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Sep 8, 2023 · John Cardwell, who joined the CIA in 1966, became an expert in digital image enhancement, and was critical to providing guidance on what would be optimal conditions for images capturing the...
A BIBLE LESSON ON SPYING. John M. Cardwell. For the past few years the Central Intelligence Agency has come under considerable scrutiny. Major issues have been raised regarding oversight and control, the intent being to insure accountability and legality.
“When it [K-129] had its accident, it created a very strong acoustic signature that was picked up by the underwater surveillance network that we had set up around the world - both in the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean - where we could follow the movement of the submarines,” John Cardwell, a former CIA officer, told Netflix's Spy Ops (2003 ...
- 1 Tension of Command
- 2 Tension Authority
- 3 Tension Levels
- 4 Tension of Risk Tolerance
The first sub-tension resides in military doctrine. The opposing sides in this tension are command concepts adopted in doctrine, and the HUMINT practitioner’s preferred modus operandi. Military command is hierarchical so their organizations and management structures generally follow suit. On the other side, strategic HUMINT collectors prefer flexib...
The second sub-tension involves the authorization behind HUMINT and military operations. A former special forces legal expert succinctly framed this tension when he wrote, “the law permits while Congress attempts to restrict” (Wall 2011, 92). The authority to conduct all military operations stems from executive branch powers and law. The framers of...
The third sub-tension occurs between the levels of war and intelligence. To begin to understand this, one should put themselves in the shoes of a World War II soldier. This soldier, dug in on the forward line of troops, does not necessarily care about the enemy’s strategic stocks or manufacturing capability. This soldier is worried about what is ov...
The final sub-tension with commanding spies is risk tolerance. Intelligence gathering is a risky business. When military intelligence operations are compromised, the impacts can be calamitous. Risk is seemingly well understood in military circles. A joint staff officer stated, “risk is the most important dialogue there is [in the DoD]. Either you c...
- Matthew A. Rose
- 2020
John M. Cardwell, “A Bible Lesson on Spying,” a CIA study, in Studies in Intelligence, Winter, 1978, posted on CANVAS Rose Mary Sheldon, Spies of the Bible (London: Greenhill Books, 2007).
"Bible Lesson on Spying" by John M. Cardwell, CIA's Studies in Intelligence, Fall or Winter 1978. "The Tale of Hushai The Archite" explores a Biblical example of influence agents.
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