Archive for January, 2006

Crazy like a loon . . .

Crazy like a loon . . .

By Mike Tanji • on January 25, 2006

. . . or a fox? In the first part of a two-part series of stories on IC retaliation against employees, Cyber Cast News Service lays out a compelling case for why it is better for one’s career – not to mention their health –

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Feel the Breeze

Feel the Breeze

By Mike Tanji • on January 24, 2006

At first glance one is tempted to say, “Well, at least he’s being honest.” After a few moments of reflection it hits me, “Yeah, but it’s the honesty of a fool.”

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The best intel in the world . . .

The best intel in the world . . .

By Mike Tanji • on January 24, 2006

. . . is no good if you chose to ignore it, or, “Why it helps to know what the **** you’re doing.” In the 48 hours before Hurricane Katrina hit, the White House received detailed warnings about the storm’s likely impact, including eerily prescient predictions of breached levees, massive

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I couldn’t agree more

I couldn’t agree more

By Mike Tanji • on January 24, 2006

Rep. Rogers (R-MI) almost makes me wish I was a Wolverine (Aerospace Daily – subscription req’d):   If the U.S. wants to score more successes in the war on terrorism there has to be a mix of technology and human intelligence,

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Lessons Learned?

Lessons Learned?

By Mike Tanji • on January 23, 2006

Clearly not: Russia’s state security service, the FSB, has accused British diplomats of spying in Moscow. It backed claims made in a Russian TV report which showed footage of what it said was British agents retrieving data from a fake

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King for a Day

King for a Day

By Mike Tanji • on January 20, 2006

You may not like the wording of the phrase “global war on terror” or even the idea that we can fight and win a war against a methodology. Nevertheless, we find ourselves engaged in a conflict with an adversary that has worldwide ambitions and cannot be pinned down to any geographic location a’la

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A Well Qualified Opinion

A Well Qualified Opinion

By Mike Tanji • on January 20, 2006

Star Jones illustrates oh so clearly why celebrities are about as qualified to comment on national security issues as I am qualified to comment on the relative merits of pads vs. tampons. Yesterday, the co-hose of ABC’s THE VIEW

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Close Enough

Close Enough

By Mike Tanji • on January 19, 2006

ABC sheds some light: Midhat Mursi, 52, also known as Abu Khabab al-Masri, was identified by Pakistani authorities as one of four known major al Qaeda leaders present at an apparent terror summit in the village of Damadola early

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Does the name “Hanssen” ring any bells?

Does the name “Hanssen” ring any bells?

By Mike Tanji • on January 18, 2006

As far as FBI CI goes, confidence remains high:   By the government’s own account, FBI analyst Leandro Aragoncillo was spying in plain sight. He rummaged through FBI computers for intelligence reports unrelated to

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Domestic Surveillance: Tossing out more babies

Domestic Surveillance: Tossing out more babies

By Mike Tanji • on January 18, 2006

Cyber lawyer Jennifer Granick weighs in: The United States government either currently has, or soon will have, new technology that makes mass surveillance possible. The next question for citizens and other policy makers is

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