Richard M. Bennett
 Richard M. Bennett  (author, researcher) | |
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| Spouse | Katie Bennett |
| Interests | • intelligence agencies • MI5 • MI6 • GCHQ |
Richard Bennett is described on the dust jacket of his 2002 Espionage: An Encyclopedia of Spies and Secrets as an "intelligence analyst since 1966". He founded AFI Research.
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Publications
Richard M. Bennett's research has been helpful to Wikispooks in establishing some basic facts about intelligence agencies. He has written a number of articles published on WWW.
Espionage: An Encyclopedia of Spies and Secrets
The CIA claim that his 2002 encyclopedia of espionage, "the most recent of the many books in this genre, stands alone as the most error filled contribution by any measure."[1] This correlates with his unflattering evaluation of the CIA - he writes that "the CIA does not seem to have an efficient, centralized analytic apparatus, one that can distinguish credible intelligence from fantasy."[2] The book is however is praised by James Bamford and has a foreward by David Shayler. The book is highly critical of MI5 and also notes that “there still appears to be no effective internal or external political oversight of SIS”. The book is excoriated for inaccuracy by World Intelligence Review, which gives numerous examples of poor editing and proof reading.[2]
The Black and Tans
A Document by Richard M. Bennett
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
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| Document:UK Intelligence And Security Report, 2003 | report | June 2003 | MI6 Intelligence agency GCHQ MI5 Special Air Service UKUSA SBS National Criminal Intelligence Service Defence Intelligence Staff Joint Intelligence Committee | A compendious summary of the UK Intelligence And Security agencies, including people, events and places. |
