This week I talk with Havok Journal owner (and current Army Intelligence Officer) Charlie Faint about all things Military Intelligence. It is an episode born of necessity \u2013 we had cancellations and technical issues which meant we had to find something Charlie and I could talk about relatively easily and with little preparation. I think it worked. I know I had a two-track conversation going on \u2013 one with Charlie and one with myself to vet my comments before opening my mouth \u2013 and I think Charlie probably had one as well. But we stay within the tearlines and hopefully manage to give you all a little insight into the MI world.
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\n\nIn the episode, we don\u2019t do justice to all facets of military intelligence. The signals intelligence and analysis aspects get very short shrift. One is difficult to talk about in an unclassified environment and the other is as boring to discuss as it is important to have. I look forward to your hate mail.
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\n\nThis episode continues a stretch of mid-summer cancellations and technical issues. It seems that each episode affected tends to work out better than we had planned, so I\u2019m mildly optimistic that this one will turn out all right. But next week\u2019s show looks great on paper. I won\u2019t dime them out by naming the guests now, since it\u2019s 50-50 that we\u2019ll have that same lineup by showtime. But suffice to say that if we run into issues with our guests, we\u2019re going to have to really up our game to make up for them.\u00a0
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\n\nDid I state that there are only 17 intelligence agencies in the US instead of the real number (18) because I misspoke? Or because I forgot? Or because I was fooling the Chinese into believing we have 5.5% less capabilities than we have? I know which answer I\u2019m sticking to.
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\n\n\n\nThe World\u2019s Most Dangerous Place by James Ferguson
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