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Steele was a candidate for the [[Reform Party of the United States of America|Reform Party]]'s nomination for [[President of the United States]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012 presidential election]] until 23 February 2012.<ref>http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2012/02/robert-david-steele-ends-campaign-for-the-reform-party-presidential-nomination/</ref> |
Steele was a candidate for the [[Reform Party of the United States of America|Reform Party]]'s nomination for [[President of the United States]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012 presidential election]] until 23 February 2012.<ref>http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2012/02/robert-david-steele-ends-campaign-for-the-reform-party-presidential-nomination/</ref> |
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Steele also runs a blog [http://www.phibetaiota.net Public Intelligence] which promotes theories that the government conspired to fake the [[ |
Steele also runs a blog [http://www.phibetaiota.net Public Intelligence] which promotes theories that the government conspired to fake the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]], <ref>[http://www.phibetaiota.net/?s=sandy+hook </ref> and that the [[September 11 attacks]] were a false flag event staged by the Bush Administration. <ref>http://www.phibetaiota.net/?s=9%2F11 </ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
Revision as of 13:36, 22 June 2014
- For other people named Robert Steele, see Robert Steele (disambiguation).
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Occupation | Open source intelligence advocate. |
Website | www.oss.net |
Robert David Steele Vivas (born 16 July 1952) is an American activist and a former Central Intelligence Agency clandestine services case officer known for his promotion of open source intelligence (OSINT).[1]
Steele was a candidate for the Reform Party's nomination for President of the United States in the 2012 presidential election until 23 February 2012.[2]
Steele also runs a blog Public Intelligence which promotes theories that the government conspired to fake the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, [3] and that the September 11 attacks were a false flag event staged by the Bush Administration. [4]
Biography
Early life
Robert David Steele was born in New York City on 16 July 1952. His father was a petroleum industry executive. He spent his first twenty years in Latin America and Asia. He holds a B.A. in political science from Muhlenberg College, an M.A. in international relations from Lehigh University; and an M.P.A. from the University of Oklahoma.
Reform Party candidacy
In 2011 Steele announced his intention to receive the nomination of the United States Reform Party. In November of that year, he crafted a proposed statement called the Electoral Reform Act of 2012 and presented it to the Occupy Wall Street Electoral Reform Committee.[5] He withdrew on 23 February 2012, citing a lack of support from other prospective third party candidates.
Bibliography
All of the following works were self-published by Steele:
- On Intelligence: Spies and Secrecy in an Open World (AFCEA, 2000). ISBN 0-9715661-0-0.
- The New Craft of Intelligence: Personal, Public, & Political (OSS, 2002). ISBN 0-9715661-1-9.
- Peacekeeping Intelligence: Emerging Concepts for the Future (OSS, 2003). Contributing editor with Ben de Jong and Wies Platje. ISBN 0-9715661-2-7.
- Information Operations: All Information, All Languages, All the Time (OSS, 2005). ISBN 0-9715661-3-5.
- The Smart Nation Act: Public Intelligence in the Public Interest (OSS, 2006). ISBN 0-9715661-3-5.
Film appearances
- Steele is prominently featured in the 2007 documentary American Drug War: The Last White Hope.
- He also appeared in two French documentaries: Les Hackers (English translation: Hackers), on the National Geographic Channel, CIA Guerres Secretes (By William Karel) and Le Monde selon Bush (English translation: The World according to Bush by William Karel), on the television channel Paris Première.
- Hackers '95 by Phon-E and R.F. Burns
Notes
- ^ Wired article How to Restore Spies Credibility: Go Open Source published December 14, 2007. See also:
- Agee, Philip. Inside the Company: CIA Diary. Penguin Books, 1975, p. 528. ISBN 0-14-004007-2.
- ^ http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2012/02/robert-david-steele-ends-campaign-for-the-reform-party-presidential-nomination/
- ^ [http://www.phibetaiota.net/?s=sandy+hook
- ^ http://www.phibetaiota.net/?s=9%2F11
- ^ "Robert Steele OWS Electoral Reform Proposal".
External links
- Open Source Solutions Inc.
- Earth Intelligence Network
- Robert David Steele at IMDb
- A Summary of Steele's Views
- Journal Publications
- Speaker biography at DEF CON III Las Vegas 1995
- Open Source Intelligence: Private Sector Capabilities to Support DoD Policy, Acquisitions, and Operations May 5, 1998
- The New Craft of Intelligence - Making the Most of Open Private Sector Knowledge 2002
- Draft legislation to create Open Source Agency posted November 10, 2005
- Interview Audio: Robert David Steele, Open Source Intelligence Evangelist Jan 25 2006
- Forbes - Open Source Intelligence April 18, 2006
- OSS CEO Praises Mary McCarthy, Calls for Censure of DNI & DCI April 22, 2006
- 911, Iraq, & Bin Laden: US’s $60 Billion Intelligence Failure May 2, 2006
- Call for Open Source Intelligence Inputs to Wikipedia July 5, 2006
- OSINT for Peace Operations Est. 2007