A first hand example of jobs within the national security state

The founders of the American Republic were all against a large standing army and a large central government. The framers of the Constitution all knew about the negative drag a large standing army would have on the economy and that it would require taxation from the private sector. However, as a result of a political establishment corrupted by money, the republic principals our country was founded on, have been superseded by the needs and demands of an imperial aristocracy.

As follow up to a previous blog posting on the booming intelligence industry, the following is just one of the thousands of jobs with the national security state apparatus and the military industrial complex that Dwight D Eisenhower warned about in 1961.

This job is a classic example of why the founders of the American republic had warned against a large standing army and a large central government.

MIBU is in need of experienced all source intelligence analysts who are extremely comfortable in mining and exploiting the contents of multiple, sometimes very sensitive, databases for the purpose of creating a more comprehensive "portrait" of a terrorist identity. Essentially, this is bringing together a bunch of "pixels" to create a "dot" for others to begin connecting with other dots. An extensive CI background has also proven helpful in doing the kind of "digging" required for this analytic work, which is far closer to "targeting analysis" (not the kinetic kind) than traditional analysis.

Education/Level of Experience: Possess a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration or equivalent relevant experience. Possess 8-10 years of relevant experience and possess demonstrated performance in similar positions.

Professional Traits: Be a self-starter with ability to work independently and possess a strong customer service focus. Possess the following: ability to develop and nurture partnerships, individual and organizational, across organizational boundaries and at all levels; strong research, writing, and analytical skills; excellent organization, interpersonal, and teamwork skills; sound judgment, flexibility, and creative problem solving skills; demonstrated strong customer service focus; effective communication skills, both written and oral; ability to interact successfully with all organizational levels, from junior employees to senior managers; prior work in interagency or joint command environment; independent working skills, demonstrated capability to deal with personnel at all levels in government, industry, and academia; and Critical Traits: experience at handling and delegating competing priorities; ability to quickly assess the significance of current developments, and capability to brief senior consumers in a dynamically changing environment are crucial.


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