Dr Rajiv Desai
An Educational Blog
Spying
Spying: _ Clockwise from top left: Orlin Roussev, Katrin Ivanova, Ivan Stoyanov, Biser Dzhambazov, Vanya Gaberova and Tihomir Ivanchev. These six Bulgarians have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for spying for the Kremlin in the UK and across Europe. ___ Section-1 Prologue: The old phrase ‘gentlemen don’t read each other’s mail’ was unfortunately the dominant U.S. attitude before the Second World War — with catastrophic consequences at Pearl Harbor. … America learned the hard way: In reality, that was what everyone else was doing, and America was being not only naïve, but putting itself at risk by not doing so. Throughout history, espionage has shaped the dynamics of power, politics, and security. Throughout history, adversaries have routinely taken their competitive efforts beyond the battlefield. Nazi spies during World War II tried to penetrate the secrets behind American aviation technology, just as Soviet spies in the Cold War targeted […]
INTELLIGENCE AGAINST TERRORISM
INTELLIGENCE AGAINST TERRORISM: I thank everybody for visiting my website. This is the 100th article on my website. For this important occasion, I have chosen a topic that is the talk of the town. Everybody worldwide is concerned about rise of terrorism and this article is a small step to eradicate terrorism using our intelligence. _______ _______ Prologue: In February 2001, CIA director George Tenet publicly testified to Congress that “the threat from terrorism is real, it is immediate, and it is evolving.” Furthermore, “Osama bin Laden and his global network of lieutenants and associates remain the most immediate and serious threat.” Nevertheless, the Intelligence Community gave no specific warning of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Although all observers grant that terrorist groups are very difficult targets and that undetected movements of small numbers of their members in an open society cannot realistically be prevented, serious questions remain. Look at […]
