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1You get so used to lying that after a while its hard to remember what the truth is.

2 Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.

3Most of the time, the war against leaks is much more about a presidential quest for control

over information, over his own White !ouse, over the governmentthan it is about real

damage the leak has caused.

4"he habits and language of clandestinity can into#icate even its own practitioners.

5$% have always loved truth so passionately that % have often resorted to lying as a way of

introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms.&

6'%ntelligence is about people and a study of people. %t is not simply a question of studyingpeople on the other side, but studying one(s own as well. We have to learn about one another,

not )ust about strangers.' Maurice *ldfield

7'+ll the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what

you don(t know from what you do.' uke of Wellington

8'%f there is ever another ma)or war, it will begin because one side has obtained -or believes

it has obtained such a complete knowledge of the enemy(s intentions and capabilities that it is

sure that with its own resources victory is possible and easy.' /hilip Warner

9 'Electronic intelligence, valuable though it is in its own way, serves to augment the

daunting volume of information which is directed at headquarters from satellite and aerial

reconnaissance, intelligence0gathering ships, optical observation, special forces, armoured

reconnaissance teams, and the interrogation of prisoners. 1owadays the commander is

confronted with too much information, rather than too little, and it is his informed )udgment

which ultimately decides what is relevant and important.' 21+"*, "he Warsaw /act and the

3uperpowers, 45 ed. p. 66 , !ugh 7arringdon8

10%deally there should be one single organisation responsible for all security intelligence

within the country. %f there is more than one, it is almost impossible to define the respective

responsibilities of each organisation or to devise any means of coordinating their activities. ..,agents, especially the less reliable, will get themselves on to the payroll of several

organisations and feed them the same unreliable information. 3uch information seemingly

confirmed from different sources will be accepted as authentic. "he different organisations

will withhold information from one another in order to obtain the credit for themselves. +

promising line of intelligence may well be cut inadvertently, or even intentionally, by another

organisation. Mutual suspicion and )ealousies will arise, quite likely with the result that the

separate organisations merely end up spying on each other. .. "he best organisation to be

responsible for all internal security intelligence work is the special branch of a police force

rather than a completely separate organisation. %s is a great advantage if intelligence officers

have police powers and are able to call when necessary on other branches of the police for

support and assistance for developing their intelligence work.' 23%3 irector of *perations-9:;


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11'"he >%+ failed to predict 3addam !ussein(s invasion of ?uwait or the economic collapse

of the 3oviet @nion. Even when the agency(s spies did spot trouble ahead, the message did not

always make its way to policy0makers. >%+ analyses were once regarded as so long and

turgid that they often went unread by their customers in the White !ouse and national security

staff.'

12'Aecause the >%+ is secret, it is also insularB because it is elitist, it is also unaccountable.'

21ewsweek 9orps', +nthony >layton

15 '"he successful %ntelligence officer must be cool, courageous, and adroit, patient and

imperturbable, discreet and trustworthy. !e must understand the handling of troops and have

a knowledge of the art of war. !e must be able to win the confidence of his Feneral, and to

inspire confidence in his subordinates. !e must have resolution to continue unceasingly his

search for information, even in the most disheartening circumstances and after repeated

failures. !e must have endurance to submit silently to criticism, much of which may be based

on ignorance or )ealousy. +nd he must be able to deal with men, to approach his source of

information with tact and skill, whether such source be a patriotic gentleman or an abandoned

traitor. '2. 7orearmed 0 + !istory of the %ntelligence >orps', +nthony >layton8

163cholars and spies can give to our national strategy and to our foreign policy the enormous

benefit of ob)ectivity if, but only if, our national leaders are disposed to protect our open

society by maintaining and using, not abusing, a sophisticated secret intelligence service. +

free nation with accurate knowledge of the world around it, particularly of hostile and

secretive closed societies, is more likely to survive and prosper than one that relies on wishful

thinking. 3pies and scholars can give significant clues to future opportunities and dangers, if

kept at work on a systematic, stable well0coordinated programme calculated to find facts that

interpret them ob)ectively.' 27oreword to 3ecrets, 3pies G 3cholarsH Alueprint of the

essential >%+. =ay >line8

17'You cannot convert the absence of information into a conclusion.' 23um of all fears, p.

:6;. "om >lancy8

18 '"here is a difference between not knowing anything and understanding that you don(t

know.' 23um of all fears, p. :6I. "om >lancy8

19'"he rudiments of military intelligence 2are8 not a matter of individual prowess, producing

dramatic coups, but a painstaking labour, the result of teamwork piecing together an infinite

number of small facts.' 2+gent E#traordinaire, p. ID. Michel !olland8


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20'Fetting the operational plan properly worked out by reconnaissance in advance is crucial

to the subsequent success of any operation, which is why we were spending so much time

looking at the options before the final decisions were made.' 2'Aroken Jives', Aob 3tewart8

21When you get involved in undercover work you lie and cheat because the end )ustifies the

means, to penetrate the organisation. You(re brought up this way. %t creates a certain psychewithin your head, and if you don(t have any internal 0 any strong moral fiber, this becomes

part of your personality.

You get people who are very adept at making black look white. "hey(re the best salesmen

and con men in the world, because when you work undercover you turn into a con man, this is

your forte, this is your stock in trade. %t(s a macho image. "he newspapers and "K glorify it.

You can put away your personality, middle0class, and get involved in this criminal world. %t(s

very attractive to a lot of people. %t becomes a way of life, and it taints the way they look at

their )ob. "hey use the same techniques in competing against their fellow agents.' 2Marty

/era, director of >entac, E+. in @nderground Empire, pp. 94ommunism. %f caught us completely on the hop. +ll that intelligence

about their war0fighting capabilities was all very well, but it didn(t tell us the one thing we

needed to know, that it was all about to collapse. %t was a colossal failure of the whole

Western system of intelligence assessment and political )udgment.' quoted in @? Eyes +lpha

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28%n the intelligence community % am told that the threat is now called multi0faceted or multi0

directional, which actually means that we are not very sure what it is or where it(s coming

from.' 27ield Marshal /eter %nge, >hief of the Feneral 3taff, 9::C8

29%f a military mission has no guide who knows the inside information of the opponents, it

will likely have to retreat half of the way. >hinese /roverb

30 $"here will come a time when it isn(t ("hey(re spying on me through my phone( anymore.

Eventually, it will be (My phone is spying on me(.& /hilip ? ick

31$"he way things are supposed to work is that we(re supposed to know virtually everything

about what they 2the government8 doH that(s why they(re called public servants. "hey(re

supposed to know virtually nothing about what we doH that(s why we(re called private

individuals.& Flenn Freenwald

32$?nowing a great deal is not the same as being smartB intelligence is not information alonebut also )udgment, the manner in which information is collected and used.&

33With his ears let him listen, and look with his eyesB thus each wise man spies out the way.

34$+ll warfare is based on deception. !ence, when able to attack, we must seem unableB

when using our forces, we must seem inactiveB when we are near, we must make the enemy

believe we are far awayB when far away, we must make him believe we are near.& w 3un "Lu

"he art of Warefare

35%f your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. %f he is in superior strength,

evade him. %f your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. /retend to be weak, that

he may grow arrogant. %f he is taking his ease, give him no rest. %f his forces are united,

separate them. %f sovereign and sub)ect are in accord, put division between them. +ttack him

where he is unprepared, appear where you are not e#pected. 3un "Lu "he art of Warefare

36* divine art of subtlety and secrecy "hrough you we learn to be invisible, through you

inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy(s fate in our hands. 3un "Lu "he art of Warefare

37 %t is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a

hundred battlesB if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and

lose oneB if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every singlebattle.le 3un "Lu "he art of Warefare

38 +ll men can see these tactics whereby % conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out

of which victory is evolved. 3un "Lu "he art of Warefare

39%t is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you

and to bribe them to serve you. Five them instructions and care for them. "hus doubled

agents are recruited and used. 3un "Lu "he art of Warefare

40 *f all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret

agentB of all rewards none more liberal than those given to secret agentsB of all matters none ismore confidential than those relating to secret operations. 3un "Lu "he art of Warefare
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413ecret operations are essential in warB upon them the army relies to make its every move.

3un "Lu "he art of Warefare

42>ensorship is necessary in modern societies.

43"he computer and the increased storage capabilities available have enabled

vast amounts of data to be accumulated, stored and transmitted electronically."hese new technological capabilities have not yet fully found their legal or

contractual response in the business world. What should be done to keep all

information confidentialN44. "he real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin

to think like computers.& 3ydney . !arris

45. "echnology 0 with all its promise and potential 0 has gotten so far beyond human control

that its threatening the future of humankind.& ?im Kicente46. Even the technology that promises to unite us, divides us. Each of us is now electronically

connected to the globe, and yet we feel utterly alone.& +ngels and emons an Arown

47.In the 21st century military strength will be measured not by the weapons our troopscarry, but by the languages they speak and the cultures that they understand. A *bama,

4hange is also a training ground for leadership. When

we think of leaders, we remember times of change, innovation and conflict. Jeadership is

often about shaping a new way of life. "o do that, you must advance change, take risks

and accept responsibility for making change happen. 0 >harles E. =ice, >E* of Aarnett

Aank51. %n organiLations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. "he patterns of

relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions,

roles, and positions. 0 Margaret Wheatly#eadership and the $ew %cience

52. You gain strength, courage and confidence by every e#perience in which you really stop

to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do. 0 Eleanor

=oosevelt

53. "echnology cannot substitute for personal interaction.

54. "he best e#ecutive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants

done, and self0restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

00"heodore =oosevelt

55. /eople hate each other because they are afraid of each otherB they are afraid of each other

because they dont know each otherB they dont know each other because they dont

>*MM@1%>+"E& -Martin Juther ?ing)

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