Satellite Intelligence & Surveillance
The tools and resources available now, compared to when I first became involved in satellite communications and reconnaissance in the mid 1970′s, is amazing. At Communication Links, Inc. our powerful computers I have sophisticated modeling software that can fly satellites through space and examine every beam and the relationship to every user. I have spreadsheets that list every satellite and all the technical and operational data, which would have been unthinkable only a few years ago.
Unfortunately the same data can be obtained by anyone, anywhere around the world, and with a little effort can be used to gather intelligence, and plan criminal activities. Now more than ever the operators and engineers of these vulnerable information systems have to be alert, and conscious of their misuse.
Most of the information contained in these public web pages is openly available, and although we have closed door briefings and workshops for security and corporate intelligence professionals nothing here will be cause for concern.
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Energy Intelligence
In the eyes of many people in the United States the subject of Energy Intelligence sounds a little too much like ENRON and the criminal manipulation of energy. Had there been an effective independent media voice in the industry back then millions would not have been scammed out of their life savings. Sadly the Washington reporters gave ENRON a wide berth in case they offended Cheney and Bush. But the ENRON Scam went back further than that, and thanks to political patronage ruined the lives of millions, especially in California. The guilty build libraries, the victims build hopes of justice someday.
Today there are warning signs that are being ignored too. Reading the many energy reports, white papers and journal articles that appear from all sides every month, it becomes obvious that someone is lying, and that the numbers do not add up. The problem is that Oil and Gas are finite resources and mismanagement can result in that resource disappearing before our eyes. To pander to political pressure oilfields are being run above maximum sustainable levels. The short term politicians, don’t care if they ruin the oil reservoirs. We have a dangerous mix of irresponsible political leadership, oilfield management and runaway consumption. It’s only time before the crisis will occur.
* Legislation to Boost Wind Power in South Dakota (May 3rd, 2007)
* Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands (May 1st, 2007)
* DOE Announces up to $200 million for Bio Refineries (May 1st, 2007)
* MMS Energy Plan – American Chemistry Council (April 30th, 2007)
* NJ Senators Denounce Offshore Drilling Plan (April 30th, 2007)
* Oil/Gas on Outer Continental Shelf (April 30th, 2007)
* Dire Consequences of Global Warming (April 19th, 2007)
* Oil/Gas on Inner Bridesmaid Gifts (April 20th, 2007)
* Clean Air/Climate Change Act 2007 Introduced (April 19th, 2007)
* Sen Carper (D-Del) Clean Air Bill (April 19th, 2007)
* Hinchey, Shays “Energy for Our Future Act” (April 19th, 2007)
* National Energy Policy Too Weak (NRDC) (April 19th, 2007)
* Clean Air/Climate on Baby Gifts (April 20th, 2007)
* Ethanol Policy and Animal Agriculture (April 19th, 2007)
* CAISCO Approved (FERC) (April 19th, 2007)
* National Energy with Flower Girl Gifts (April 20th, 2007)
* Sweet and Sour (Jul 5th, 2005)
*Imperial America, The Downside (Aug 15th, 2005)
*An Oil Well Too Far! (Aug 10th, 2005)
*PetroEuros & Invading Iran (Aug 8th, 2005)
*The Iranian Nuclear Program (Aug 5th, 2005)
World Oil Reserves Are Being Depleted
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 16, 2007–The world is currently producing more oil annually than it is replacing with new reserves. That sobering conclusion emerges from a new survey of global liquids reserves published by Energy Intelligence Group, Inc.
In contrast to the gradual rise in global oil reserves that has been reported annually in most surveys based on public sources, the new assessment shows that the trend in worldwide liquids reserves is actually one of stagnation and modest decline. The PIW Reserves Survey shows global oil reserves declining by almost 13 billion barrels, or 0.9%, over the last two years to 1.459 trillion bbl at the end of 2006 on a “proved plus probably” basis. Global oil reserves are liquid hydrocarbons, natural gas liquids, tar sands and crude oil, that are economically recoverable at current prices.
The PIW survey uses a somewhat broader definition of reserves than the other surveys based on public sources and it applies that definition consistently and systematically across all countries, fully accounting for production declines and new additions.
The main reason for the poor performance in growing reserves is a lack of additions to reserves from new discoveries, which account for 20% or less of additions in the last few years. The high oil prices and sharply increased upstream spending budgets of most oil companies have not yet provided any significant improvement in global additions to reserves, but more time may be needed. For 2006, the big increases in reserves were led by Brazil and Kazakhstan. Among the top 20, only eight countries saw increases last year, while the rest were flat or in decline.
The PIW survey also confirms earlier suspicions about the overstatement of reserves by Kuwait and some other Opec producers. At the same time, the survey also indicates that reserves in Russia and some other non-Opec countries are much higher than is generally reported.
The Top 10 holders of oil reserves (in billion barrels) at the end of 2006 were:
Project Case Studies
Throughout the years I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to develop a whole spectrum of Change Management project skills and scenarios, training and gained insights into many industries, which are being passed on through workshops and projects. I have been fortunate to have worked with some of the best executives, managers, politicians, diplomats, military and intelligence officers around, and some of the worst!
Many case studies can not be posted for they are classified, and many more proprietary. Most companies want their names and project kept confidential. The ones that can be posted on the web will help managers look for similar scenarios to their own, often in a completely different industry. History does repeat itself.
Since 9/11 most of the work has been involved in the world of Intelligence, and that field dramatically shows the need for urgent Change Management. So does the world of International Diplomacy, to undo the horrific damage done by the Bush Administration. Candidates for President promise Change, how they will achieve this lofty goal remains to be seen. I have asked many time and am still waiting for a sensible, or feasible answer.
Managing New Product Launch Teams (2008)
Managing Change in a Corporate Intelligence Center (2007)
Managing the Change to Remote Employees (2007)
Expanding the Internet in Third World Countries (2003)
Y2K, Changing the Date (1999)
Change Management for Pilots (1990)
Wedding Favors Today and Episode Wedding (2002)
Changing the Face of Global Diplomacy (1983-1988)
Global Frequency Project (1984)
Change Management of Offshore Safety (1975)
America's Image Abroad – Stop It Getting Worse
I have a longtime interest in the effects of perceived image around the world for it was President Reagan that gave me the unique opportunity to travel around the world many times, visiting 125 US Embassies and Consulates advising on the required needs to implement the global WorldNet television network.
This involved meeting and briefing several hundred diplomats and Embassy staff, and meeting media, corporate and government leaders around the world.
Those were the days when the world listened when the President of the United States spoke. These days the emphasis has somewhat moved from government image to corporate image as corporations realize that the antics of blundering politicians can devastate their relationships, and they need their own image to be decoupled from the image of their government. The ability to minimize damage and maximize opportunity from business meetings is essential, and a good positive image is needed.
That image needs to apply from meetings with the CEO, down to product pitches by sales representatives.
Global image is important for persuading people to Buy American and support the bloated US economy. Few understand how much we have borrowed to maintain our lifestyle, a media driven lifestyle beyond our means. As every unproductive foreign military escapade is launched (car monograms), with money borrowed from the Chinese, our ability to repay, and our economic independence is reduced.
The US Economy appears strong, but like the roads and bridges around the country, it is crumbling at it’s foundations.
Poll after poll shows the image, trust and reputation of the United States is in free fall, and despite hollow words from Bush and his supporters nothing is slowing the rate of fall. Sadly the point is close, and may have been passed, where the only solution is major surgery and removing the factors that cause this negative perception. There is no way Bush will ever admit an error in his judgment, for that came directly from God. Vice President “Dr. Evil” Cheney is not moving, despite sabotaging the Republicans opportunity for promoting the sitting Vice President ready for the General Election.
There leaves only one alternative, that of sitting and waiting until the Lame Duck Presidency times out and is replaced. Unfortunately that means our competitors have even more time to get stronger. The Chinese will have even more debt to give them unprecedented leverage, which they will eventually use to destroy the US economy and become the World’s only Superpower. That’s how important Global Image is to the USA.
Thank You Pentagon
The Bush Administration could not have done more long term damage to the carefully crafted image of America if they had tried. Some would say they did try to destroy the hard won image, as a knee jerk for 9/11 and their carefully scripted exploitation of the attack, whoever planned and executed it.
The problem is that this declining image is costing us billions of dollars a year, and will eventually cost us trillions. As one who has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles promoting the image of America and Britain, it seems a lifetime of work was destroyed by a Country Bumpkin, with very smart and scheming advisers and handlers. Sadly the world agrees with me.
But Bush will be gone shortly, banished to ride his Mountain Bike around Crawford, Texas till he falls off. The damage to the US image will be left to future generations to repair. But there is enough blame and stupidity to go around the entire Administration. Rumsfeld’s Pentagon has wasted $400 Million on trying to plant “Nice” stories of American victories in Iraq and Afghanistan by bribing journalists and paying editors to carry stories written by Army PsyOps personnel.
Department of State has Karen Hughes dumped onto them and she is running around demanding people overseas better be nice about America or else! A good whip to keep White House Staff “On Message” but sadly not the best person for the position she occupies.
A major problem is declining inbound tourism and the treatment paying guests get at airports. The Travel Industry NeoCons, brought in from big Republican donors, pander to the Administration as seen in the recent WTTC Lovefest in Washington, where the Neocons who have done most to destroy American inbound tourism were given the platform, and the people who mattered, such as from New Orleans and the ravaged Gulf Coast were left out. What a disgrace.
America has a huge arsenal of cultural and creative delights, from food to fun, from Hollywood to the Art Galleries and Museums. Yet watching US TV Networks like CNN overseas, and it is a diatribe of Terror, Death and Threats. Bush can’t do a televised news conference without enraging a couple of billion people, with his constant Terror threats. It’s time to stop the slide before it becomes mean and nasty. It’s time to go back to Reagan’s way of managing the global image.
Electronic Diplomacy – America’s Media Image
During the quiet summer months I have been calling contacts around the world to get an idea of the “State of the Image” of the United States. Remember under President Reagan I visited these countries and have first hand experience of the people and their valued opinion. The results were startling, and worrying. Under President Reagan many people thought he was a threat to world stability because of his attitude to Nicaragua and his tendency of considering what John Wayne would have done before making a decision. Much of the rhetoric was well meant, and not that serious. The world still liked Hollywood, McDonalds and US brands in the shops.
Sadly the United States has replaced Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union as the perceived torturing aggressor in billions of eyes, which needs to be contained. The vast majority of former friends believe the US Military deserves a “Bloody Nose”, a far cry from the gratitude and affection of World War II. The image of D-Day has been replaced by Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib. The loud culturally-challenged American tourist is now seen with contempt, and not with the benevolent affection of earlier decades.
………….. This all suggests that years and years of work of American diplomats, military men and women, Peace Corps volunteers, and citizen ambassadors in trying to present a favorable view of the United States to the peoples of other countries is now down the drain — thanks to the neocon-adopted Machiavellian tenet that the “ends justify the means.”
President Reagan’s Public Diplomacy
Today the United States finds itself with the worst public image in the history of the Republic. Even staunch Allies are turning away from the highly visible failures of everything from Intelligence to Humanity.
The Rabid Religious Right don’t care, for they are isolated from reality, often living in comfortable luxury awaiting Armageddon and the Second Coming of Christ. Sounds like a Conspiracy Theory, but it’s too real.
It wasn’t always so bleak. President Reagan realized the slipping public image of the United States around the world, and sought advice from the world’s experts, not just Beltway Bandits carving up the national coffers for friends and family.
His advisers knew that there had to be a third party operation to pull this together, and one that could be seen as not being part of the Washington Beltway Brigade. The contracts to explore the feasibility and build the key parts of the network were given to Alan Simpson. He was responsible for visiting 125 US Embassies and helping create the first global political TV network and Developing Reagan’s Public Diplomacy Trump Card
Key Biographies
Alan Simpson
Alan Simpson brings experience of project management in over 80 countries together with 35 years senior management experience in Business Development, Operations, Sales and Marketing, from small start up teams, to multi national market leaders.
He has spoken at the United Nations, New York on five occasions, testified before the House of Representatives, the US Senate, and keynoted major conferences, including at the prestigious Center for Strategic and International Studies, represented governments before public hearings requesting change in international rules, and facilitated major change policies for corporate and government leaders.
He has authored several hundred briefs for governments and corporations, as well as commentary and articles for print, online and electronic media.
Linda Schnabl Simpson
Linda has managed tens of thousand meetings, dinners, and events, including over 300 high profile political, corporate and social events, and several thousand workshops and seminars. Her experience includes The White House, Reagan Inaugural and Royal visits. But before Linda Schnabl joined the Ford White House she already had extensive event production and campaign experience from her days with College Republicans. She worked on the campaigns of President Nixon, several Senators, Congressmen and Governors. She moved from the White House to the RNC developing workshops, and training programs, and field work with key campaigns. From the RNC she moved to political fundraising, including dinners for Henry Kissinger, Countdown to Victory, then on to managing logistics for the Reagan Inaugural. She moved into government as a Political Appointee to the staff of the Secretary of Commerce, and later Department of Health and Human Services, managing a $25 million program.
Managing Change
Washington, DC — The new buzzword for the candidate to reside in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is “Change”. They all want to see change, in government, jobs, energy, commerce, even in our diet and health.
Never is a word mentioned about How this change will take place, and more important How it will be managed. True there is an urgent need for change. The failed policies of the Bush Administration can be seen everywhere, and nowhere is it more obvious as when Americans fill up their autos. The price of Oil is a direct result of mismanagement of both the war, the economy and global relations. Consider the amount of oil the US military uses in Iraq and you will understand my point.
The indicators for today’s failures have been visible for a long time, but ignored. How can the world’s only Superpower admit it has problems with management, and most of the young managers and VP’s are a product of a failed education system where cookie cutter diplomas are valued far more than real world experience. A good case study is to look at the “Unforeseen Consequences” of diverting Corn to Ethanol production, away from the food chain. The problem is that it was seen a long time ago by those of us who bothered to look at the intelligence, and calculated the predictions. But it pandered to the “Special Interests” and has netted billions of dollars for those lucky enough to get a chunk of the Pork Barrel.
America has embarked on a free fall without a parachute, that is driven by greed, and where ability and life experiences are replaced by sound bites, slogans, and feel-good media. Most believe the structural failures in banking, manufacturing, transportation and the critical infrastructure are only an anomaly, the Stock Market is booming, and the Good Times are coming back shortly. Young managers have been led to believe, by grossly naive twenty something Consultants from the major Accounting firms that experienced human resources in a company are easily replaced, and that saving money and increasing the bottom line are the only metrics they need watch.
Most sources of political, financial and commercial intelligence show a lengthy period of tumultuous change ahead, where the ability to manage this transition in a global competitive environment will be the difference between success or failure of the project, division, even the corporation. Many major corporations are facing failure at worst, or chaos at best.
Highly visible change is clearly seen coming in the pharmaceutical, financial and energy sectors, as well as in the defense sector, making huge profits from unsustainable military actions. The choice for the voter in November will be between healthcare and housing, versus military aggression around the world. The economy can’t support both. The energy sector is the most visible as prices rocket amid pure speculation by Hedge Funds and money managers. There is lots of oil out there and the world is reasonably stable. This greed will drive us deeper into recession, seen by everyone except George Bush.
Many of the managers and business leaders today have never experienced a recession, and have little or no experience of international business. America has lived for too long on credit from overseas, unrealistic expectations, and flawed management theories to boost the bottom line at any cost to the workforce. The skills needed to manage change in an enterprise can’t be learned from reading books about Cheese, from attending a handful of lectures from Academia, and taken in isolation.
In April 2008 I decided to focus on the political and energy sectors, as the sheer volume of global intelligence was swamping our networks. The energy sector and the associated water and food sectors are closely intertwined, and the future looks bleak, and very, very expensive.
Let’s hope there are more than cute TV commercials and sound bites in the pipeline!
Political Intelligence
by Alan J Simpson
Walking the corridors of power, or to be more effective listening to well lubricated political operatives at their watering holes, and at The National Press Club makes you realize that the average American has little, or no idea what is going on in their name, here in the Nation’s Capital. Fortunately for the politicians the average voter has a short attention span, and can be easily swayed by slick TV commercials, regardless of if they are true or not. One would believe that the intelligence community would be above all this political theater.
The role of intelligence has always been successfully when the output has been a scenario, or a picture of the situation. This uses all the technologies of intelligence gathering, analysis and surveillance of the target. When the intelligence community get’s itself into a mess is when they continue beyond presenting scenarios to politicians, and give an answer to the problem, that is they make policy decisions.
Today we see the politicians taking this dangerous trend one step further and developing their own intelligence scenarios, often fictitious, to justify their policy positions, and ultimately their actions if in power. A recipe for disaster!
The Missing WMD’s (Dec 4th, 2007)
Video Surveillance Profiling (Nov 28th, 2007)
The Annapolis Conference Fiasco (Nov 27th, 2007)
Satellite Surveillance Bonanza (Nov 17th, 2007)
Oil at $100 a Barrel (Nov 5th, 2007)
Pakistan – Bush’s Greatest Fear (Nov 1st, 2007)
Karen Hughes – Square Peg in a Round Hole (Oct 31st, 2007)
The Political Game Show (Oct 30th, 2007)
Blogs & Pharma Marketing (Oct 9th, 2007)
Pharma Marketing (Oct 8th, 2007)
Big Pharma, the New Big Tobacco (Sept. 28th, 2007)
Pharma Conference Scams (Sept 25th, 2007)
Failed Diplomacy and Protocol (Sept 24th, 2007)
Diplomacy Training for Corporate Executives (Sept 22nd, 2007)
Pharmaceutical Meetings and Political Intelligence (Sept 20th, 2007)
Universal Healthcare Will Happen (Sept 19th, 2007)
The Surge, or “Battle of the Bulge” (Sept 12th, 2007)
Fred Thompson could WIN! (Sept 11th, 2007)
Creating the Center for Corporate Diplomacy (Sept 1st, 2007)
Has “Open Source Intelligence” Arrived? (July 25th, 2007)
The Failure of “Intelligence Fusion Centers” (July 24th, 2007)
The New GeoPolitical and Energy Intelligence (June 22nd, 2007)
Global Pharma TV (June 12th, 2007)
European Pharma TV (June 8th, 2007)
Genocide over Energy and Food?? (May 23rd, 2007)
Immigration, or Importing Poverty (May 22nd, 2007)
The Politics of Energy (May 20th, 2007)
Energy Intelligence Advisors (May 11th, 2007)
Place Card Holders (May 21st, 2007)
The Sky Isn’t Falling (May 10th, 2007)
Legislation to Boost Wind Power in South Dakota (NR May 3rd, 2007)
Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands (NR May 1st, 2007)
DOE Announces up to $200 million for Bio Refineries (NR May 1st, 2007)
MMS Energy Plan – American Chemistry Council (NR April 30th, 2007)
NJ Senators Denounce Offshore Drilling Plan (NR April 30th, 2007)
Oil/Gas on Outer Continental Shelf (NR April 30th, 2007)
Dire Consequences of Global Warming (NR April19th, 2007)
Clean Air/Climate Change Act 2007 Introduced (NR April 19th, 2007)
Sen Carper (D-Del) Clean Air Bill (NR April 19th, 2007)
Hinchey, Shays “Energy for Our Future Act” (NR April 19th, 2007)
National Energy Policy Too Weak (NRDC) (NR April 19th, 2007)
Ethanol Policy and Animal Agriculture (NR April 19th, 2007)
CAISCO Approved (FERC) (NR April 19th, 2007)
Etiquette Training and Bored Wives (April 16th, 2007)
The Cry of Frustrated Youth (April 14th, 2007)
Protocol Training – Is it Sexist, Racist and Antiquated (April 13th, 2007)
Diplomacy and “Closing the Deal ” (April 12th, 2007)
Diplomacy Training for Students (April 11th, 2007)
Personalized Champagne Flutes and Champagne Flutes (April 11th, 2007)
Etiquette and Protocol Training (April 10th, 2007)
The Sinking Ship (April 2nd, 2007)
Entertaining the Rich and Powerful (March 30th, 2007
Corruption in Politics (March 12th, 2007)
Corporate Diplomacy, the US Safety Net (Feb. 17th, 2007)
Mourning US Diplomacy (Feb, 7th, 2007)
Private Diplomacy, the Way Forward (Feb. 6th, 2007)
Communications and Intelligence (Feb. 4th, 2007)
Military & Political Competence (Feb 2nd, 2007)
Bush’s Ground Hog Day (Jan 30th, 2007)
US Public Diplomacy in Crisis (Jan 22nd, 2007)
The Surge (Jan 17th, 2007)
President Ford (Jan. 2nd, 2007)
2006
LoveFest for Rummy (Dec. 17th, 2006)
Political Intelligence and Insider Trading (Dec. 12th, 2006)
Cinderella in Jordan (Nov. 29th, 2006)
Jewish Influence in Washington, DC (Nov. 24th, 2006)
It’s Civil War Stupid! (Nov. 22nd, 2006)
All Eyes on Democrat Committees (Nov. 21st, 2006)
Republican Voter Fraud (Nov. 18th, 2006)
Bush’s D-Day (Nov. 9th, 2006)
Disaster Communications (Oct 24th, 2006)
RoveBots Spinning “Winning” (Oct 19th, 2006)
Death Sentence for Israel (Oct.13th, 2006)
America Deserves Better (Oct. 9th, 2006)
Bush Fails to Deliver in War (Oct. 8th, 2006)
It’s Still Propaganda and Lies (Oct.7th, 2006)
Right Message or Dead Americans (Oct. 6th, 2006)
Is OSINT Hype? (Oct.6th, 2006)
Winning Hearts and Minds (Oct. 5th, 2006)
PageGate and GOP Pedophilia (Oct. 4th, 2006)
Military – Industrial Implosion Inevitable (Oct. 3rd, 2006)
Politics, Food and Tastes of the World (Sep 29th, 2006)
Analyzing Biased Political News (Sep 28th, 2006)
Predictive Intelligence (Sep 27th, 2006)
Intelligence Rubber Stampers (Sep 26th, 2006)
America is Imploding (Sep 25th, 2006)
Clinton 1 Wallace 0 (Sep 24th, 2006)
Corporate GeoPolitical Intelligence (Sep 23rd, 2006)
Freedom to Protest in the USA (Sep 22nd, 2006)
GeoPolitical War Games (Sep. 21st, 2006)
October Surprise, Invading Iran? (Sep. 20th, 2006)
Satellites, America’s Achilles Heel (Aug. 27th, 2006)
Cluster Bombs, Israel’s Terror Weapons (Aug. 26th, 2006)
America’s Image Abroad (Aug, 25th, 2006)
Corporate Political Intelligence War Games (Aug.24th, 2006)
Political Intelligence, US Industry and Attacking Iran (Aug. 19th, 2006)
Hezbollah Pulls Off Media Coup (Aug. 18th, 2006)
Israel Wins the Battles, Hezbollah the War (Aug. 15th, 2006)
The Alleged Plot to Attack Airliners (Aug. 10th, 2006)
Kiss Joey Goodbye George (Aug. 10th, 2006)
Israel and Annexing South Lebanon (Aug. 9th, 2006)
Pirates, Terrorists and Maritime Intelligence (Aug. 1st, 2006)
Hezbollah Wins New War, Israel the Old (Jul 31st, 2006)
Lebanon, the Perfect Storm (Jul 28th, 2006)
Oh George, Wake Up! (Jul 20th, 2006)
US Travel Leadership in Question (Jun 14th, 2006)
Bush Supporter, No I’m a Republican (Jun 6th, 2006)
Big Pharma and Regulation (Jun 5th, 2006)
Corrupt Politics and the Travel Industry (May 16th, 2006)
Immigration- Barbarians at the Gate (May 15th, 2006)
Saudi Arabia – Western Tourist Mecca? (May 14th, 2006)
Demolishing Bridges with Tourism (May 11th, 2006)
Politics and Culinary Tourism (May 1st, 2006)
Tourism Intelligence, Not WTTC Hype (April 14th, 2006)
Tourism Summit, Problem Not the Solution (April 11th, 2006)
Illegal Immigration and Tourism (April 10th, 2006)
World Travel & Tourism Summit 2006 (April 7th, 2006)
Limits of OSINT (Mar 27th, 2006)
Impeach Bush (Mar 13th, 2006)
They Just Don’t Get It! (Feb 21st, 2006)
Intelligence Summit 2006 (Feb. 20th, 2006)
Posturing Old Men (Jan 17th, 2006)
Countdown to War (Jan 16th, 2006)
Making a Difference (Jan 10th, 2006)
Strange Bedfellows (Jan 9th, 2006)
2005
Political Intel or Insider Trading (Dec 24th, 2005)
Military Don’t Own OSINT (Dec 23rd, 2005)
No Free Cellphones, or OSINT Computers (Dec 22nd, 2005)
OSINT It’s about Access (Dec 21st, 2005)
Exclusive and Valuable Intelligence (Dec 19th, 2005)
OSINT and The Cult of Secrecy (Dec 16th, 2005)
OSINT for States (Dec 15th, 2005)
“Goddamn Piece of Paper” (Dec 14th, 2005)
Chinese Take Away (Dec 13th, 2005)
What is China Doing? (Dec 12th, 2005)
Golden Age of Lobbying (Dec 9th, 2005)
Understanding Political Intelligence (Dec 8th, 2005)
Frightened of Leadership (Dec 7th, 2005)
Lobbyists – Biased Political Intelligence (Dec 6th, 2005)
Military Convoy Crashes Economy (Dec 5th, 2005)
Political Intelligence for Hedge Funds (Dec 3rd, 2005)
Something Stinks in Greenbelt (Dec 2nd, 2005)
Buying Good News (Dec. 1st, 2005)
Understanding Washington Power (Nov 29th, 2005)
Corruption in Washington Politics (Nov 28th, 2005)
Bombing Al Jazeera (Nov 26th, 2005)
War, Torture and Tourism (Nov 25th, 2005)
US Interrogation Flights (Nov 24th, 2005)
Let’s Cover Up Torture, Please! (Nov 19th, 2005)
Too Many Sick Spies (Nov 18th, 2005)
Cut and Run? (Nov 17th, 2005)
Vietnamization of Iraq (Nov 15th, 2005)
Window Dressing (Nov 14th, 2005)
Baby Boomers & Investments (Nov 8th, 2005)
A Royal Pain (Nov 5th, 2005)
At Long Last! (Nov. 2nd, 2005)
Tourism Marketing (Nov 1st, 2005)
Lies, More Lies, Even More Lies (Oct. 28th, 2005)
9/11 – Frightened of the Truth (Oct 14th, 2005)
United Nations – Missed Opportunities (Sept 21st, 2005)
New Orleans – Aid Offered (Sept 20th, 2005)
New Orleans – Immediate Aftermath (Sept 19th, 2005)
National Energy Center (Sept 18th, 2005)
Britain’s Fuel Crisis (Sep 12th, 2005)
New Orleans – Blinding Incompetence (Sep 1, 2005)
New Orleans – Paralyzing Washington (Aug 31st, 2005)
New Orleans, Failure of Leadership (Aug 30th, 2005)
Bush’s Oil Dilemma (Aug 27th, 2005)
The Cost of Wasted Energy (Aug 25th, 2005)
Imperial America, The Downside (Aug 15th, 2005)
How Stupid George! (Aug 14th, 2005)
An Oil Well Too Far! (Aug 10th, 2005)
PetroEuros & Invading Iran (Aug 8th, 2005)
The Iranian Nuclear Program (Aug 5th, 2005)
China, Jobs & Abortion (July 22nd, 2005)
Treason, or Politics as Usual (July 18th, 2005)
Karl Rove, Teflon or Traitor (July 2nd, 2005)
Commander in Chief, Brilliant! (July 1st, 2005)
The Draft – (Jun 13th, 2005)
Attacking Iran – (Jun 10th, 2005)
Financial Espionage – (Jun 9th, 2005)
Deep Throat – (Jun 8th, 2005)
Telesur – (Jun 2nd, 2005)
World of TV News – (Jun 1st, 2005)
Paranoia or Panic Politics? – (May 12th, 2005)
Abusing the Nation’s Trust – ( May 9th, 2005)
NSA Lied to Congress – (May 8th, 2005)
Newsrooms, WarRooms & CI – (May 7th, 2005)
Blair Sees the Light – (May 6th, 2005)
Corporate Intelligence in a Vacuum – (May 5th, 2005)
Taxes -v- Outsourcing (May 4th, 2005)
Bunker Busting Stupidity – (May 3rd, 2005)
Democrats, Gone Home – (May 2nd, 2005)
UN Reform, Be Careful! – (Apr 29th, 2005)
Politics and Radar Blips – (Apr 28th, 2005)
Enemy of the State – (Apr 25th, 2005)
Spies Cafe – (Apr 23rd, 2002)
Liberals and Socialists – (Apr 22nd, 2005)
Imperial America, King Dicky – (Apr 21st, 2005)
Trailblazer – Another Rip Off? – (Apr 20th, 2005)
The Panzer Pope – (Apr 19th, 2005)
Chinese Seek Justice – (Apr 13th, 2005)
Goodbye Diplomacy – (Apr 12th, 2005)
Oh No, Not Wolfowitz! – (Apr 11th, 2005)
Space, the Forgotten Frontier – (Apr 9th, 2005)
President Carter Snubbed – (Apr 8th, 2005)
Bloody People – (Apr 6th, 2005)
Playing Politics with Life – (Mar 24th, 2005)
EU Intel – Too Many Cooks (Mar 15th, 2005)
Competitive Intelligence, Huh! (Mar 14th, 2005)
Taiwan Free Fire Zone (Mar 12th, 2005)
Vietnamese Revenge (Mar 11th, 2005)
Too Fat to Fight (Mar 10th, 2005)
Social Security Smokescreen (Mar 9th, 2005)
Never Ending Election (Mar 8th, 2005)
Too Many Bloody “Mistakes” (Mar 7th, 2005)
Chinese Pharmaceuticals (Mar 6th, 2006)
Election 2008 – Healthcare & Pharma Costs (Mar 5th, 2005)
Obesity & National Security (Mar 4th, 2005)
Bird Flu – (Mar 3rd, 2005)
FDA Changing Spots? (Mar 2nd, 2005)
Erectile Dysfunction Epidemic (Mar 1st, 2005)
Healthcare – Ticking Time Bomb (Feb 28th, 2005)
Clinton – Is it AIDS? (Feb 25th, 2005)
The Spy on Your Desk (Feb 24th, 2005)
Funding China (Feb 23rd, 2005)
Democrats in Doldrums (Feb 22nd, 2005)
Who Can You Trust?(Feb 21st, 2005)
Negroponte, Intel Chief? (Feb 19th, 2005)
Quarterback, Yes — PM, No (Feb 18th, 2005)
Mercenaries and Private Armies (Feb 17th, 2005)
Secret Prisons (Feb 16th, 2005)
Master of Naivety Degree ( Feb. 15th, 2005)
The Overworked American (Feb. 14th, 2005)
The War in Iraq (Feb 11th, 2005)
The Ruling Classes (Feb 10th, 2005)
Tsunami or Meteorite? (Jan 11th, 2005)
The Rape of Iraq (Jan 4th, 2005)
Intelligence for Sale (Jan. 3rd, 2005)
2004
DC Doldrums (Dec.10th, 2004)
Poison Pills (Dec. 9th, 2004)
Leisure – The Last Frontier (Dec. 6th, 2004)
The Aftermath (Nov 19th, 2004)
Attacking Iran (Oct 19th, 2004)
Military Service (Oct 15th, 2004)
HR – Killing US Industry (Oct 14th, 2004)
The United Nations (Oct 13th, 2004)
Europe, Can You Trust US Owned ISP’s (Oct 12th, 2004)
The New Slave Society (Oct 11th, 2004)
President Reagan and Global Political TV (Oct 9th, 2004)
Telecommunications Intelligence (Oct 8th, 2004)
2004 Veeps Debate (Oct 5th, 2004)
Iraq – Exit Strategy (Oct 2nd, 2004)
First Presidential Debate (Oct 1st, 2004)
Bush’s Flip-Flops (Sep 30th, 2004)
Debates, or News Conferences (Sep 29th, 2004)
Once Bitten, Twice Ravaged (Sept.28th, 2004)
Prelude to World War III (Sep 27th, 2004)
Porter Goss & The CIA (Sep 24th, 2004)
Magic Kingdoms (Sep 23rd, 2004)
Missed Opportunity (Sep 22nd, 2004)
The United Nations (Sep 21st, 2004)
Capitalist War Gone Bad (Sep 20th, 2004)
Terrorist Targets (Sep 17th, 2004)
Oil Crisis Looms (Sep 15th, 2004)
The Bear is Out of Hibernation (Sep 14th, 2004)
Red Herrings (Sep 13th, 2004)
Freedom Fighters or Terrorists? (Sep 10th, 2004)
Due Process, Terrorists and Children (Sep 2nd, 2004)
Maximum Devastation (Sep 1st, 2004)
Get the Wolf! (Aug 31st, 2004)
Not War, It’s Occupation (Aug 30th, 2004)
Libel, Oil and Terrorists (Aug 27th, 2004)
Saudi Threats to US Journalist (Aug 26th, 2004)
A Can of Worms (Aug 25th, 2004)
Bush Creates Islamic Theocracy (Aug 24th, 2004)
Absolute Power Corrupts ( Aug 23rd, 2004)
Burying CIA Mistakes (Aug 22nd, 2004)
Scarce Resources (Aug 19th, 2004)
Venezuela – Oops Wrong Result! (Aug 18th, 2004)
Turf Wars (Aug 17th, 2004)
Viagra Terror Weapon (Aug 16th, 2004)
The Impossible War on Terror (Aug 14th, 2004)
Gay Honey Trap (Aug 13th, 2004)
Liberals, liberals, liberals… (Aug 12th, 2004)
Newts are for Ponds (Aug 11th, 2004)
Go Porter Goss! (Aug 10th, 2004)
Chalabi – Nice Scam! (Aug 9th, 2004)
Dirty, Disgusting Politics (Aug.8th, 2004)
Iraq – Democracy or Puppets (Aug. 7th, 2004)
UK: Europe or USA? (Aug. 6th, 2004)
Backdoor Draft (Aug.5th, 2004)
Beware the Dragon Awakes ( Aug. 4th, 2004)
The Thousand Break Point (Aug.3rd., 2004)
The Missing 9 Minutes (Aug. 2nd, 2004)
Symbols Power and Oppression (Jul. 31st)
Kerry Will End the War! (Jul. 30th.)
Forget Rainbows, Stop Terrorists (Jul. 29th)
ComLinks
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Alan J. Simpson, Washington, DC
The rate of change of communication in today’s world is increasing, and over the next year we will see changes in global politics, financial and investment markets, major industries, and the rise and fall of many international business leaders. Change is around us, and many corporations and organizations, even governments are not prepared, or have the procedures, or teams in place to effectively manage or communicate these changes. Those who plan ahead, with the best intelligence and strategy will succeed. Even then they need external validation to spot those unforeseen errors.
On the pages of ComLinks I have covered many subjects over the last 15 years of publishing and broadcasting. A broad spectrum of industry contacts. They confirm that the winds of rapid change are blowing around the world, and many organizations, even governments are ill prepared to meet these challenges. The communication links need to be established, protected and every threat analyzed.
Neglected by many corporations the world of Corporate Intelligence may be the only way many enterprises can save themselves with the ability to predict and manage change. Ignoring the changing world will result in disaster, even for the Giants of Wall Street. But analyzing the data to death will not accomplish anything is the results and actions can’t be communicated and understood.
Without good Communication Links there will be failure!
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Alan J. Simpson, Washington, DC
The need for training in handling the many threat scenarios that concern governments and corporations has prompted us to reintroduce the training scenarios we developed in the early 1990′s for the looming Y2K crisis. So effective were these that most organizations passed the date change with few, or no problems.
For over thirty years Alan Simpson has advised on managing threats on a global scale, for governments, multi national corporations, small and large enterprises.
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