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| − | '''NameBase''' | + | '''NameBase''' was a web-based cross-indexed database of names that focused on individuals involved in the international [[United States Intelligence Community|intelligence community]], [[U.S. foreign policy]], crime, and business. The focus was on the post-World War II era and [[spooky]] activities.<ref name=online>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-18696782.html</ref> It had not been updated since 2009, but its disappearance from the web by 2023, an irreparable loss for the studies of deep politics. |
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
| − | Founder [[Daniel Brandt]] began collecting [[clipping (publications)|clipping]]s and [[citation]]s pertaining to influential people and [[intelligence (information gathering)|intelligence]] agents after becoming a member of the [[Students for a Democratic Society]], an organization which opposed US foreign policy, in the 1970s.<ref name=online/> With the advent of personal computing, he developed a database which allowed subscribers to access the names of [[United States Intelligence Community|US intelligence agents]].<ref> | + | Founder [[Daniel Brandt]] began collecting [[clipping (publications)|clipping]]s and [[citation]]s pertaining to influential people and [[intelligence (information gathering)|intelligence]] agents after becoming a member of the [[Students for a Democratic Society]], an organization which opposed US foreign policy, in the 1970s.<ref name=online/> With the advent of personal computing, he developed a database which allowed subscribers to access the names of [[United States Intelligence Community|US intelligence agents]].<ref>http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/online/issue24/lob24-02.htm</ref> |
| − | In the [[1980s]], through his company Micro Associates, he sold subscriptions to this computerized database, under its original name, Public Information Research, Inc (PIR). At PIR's onset, Brandt was President of the newly formed non-profit corporation and investigative researcher, [[Peggy Adler]], served as its Vice President. The material was described as "information on all sorts of spooks, military officials, political operators and other cloak-and-dagger types."<ref name="morley"> | + | In the [[1980s]], through his company Micro Associates, he sold subscriptions to this computerized database, under its original name, Public Information Research, Inc (PIR). At PIR's onset, Brandt was President of the newly formed non-profit corporation and investigative researcher, [[Peggy Adler]], served as its Vice President. The material was described as "information on all sorts of spooks, military officials, political operators and other cloak-and-dagger types."<ref name="morley">http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-6754640.html |newspaper=[[The Nation]] </ref> He told ''[[The New York Times]]'' at the time that "many of these sources are fairly obscure so it's a very effective way to retrieve information on U.S. intelligence that no one else indexes."<ref name="NYT87">http://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/06/us/washington-talk-the-study-of-intelligence-only-spies-can-find-these-sources.html</ref> One research librarian calls it "a unique part of the 'Deep Web'", equally useful to investigative journalists and students.<ref name="O'Hanlon">https://dspace1.it.ohio-state.edu/dspace/handle/1811/325</ref> |
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| − | In 1995, Brandt's efforts became the basis of NameBase.<ref name="CounterPunchInterview">Hand, Mark. [http://www.counterpunch.org/hand01032003.html "Searching for Daniel Brandt"]. [[CounterPunch]] (January 3, 2003). Retrieved 15 June 2007.</ref> As of 2003, the site contained "over 100,000 names with over 260,000 citations drawn from books and serials with a few documents obtained under the [[Freedom of Information Act]]."<ref name="perrault"> | + | In 1995, Brandt's efforts became the basis of NameBase.<ref name="CounterPunchInterview">Hand, Mark. [http://www.counterpunch.org/hand01032003.html "Searching for Daniel Brandt"]. [[CounterPunch]] (January 3, 2003). Retrieved 15 June 2007.</ref> As of 2003, the site contained "over 100,000 names with over 260,000 citations drawn from books and serials with a few documents obtained under the [[Freedom of Information Act]]."<ref name="perrault">[http://books.google.com/books?id=6GvdlpRu9-kC&pg=PA35&dq=%22Namebase%22+Brandt&hl=en&sa=X&ei=n5sUT479GuixiQLt17nEDQ&ved=0CFgQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22Namebase%22%20Brandt&f=false Perrault, Anna H.; Ron Blazek (2003). United States History: A Multicultural, Interdisciplinary Guide to Information Sources. Westport, Connecticut; London: Libraries Unlimited. p. 35. ISBN 1-56308-874-6.]</ref> The website is structured so that users can follow hyperlinked information "and thus uncover potential relationships or connections between individuals and groups".<ref name="O'Hanlon"/> The way this is formatted on the website is referred to as a social network and, though the user has to click further to actually determine the relationship between names on a given social network, as they are not specifically listed, NameBase was described by [[Paul B. Kantor]] as being the "only web-based tool readily available for visualizing social networks of [[Terrorism Research Center|terrorism researchers]]."<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=SUwBpvoA1TcC&pg=PA324&dq=%22NameBase%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9pAUT4PkDenXiQKpp8C4DQ&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22NameBase%22&f=false Kantor, Paul B. (2005). Intelligence and security informatics. Springer. pp. 324–325. Retrieved January 16, 2011]</ref> |
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==Namebase on Wikispooks== | ==Namebase on Wikispooks== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:19, 6 July 2023
| It was never going to win any prizes for presentation, but Namebase had a lot of information, especially about post-WWII US spooks. Its disappearance from the web by 2023 is an irreparable loss for the study of deep politics. |
http://www.namebase.org Started: 1995
Founder: Daniel Brandt
NameBase was a web-based cross-indexed database of names that focused on individuals involved in the international intelligence community, U.S. foreign policy, crime, and business. The focus was on the post-World War II era and spooky activities.[1] It had not been updated since 2009, but its disappearance from the web by 2023, an irreparable loss for the studies of deep politics.
Origins
Founder Daniel Brandt began collecting clippings and citations pertaining to influential people and intelligence agents after becoming a member of the Students for a Democratic Society, an organization which opposed US foreign policy, in the 1970s.[1] With the advent of personal computing, he developed a database which allowed subscribers to access the names of US intelligence agents.[2]
In the 1980s, through his company Micro Associates, he sold subscriptions to this computerized database, under its original name, Public Information Research, Inc (PIR). At PIR's onset, Brandt was President of the newly formed non-profit corporation and investigative researcher, Peggy Adler, served as its Vice President. The material was described as "information on all sorts of spooks, military officials, political operators and other cloak-and-dagger types."[3] He told The New York Times at the time that "many of these sources are fairly obscure so it's a very effective way to retrieve information on U.S. intelligence that no one else indexes."[4] One research librarian calls it "a unique part of the 'Deep Web'", equally useful to investigative journalists and students.[5]
Content
In 1995, Brandt's efforts became the basis of NameBase.[6] As of 2003, the site contained "over 100,000 names with over 260,000 citations drawn from books and serials with a few documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act."[7] The website is structured so that users can follow hyperlinked information "and thus uncover potential relationships or connections between individuals and groups".[5] The way this is formatted on the website is referred to as a social network and, though the user has to click further to actually determine the relationship between names on a given social network, as they are not specifically listed, NameBase was described by Paul B. Kantor as being the "only web-based tool readily available for visualizing social networks of terrorism researchers."[8]
Namebase on Wikispooks
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References
- ↑ a b http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-18696782.html
- ↑ http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/online/issue24/lob24-02.htm
- ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-6754640.html |newspaper=The Nation
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/06/us/washington-talk-the-study-of-intelligence-only-spies-can-find-these-sources.html
- ↑ a b https://dspace1.it.ohio-state.edu/dspace/handle/1811/325
- ↑ Hand, Mark. "Searching for Daniel Brandt". CounterPunch (January 3, 2003). Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- ↑ Perrault, Anna H.; Ron Blazek (2003). United States History: A Multicultural, Interdisciplinary Guide to Information Sources. Westport, Connecticut; London: Libraries Unlimited. p. 35. ISBN 1-56308-874-6.
- ↑ Kantor, Paul B. (2005). Intelligence and security informatics. Springer. pp. 324–325. Retrieved January 16, 2011
