From rmcgehee at igc.apc.org Sat May 4 17:29:16 1996 From: rmcgehee at igc.apc.org (Ralph McGehee) Date: Sat, 04 May 1996 09:29:16 -0700 (PDT) Subject: CIA Covert Ops Middle East Message-ID: The below data based contains the most comprehenisive and best computerized record of CIA covert operations in the Middle East from 1947 to the present. CIABASE CIABASE is a computer data base on the Central Intelligence Agency that provides a vital, easy-to-use historical resource for policy makers, academicians, journalists, and students. CIABASE presents over nine megabytes containing over 32,000 annotated entries broken into 100+ categories for hard disk IBM compatible and MACINTOSH personal computers. CIABASE provides data on the CIA and other individual or organizational entities, from information gleaned from 850+ sources of various political ideologies -- congressional reports, newspapers, and magazines, including more than 500 books. CIABASE provides rapid access to specific data, scanning in seconds the entire collection for word, or word-combination, plus date requests; e.g."Covert Action" "China" "94-95." Results are displayed, printed, or dumped to user-named files for editing or transmitting. Professor of intelligence at American University who is a former Commandant of the the Defense Intelligence College, John Macartney, said "CIABASE remains a one-of-a-kind, extraordinary resource for serious scholars, journalists, and researchers, regardless of their political leanings and research interests... there are no alternates out there. If there were, they would undoubtedly sell for thousands of dollars....I am in awe of the massive effort....in short I have found CIABASE invaluable, indeed indispensable..." Dr. John Macartney, American University. "An outstanding job." Seymour Hersh, Publitzer-prize-winning journalist. "A tremendously useful tool for any reporter or researcher." The Nation. "A powerful tool that includes obscure sources and a comprehensive cross-index." The Progressive. "An encyclopedia of CIA actions." San Francisco Chronicle. "An amazing addition to the information world.... it is absolutely indispensable." Louis Wolf, editor Covert Action Quarterly. "Former CIA officer Ralph McGehee has recently updated his excellent CIABASE system adding information from a number of new on-line or printed publications..." Intelligence 9/11/95. The CIA called Ralph McGehee, who compiled CIABASE, an analyst with few peers. McGehee served 25 years in the CIA, 14 years overseas as an operations officer and 11 years at its headquarters. Upon leaving the CIA, McGehee wrote the book "Deadly Deceits" and began the multi-year process of compiling CIABASE. McGehee is a recognized authority on the CIA and has testified many times both in Congress and in the courts and has appeared numerous times on radio and TV. Some of CIABASE subject categories are: Academia Agent (types, handling) Air Op and Airline Ambassador (relations with) Approvals Assassinations Assets Bases Biological War Black Market Book and Book Review Bribery Budget Chemical War Communist Threat Computers Conflict, LI Consequences Contragate Coordination Corporate Interests Counterinsurgency Counterintel Cover Covert Action Cultural Death Squads Deaths (of CIA personnel) Deception Defense Dept Domestic Op Drugs Economic Intel/War Executive Order Election FBI Flap Forgery Foundation Front Org Funding Harassment History Intel Community Intel F(ailure) Intel Op Intel S(success) Intel-Policy International Orgs Investigation of KGB Labor Law Leaks Liaison Maritime Op Media Mercenaries Military Mind Control Minorities NED (National Endowment for Democracy) NSAG (Nat Security Agency) NSC (Nat Security Council) Operation (by cryptonym) Org, Ops (Adm, Intel, etc.) Oversight Overthrow Paramilitary Personnel (policies) Police Procedures Propaganda Proprietary Psywar Publication Purpose of Quote Reconnaissance (tech ops) Religion Requirements Sex Special Forces Stations Students Tech, Audio (Photo, SW, etc.) Terrorism Think Tank Torture Training Veterans Watch List Weaponry White Paper Youth ---------------------------------- CIABASE ORDER FORM - IBM/MACINTOSH ---------------------------------- CIABASE works with any monitor. A hard disk is essential due to the over 9MB of information with the 48K search program software. IBM compatible - works with DOS 2.1 or higher: Check one [ ] 5.25-inch, AT HD disks. [ ] 3.5-inch, 720K disks. [ ] 3.5-inch, 1.4MB disks MACINTOSH - check one [ ] 800K disks. [ ] 1.4MB disks Please enclose a check or money order for $199.00 (please no checks drawn on foreign banks). CIABASE provides original purchasers updates @ $99.00. CIABASE holds most all source material and will photocopy for a fee. CIABASE POB 5022 Herndon, VA, 22070 Phone (703) 437-8487 Fax (703) 437-8487 rmcgehee at igc.apc.org