This Stratfor Glossary of Useful, Baffling and Strange Intelligence Terms is an amusing and entertaining read, regardless of what you think of ethics of Wikileaks. I like the term “Clancy” meaning, “Somebody who has read a lot of Tom Clancy novels and thinks he knows the Craft. Total moron“. If you’re planning on writing fiction or running an RPG with an espionage-based theme, the whole thing is gold. Which explains why the link came via author Charlie Stross.
Best one for me is what they say about Microsoft Powerpoint
An efficient means for turning complex and sophisticated analysis into half-witted bullets. If you can’t read a 50 page analysis before invading a country or buying a company, you probably shouldn’t be in the business.
Single most destructive invention known to man.
This is not the first time PowerPoint has been blamed for the decline of Western civilisation…
