The Intelligence Wars
Welcome to the web site for The Intelligence Wars: Lessons from Baghdad, a book that is a critical review of U.S. intelligence operations in Iraq and explains why human intelligence must be better managed to fight future enemies. This web site is also the home of the Intelligence Wars Blog
Recommended reading by the Director of Intelligence of the U.S. Marine Corps - in the DIRINT Recommended Reading List and by Foreign Policy as essential reading for intelligence officers.
Check with your local book store or favorite on-line retailer to obtain The Intelligence Wars.
The Intelligence Wars is also used as a text in college courses on intelligence operations. Students in those classes should check The Intelligence Wars Library which has updated links to many of the articles cited in the book and other research links.To learn more about The Intelligence Wars, the book, click here!
Recent Posts
- Future Combat System Discarded
- John – the CIA Analyst Who Found Bin Laden
- The Asset Who Hunted the CIA – HUMINT Lessons
- Intelligence Wars Library has been updated
- Iraq Gives the Quds Force Another Stick to Use Against It
- Quds Force Commander’s Advice to Gen Petraeus
- Details on Suicide Bomb Attack at CIA Base – FOB Chapman
- The Intelligence Officer’s Lament
- The Mission, the Men, and Pete Blaber
- SEALS Link HUMINT to Action
The Book That Gives the Ground Truth About Intelligence in the Iraq War
Follow the link below to learn more about The Intelligence Wars: Lessons From Baghdad including more about the author, Colonel Steven O'Hern, and how to obtain media information.
Look for The Intelligence Wars at your bookstore or at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.com. You can also order The Intelligence Wars directly from the publisher, Prometheus Books
The Intelligence Wars Blog
The Intelligence Wars Blog continues and expands the analysis of intelligence operations in irregular wars and the role of Iran's Revolutionary Guards in Iraq and around the world. This is the only blog dedicated to objectively documenting the activities of the Revolutionary Guards, also known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or the Pasdaran.
Intelligence and Counterinsurgency Resources
For the student of intelligence operations, especially human intelligence (HUMINT) in COIN and anti-terrorism operations, this will be the section for you. In addition to The Intelligence Wars Library, try searching the site to yield information from the blog that can be useful for students and researchers.
