International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 1989

152 pages. Wraps. Figure. Tabular data. References. Some soiling rear cover. Contains articles on Soviet use of Eastern European proxies in the Third World; Benjamin Franklin: American spymaster or British mole; the CIA Inspector General; probability analysis for the case of yellow rain; intelligence and the strategic bombing of Germany: the Combined Strategic Targets Committee; the Imperial Japanese Navy and espionage: the Itaru Tachibana Case 1941; and covert communications. Includes an article by J. Bowyer Bell! John Bowyer Bell (November 15, 1931 – August 23, 2003) was an American historian, artist and art critic. He was best known as a terrorism expert. Bell was fascinated by global terrorism conflicts and decided to "write [his] way back into academia". While researching the Middle East, he discovered that the Irgun drew inspiration from the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Irish War of Independence, and began to study the IRA. Bell began research in the National Library of Ireland, and also interviewed Irish republicans in a Kilkenny public house and hotels in Dublin. In 1966, his first book was published; Besieged: Seven Cities Under Siege. In 1969, he published The Long War: Israel and the Arabs since 1946. The Troubles began in Northern Ireland in 1969, and Bell's The Secret Army: the IRA 1916–1970 was one of the first detailed histories of the IRA. He was held hostage in Jordan, shot at in Lebanon, kidnapped in Yemen and deported from Kenya. The World Trade Center and Global Terrorism (2002) shortly after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States by Al-Qaeda. The International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence is a quarterly academic journal about intelligence studies and responses to intelligence activities. All articles submitted to this journal undergo editorial screening and review. The journal was established in 1986. The International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence serves as a medium for professionals and scholars to exchange opinions on issues and challenges encountered by both government and business institutions in making contemporary intelligence-related decisions and policy. At the same time, this quarterly serves as an invaluable resource for researchers looking to assess previous developments and events in the field of national security. Dedicated to the advancement of the academic discipline of intelligence studies, the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence publishes articles and book reviews focusing on a broad range of national security matters. As an independent, non-partisan forum, the journal presents the informed and diverse findings of its contributing authors, and does not advocate positions of its own. Peer Review Policy: All papers submitted to the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence undergo initial editorial screening. Once deemed suitable, research articles are sent out for double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent referees. Presumed First Edition, First printing this issue.…