Quote of the day

How do we define intelligence? (The governmental type).

Most would often bare resemblance to this:

“The gathering, analysis and processing of exploitable information.”

While valid, it’s hardly effective at appeasing public misconception of the nature and purpose of such a vital activity. Take a look at any public forum, and the moment said word is uttered, it brings out the tinfoil crazies and the hippies, painting images of gestapo-type interrogations and secret plots against our individual freedoms. Unfortunately, this does have an impact on the more moderate public in furthering their misconceptions. Why? I would say that the use of the term “exploitable” plays a major factor. While innocuous in its original meaning,  it has been grossly misappropriated, particularly  by the left to imply a pejorative manipulation of others. As such, I would propose an alternative definition I encountered the other day:

“The ability to follow and project historical trends”. *

*Ironically, the author  of such an articulate statement was a former Nazi Intelligence Officer, Reinhard Ghelen “drafted” by the U.S due to his extensive knowledge of the Stalinist Russia’s true intentions post WWII, which happened to have been a far cry from the benevolent image of “Uncle Joe” (Stalin) which the media of the time gobbled up and regurgitated.

Talk about using Bezeelb’ub to drive out the Devil. Though if the ends justify the means…..