1-11-2017,
Focus Group Homework: Intl 500 Week 2
Intelligence Officer Training, 2nd Master’s
Degree: Miss. Bayo Elizabeth Cary, AA, BA, MLIS
Cell: 1-352-872-4774
Email: mumbaibayo.cary@yandex.com
Body of Commentary:
It has been argued, that a great deal of
information, was lost due to a lack of communications, between various US Secret
Service agencies, and that, the loss of inter-office communications, is one primary
reason, why-911, happened to America:
The tragic events of 9/11
highlighted failures in communication and cooperation in the U.S. intelligence
community. Agencies within the community failed to “connect the dots” in the
intelligence they had, which was cited by the 9/11 Commission Report as a
reason for the terrorist attacks being allowed to happen. Since then, the U.S.
(Chomic 2011, 95)
I would argue, that
communications, between the various US Secret Service agencies, was only one
factor-although valid, that contributed to: 911. As a response-in an attempt,
to remedy communications blocks, between US Secret Service agencies, the US government,
decided to support and encourage, the collection of “intelligence information,”
from online social networking websites (Chomic 2011, 95). Collecting “intelligence”
information, from online social networking websites, has in many ways, been, a successful
venture, for US Secret Service agencies-and in particular, for: US FBI.
I did
a great deal of reading, to arrive, at a research question, that I found to be
suitable for me. I wanted subject matter, that was not entirely foreign to
me-something that I could utilize, as a: “true experiment,” and follow-through,
with, to the experimental stages, as well. I am interested in social
networking, and how social networking relates to, both: obtaining, and the
sharing, of: “intelligence information.” Initially, I read a class text book for
information, on how the “Internet”-has, in many ways, increased the activities,
of “information/intelligence,” collected, in the form of: OSINTL (Lowenthal and
Clark 2016, 26). Further along, in my class assigned text: The 5 Disciplines
of Intelligence Collection, I came across additional information, regarding
INTL collection, and “Future Trends,” that specifically relates, to the INTL genre
of: HUMINTL-as well (Lowenthal and Clark 2016, 74).
I have already done, some introductory
evaluation, of what might be possible, in-so-far-as, sharing “intelligence
information,” online, through social networking websites. For instance: some
online social networks, like: Facebook, Fling, WordPress, and Instagram-support
online terrorist organizations, and, although located in the US, they openly
oppose: The US Constitution, and its attendant Bill of Rights. America is not a
safe country, when various members of our Secret Service branches, and popular
businesses, such as: Facebook, have no respect, or recognition, for our: US
Constitution, and The Bill of Rights, i.e.: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/checkpoint/block/
(Zuckerberg Facebook 2017).
Facebook-for instance, allows
for a great deal, of inappropriate information, and social interactions online,
such as: Swastika symbols, and live bestiality movies-however, if you complain
about your roommate assaulting you, or trying to rape you, or, you post a
personal complaint, about being tortured, and being assaulted by US
police-Facebook blocks you, from your own Facebook page. I hate Facebook.
Facebook, is such a fake online social networking website. You are not allowed
to talk about anything meaningful, or post about anything important, on
Facebook.
While it has been safely
established and verified, that information shared online, through social
networks, can be mined, for valuable “intelligence information,’ my research
information, has more to do, with a newer aspect, of online information
sharing-live broadcasting, and “intelligence collection.” Intelligence
reporting and collecting, by live integrating broadcasting-is a relatively new
and unexplored academic field-it includes feedback aspects, for a truly: “intelligent
interaction” (Jiang etc al. 2011, 646). One demand, of establishing an
effective research question, that needs to be answered, is locating an original
topic, that has not already been: over-investigated, and exploited.
Therefore, my original thesis
statement, is as such: How can utilizing the services of a popular social
networking website/tools, in live time, with attendant interactive feedback
capabilities, and video/text messaging-improve remote “intelligence” collections,
of valuable, and difficult to obtain-by other means: “intelligence information.”
An example, given in my class required reading text: The 5 Disciplines of
Intelligence Collection-describes, the cold-war era, between the US and Russia,
and the significant difficulties HUMNINTL working for the US had, in accessing
and verifying intelligence information, that was being “concealed,” in East
Germany-before, the Berlin Wall fell (Lowenthal and Clark 2016, 68).
I will endeavor, to design, the
afore mentioned experiment, and, to practice with the appropriate online social
networking tools-myself, to: “invent,” an interactive social networking
platform, with the required feedback accoutrements-that, will serve, my needed
and required purposes. I have reviewed the requirements attendant, to:
constructing, and carrying out, a: “true experiment,” and find, that my idea is:
1.
original for the purpose intended-to
expand a formal academic body of knowledge;
2.
the experiment is both: feasible and
possible-I can work with computer equipment and software online, that I already
have access to, and, a subject should be easy to locate-only 1 consent for, for
the initial-pre-trials, a: “case study,” and;
3.
the overall benefit, of the information
obtained from my experiment, will contribute positively, to the academic field,
of “intelligence studies.”
References
Chomik, Andrew. 2011. “Making Friends in
Dark Shadows: An Examination of the Use
of Social Computing
Strategy Within the United States
Intelligence Community
Since 9/11.” Global Media Journal-Canadian
Edition
vol. 4, no. 2:95-113.
Güntner, Georg, Horstmann, Heike, Jiang,
Jianmin, Köhler, Joachim, Löffler, Jobst, Ren,
Jinchang, Weng, Ying, Williams,
Carmen Mac, and Zaletelj, Janez. 2011. “LIVE:
An Integrated Production and
Feedback System for Intelligent and Interactive TV
Broadcasting” IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting vol.
57, no. 3.: 646-661.
Lowenthal, Mark M. and Clark, Robert M. 2016.
The 5 Disciplines of Intelligence
Collection.
CQ Press, an Imprint of
Sage Publications, Inc.
Zuckerberg, Mark. 2017. “Facebook Illegal
Unconstitutional Block From Accessing My
Facebook
Account.” Accessed January 11, 2017.
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