
Platt, will be in attendance.
Badge pick-up starts at 10 a.m. First speaker is Ambassador Bushnell, at 11 a.m. Gus Russo and Eric Dezenhall speak at 1 p.m.
Register here to ensure a seat. Event Location: DoubleTree-Hilton, Tysons Corner, VA [formerly the Crowne Plaza], at 1960 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean, VA 22102. Directions are here.
Monday, 3 December 2018, 5:30 - 8 pm - New York, NY - AFIO NY Metro Chapter hosts Jen Easterly on "Cyber Attacks, Terrorism, and other Threats to National Security."
Jen Easterly is currently a Managing
Director of Morgan Stanley, having joined the firm after 26 years of U.S.
government service in national security, military intelligence, and cyber
operations. Previously, Jen served on the National Security Council as
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for
Counterterrorism where she led the development of U.S. counterterrorism
policy and strategy.
Prior to that, she was the Deputy for Counterterrorism at the NSA, a
position she assumed following retirement from the US Army, where her
service included command and staff assignments in the intelligence and
cyber fields, as well as tours of duty in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and
Afghanistan.
A graduate of West Point, she holds a Master's degree in Politics,
Philosophy, and Economics from the University of Oxford where she studied
as a Rhodes Scholar. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a
French-American Foundation Young Leader, Jen is the recipient of the
Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship, the George
S. Franklin Fellowship, and the Director, National Security Agency
Fellowship. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Morgan Stanley
Foundation.
Location: Society of Illustrators, 128
E 63rd St (between Park and Lexington), New York, NY 10065.
Timing: Registration starts at 5:30 pm, Speaker
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Fee: $50/person. Payment at the door only. Cash or
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Thursday, 23 August 2018, 6:30pm - Washington, DC - Spies on Screen: Mata Hari, Agent H21 - Film at the International Spy Museum
World War I Paris offered the legendary Mata Hari some unique
opportunities. This 1964 film featuring Jeanne Moreau and Jean-Louis
Trintignant imagines how the famous dancer used her charm and seductive
powers to spy for Germany and bankroll a glamorous life. But when she
falls in love, her life as a spy loses its luster. This spy romance
includes invisible ink, quick escapes, and a doomed love - perfect film
fare for a summer evening. Along with the evening's screening of Mata
Hari, H21, enjoy popcorn and sparkling French soda almost as tasty
as Jeanne Moreau's Mata Hari. In French with English subtitles; screening
at the Spy Museum. Co-sponsored by the Alliance Fran'aise de Washington.
Tickets for the general public: $10 per person; tickets for Spy Museum
members: $8 per person. Visit www.spymuseum.org.
Wednesday,
5 September 2018, 7 to 8:45 pm - McLean, VA - Robert Spencer, Director
of Jihad Watch, discusses "The History of Jihad" at the Westminster
Institute
Robert Spencer, Director of Jihad Watch, discusses "The
History of Jihad" at the Westminster Institute.
Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David
Horowitz Freedom Center. He is the author of eighteen books, including The
Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The
Truth About Muhammad ( both by Regnery Publishing). His latest
book is The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS (Bombardier
Books). It will be available for purchase and signing.
Where: Westminster Institute, 6729 Curran St, McLean, VA
22101
No fee to attend.
More information and to register, do so here.
Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 11 am - 12:15 pm - Washington, DC - "The Iranian Protests, Nuclear Deal, and Change from Obama to Trump" - a presentation by Dr Raymond Tanter at the DMGS
Dr. Raymond Tanter, Professor Emeritus, University of
Michigan and former NSC staff, discusses "The Iranian Protests, Nuclear
Deal, and Change from Obama to Trump" at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School
of National Security.
Tanter will discuss the opposition to the Iranian regime and how the West
and the US might facilitate political change in Iran. The context for his
discussion will be the nuclear agreement and the foreign policy of the
Obama and Trump Administrations with respect to Iran.
More details on speaker, location, and maps for parking
or metro available here.
Location: 1620 L St NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036
RSVP Required here. N.B.: Daniel Morgan Graduate School Reserves
the Right To Refuse Entry and may ask for identification.
Attire: Business or Business Casual
Direct questions to Frank Fletcher, Director of lectures & Seminars by email to events@dmgs.org. Please note that you must RSVP to attend this event. Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security reserves the right to refuse entry.
10 October 2018, 6 - 9 p.m. - Washington, DC - "Mother, Daughter, Sister, Spy" Program at the International Spy Museum
The museum event -- "Mother, Daughter, Sister, Spy" -- features Dayna
Baer, Carol Rollie Flynn, Carmen
Middleton, Jonna Mendez, and Jill
Singer.
Dayna Baer is a former Protective Officer in CIA's
Directorate of Operations. Carol Rollie Flynn is a
former Chief of Station and Senior CIA Executive, and Managing Principal
at Singa Consulting, as well as Adjunct Professor at Georgetown
University's School of Foreign Service. She is Advisory Board Member for
the museum. Jonna Hiestand Mendez is the former Chief of
Disguise in the CIA's Office of Technical Service and a founding member of
the museum. Carmen Middleton is the current Deputy
Executive Director of the CIA, and Founder & President of Common Table
Consulting. Jill Singer, who will be moderator for this
event, is the Vice President, National Security for AT&T Global Public
Sector and SPY's Board Member.
Tickets range from $69 per seat to $15,000.
RSVP by 28 September 2018. Space is limited. RSVP or explore your seating options here.
17 October 2018 - Laurel, MD - NCMF General Membership Meeting & Annual Symposium - Hold the date.
The National Cryptologic Museum Foundation hosts their General Membership Meeting and Annual Symposium. More details to follow later in the year.
Registration is $25 for NCMF members and $50 for guests
(includes complimentary one-year NCMF membership).
Deadline to register has not been announced. Additional
details at www.cryptologicfoundation.org.
Event location likely to be: The Kossiakoff Center, Johns Hopkins
University/Applied Physics Laboratory.
Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 6 - 10:30 pm - Washington, DC - International Spy Museum's Annual "William H. Webster Distinguished Service Award Dinner" honoring Adm McRaven
For your calendar. A special evening to illuminate the critical role of individuals and organizations serving the Intelligence Community, and to raise funds in support of the International Spy Museum.
The William H. Webster Distinguished Service Award Dinner will take place
at The Ritz Carlton Hotel. More than 600 attendees are anticipated and
will recognize the men and women who have served in the field of National
Security with integrity and distinction. This annual tribute dinner is
given by the International Spy Museum to an individual who has embodied
the values of Judge William H. Webster. This year's
honoree is a patriot for whom love of country has been his guiding
principle: Admiral William H. McRaven, former US
Special Operations Commander, former Joint Special Operations Commander,
and Chancellor of The University of Texas System.
Schedule: 6 pm - VIP Reception; 6:30 pm - Cocktail
Reception; 7:30 - 9 pm - Dinner & Awards; 9 - 10:30 pm - Dessert
Reception.
Location: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1150 22nd St NW,
Washington, DC 20037. **Please note: this event is closed to Media**
Tickets Available Now: Prices range from $100,000 to a
single seat for $495. Funds raised at this tribute dinner will support
artifact preservation, educational programming, research, exhibits, and
accessibility programs for underserved communities at the International
Spy Museum. To purchase tickets now, do so here. To
learn more about this annual dinner, it is available here.
Wednesday, 5 December 2018 - Annapolis Junction, MD - 18th Annual NCMF Pearl Harbor Program
Join the National Cryptologic Foundation on 5 December
for their 18th Annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Program. Speaker and topic
TBA.
When: 10-11:30 am, followed by lunch.
Cost: $25 for NCMF members, $50 for guests
(complimentary one-year NCMF membership included with guest purchase).
Where: CACI Inc., Maryland Conference Center, 2720
Technology Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20755
RSVP or More Info: Registration links will be provided
later in year. A check may be mailed to NCMF, PO Box 1682, Ft. Meade, MD
20755. For further details, call NCMF office at 301-688-5436
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