The Liar's Wife
Forgive me for not live-blogging today’s “much-anticipated” testimony of Valerie Plame before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “Much anticipated” is (of course) a description that applies only to…
The Forgotten Spy
I’m anxiously awaiting my copy of True Believer, the inside story of America’s first major spy scandal of the 21st Century. Written by Scott Carmichael, a senior counterintelligence investigator for…
The Army and the Times
On the Sunday editorial page, The New York Times opines (as only it can) on “The Army After Iraq,” offering its thoughts on how the service should be rebuilt after…
The A380 Arrives
There was more than a touch of irony in today’s arrival of the Airbus A380 super-jumbo jet in New York and Los Angeles. On its maiden flights to both cities,…
Kitty Kelley's Ride on the Short Bus
From her op-ed in today’s Los Angeles Times, I learned that Kitty Kelly, that erst-while biographer of the rich and famous, attended a Catholic convent school as a young girl.…
Captain Nowak's New Job
When NASA fired disgraced astronaut Lisa Nowak earlier this month, we predicted that the Navy Captain would be assigned to some low-visibility post at one of the service’s training bases…
Losing the Information War
We’ve often taken the military to task for its handling of information operations in the GWOT. On many occasions, it seems that the terrorists are far more nimble and adept…
Confirming the Big Fizzle
The CIA has reportedly confirmed what’s been rumored for months: last year’s nuclear test by North Korea was, in fact, a flop. According to Reuters, CIA Director General Michael Hayden…
A New Strategy for Counterintelligence?
It hasn’t received a lot of attention (at least, not yet), but President Bush has approved a new counter-intelligence (CI) strategy for the United States. The Director of National Intelligence…
"Full Protection" Against Iran
The head of Israel’s missile defense program says that recent modifications to the Arrow II system will allow it to successfully intercept and destroy any ballistic missile in the Middle…