Monthly Archives: November 2011

A Nifty Bit of Spy Tradecraft

Posted on November 29, 2011 by SpyBlog

October 11, 2011 Historian Mark Stout A couple weeks ago while I was at the National Archives doing research for a book I’m writing about John Grombach and The Pond, a little known espionage organization that did work for the … Continue reading →

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Al Qaeda Is in Trouble

Posted on November 29, 2011 by SpyBlog

 September 21, 2011 Historian Mark Stout Al Qaeda’s future is gloomy. That’s the message I took from a conference on 13 and 14 September by the National Defense University’s Conflict Records Research Center and Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Advance … Continue reading →

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Practicing Openness—Secretly

Posted on November 29, 2011 by SpyBlog

September 19, 2011 Historain Mark Stout The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the agency which flies America’s spy satellites, celebrated its 50th anniversary this last weekend with a gala at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport. … Continue reading →

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My September 11th and Beyond at the CIA

Posted on November 29, 2011 by SpyBlog

September 8, 2011 Historian Mark Stout On September 11th, 2001 I was a team chief, leading a small group of analysts at the CIA.  My part of the Agency did not work on terrorism.  Some of us knew a bit … Continue reading →

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What Did Intelligence Do for Us during the Cold War?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by SpyBlog

September 6, 2011 Mark Stout, SPY Historian Last week I had a pleasant chat with a customer down in our bookstore and he posed a really interesting question.  He said that he understood the importance of intelligence in wartime, but … Continue reading →

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