Module 17 Flashcards
He sent spies from the 12 tribes of Israel to the land of Canaan to conduct 40 days and 40 nights of spying. No attack was made.
Moses
One of the surviving spies sent by Moses to spy on Canaan; He successfully invaded Jericho after sending two spies to Jericho.
Joshua
The Harlot of Jericho who sheltered and concealed the two spies sent by Joshua to Jericho; provided information to the two spies regarding the attitude of the people in Jericho.
Rahab
The concealed the Philistines in her house and used her femininity to gain intelligence.
Delilah
He believed that foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits, or from gods, or from analogy with past events nor from calculations. He wrote, “It must be obtained from men who knew the enemy situation.”
Sun Tzu
he devised first letter sorting and opening to obtain information of malcontents growing among his allies and mercenaries. He use phalanx to box in enemy, hoplite infantry, archers, artillery and skirmishers.
Alexander the great
Roman general in Spain and possessor of the white fawn that tried to follow Polynaeus everywhere; his intelligence agents credited their information to the supernatural power of animals.
Quintus Sertorius
He employed more than four thousand agents for the sole purpose of bringing him the truth that his throne might rest upon him.
Akbar the great mogul
He used intelligence to conquer China and invade Cathay; Instructed his generals to send spies and used prisoners as sources of information. He utilized effective propaganda by spreading rumors of Mongol terror.
Genghis Khan
He was considered as the Father of Organized Military Espionage. He established rules for obtaining and using every grade of spy or intelligence and divided his agents into four classes
Frederick the great
recruited among the poor fold the purpose is to find out enemies camp.
Common spies
low informers and unreliable renegades of value chiefly in spreading false information to the enemy to establish deception.
Double spies
couriers and noblemen, staff officers and kindred conspirators, invariably requiring substantial bribe or bait.
Spies of consequences
to undertake espionage against their will. The use of blackmail especially to rich family.
Persons who are forced
He roamed around the city often disguising as beggar to gather first-hand information. His invasion of Italy, his brilliant and futile raid in history, gained him many victories and nearly bled Rome to death. He was considered the Father of Strategy.
Hannibal Barca
His staff of each legion includes 10 speculators who served as information collecting agency. The speculators were the first intelligence personnel to appear definitely in a military organization.
Gauis Julius Caesar
Napoleon’s military secret service and Napoleon’s eyes. He began his career in offensive espionage. Under a cover role, he was able to infiltrate the Austrian General Staff and studies the characters of the Generals. His royal foes selected to defeat him. He possess the skill in acting.
Karl Schulmeister
He, as the grandmaster, mobilized the free masons of the colonies at the outbreak of the American War of Independence.
George Washington
Under Queen Elizabeth, he organized the first National Intelligence Service. He employed spies on the staff of the Admiral in Command of the Spanish Army and able to obtain information regarding the Spanish Army as to their ships, equipment, forces, and stores. He protected Queen Elizabeth I from countless assassins and he was responsible for the execution of Queen Mary of Scotland.
Francis Walsingham of England
He was also known as Armand du Plessis, a French clergyman, noble and statesman. He introduced the network of covert collectors who transmitted prompt and accurate information to Paris regarding the activities of the rebels and dissidents of the kingdom. He has the power of reasoning, strong-willed and has the ability to govern others and uses political power effectively.
Richeliu of France
He systematized political policy, continuous surveillance, postal censorship and military organization.
Louis XIV
a French Military leader and Emperor. He believes that “One spy in the right place is worth 20,000 men in the field.” He also organized two bureaus of interest:
Napoleon Bonaparte
consolidated all incoming incoming information regarding the enemy for presentation to the emperor and to obtain information as desired.
Bureau of intelligence
maintained a large map which covers the latest information regarding both enemy and friendly forces.
Topographic Bureau
He incorporated intelligence in the General Staff Support System. He contributed to the science of Military Censorship and organized Military Propaganda. He worked as a census taker and developed an informal format in the gathering of data.
Wilhelm Stieber
one of the most brilliant intelligence agents, though he was homosexual. Chief of the Austro-Hungarian secret service and at the same time agent of the Russia (convicted of treason in 1913 and then committed suicide). His treason led to the death of 500,000 agents and soldiers combined in his 13 years of espionage episode.
Alfred Redl
in ancient India, he overthrew the Nanda Dynasty and established the first Mayuryan King in the Indian throne. He recommended to his king that for the ruler to succeed, the ruler should strike at his enemy’s weak points by means of spies.
Brahman Kautilya
French statesman, known as the Father of Modern Political Espionage. He was trained for the priesthood instead became a teacher. He rose to become the most feared and respected intelligence director in French history. He created a network of agent and his assistance founded the modern system of spying on spies which later known as counter espionage. He used counter espionage to test the fidelity among prisoners.
Joseph Fouche of France
In June 1942, President Roosevelt established the office of Strategic Services (OSS) with Donovan as in-charge. The OSS was the builder of a central intelligence system and was considered as the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The exploits of the OSS became legendary in World War II. Before it became OSS, it was formerly known as Office of the Coordination of Information (COI). He is known as the Father of American Intelligence.
Gen. William Donovan
in 1725, he organized a systematic police system called “Watch and Ward” and by Royal proclamation, the profession “State Informer” was created in 1734 enjoining all informers to expose criminal activities and be compensated.
Edward I, King of England
known to be the “detective in a derby”. He was a member of the New York Police Department in early 1990 and was the head of the Italian Squad. Through extensive intelligence network, he is credited to smash the Black Society.
Joseph Petrosino
