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It's never going to win any prizes for presentation, but Namebase does have a lot of information, especially about post-WWII US spooks.

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Started: 1995
Founder: Daniel Brandt


NameBase is a web-based cross-indexed database of names that focuses on individuals involved in the international intelligence community, U.S. foreign policy, crime, and business. The focus is on the post-World War II era and spooky activities.[1]

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

 Has namebaseDescription
Aginter Presshttp://www.namebase.net/names/nn01.cgi?AGINTER-PRESS International anti-communist mercenary and "terrorist" organization, subcontracting for intelligence services, disguised as a pseudo-press agency.
James Jesus Angletonhttp://www.namebase.net/names/nn01.cgi?ANGLETON JAMES JESUS"The dominant counterintelligence figure in the non-communist world", according to Richard Helms, DCI.
Juval Avivhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?AVIV JUVAL A terrorism expert and Mossad operative who once remarked on live TV: "It's easy to put a truck bomb, as we did, er, as happened in London."
Mehmet Ali Ağcahttp://www.namebase.net/names/nn01.cgi?AGCA MEHMET ALI
Norman Baileyhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?BAILEY NORMAN ASpooky economist who taught "Economics for Foreign Policy Makers." Admitted on the record that the PROMIS database and search application has been given to the NSA
Arnold Beichmanhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Beichman,+Arnold
Harry van den Berghhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01? VAN DEN BERGH HARRY Dutch politician who spoke at the 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism on "Maintaining the Balance"
Richard E. Bissellhttp://www.namebase.org/xbes/Richard-E-Bissell.htmlCSIS,United States Information Agency, USAID...
Richard M. Bissellhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Bissell,+Richard+Mervin
George H. W. Bushhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=BUSH+GEORGE+HSkull and bones mastermind of the bush family busine$$.
CIAhttp://www.namebase.net/books01.htmlThe most high profile of the US intelligence agencies, a covert agent of foreign policy. Funded by a 'black budget' derived from the global drug trade, the CIA is experienced at assassination, blackmail, instigating coups and other such covert deep state actions. Its scrutiny in the early 1970s however led to the development of more secure bases for the most sensitive deep state operations.
Ray Clinehttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Cline,+RaySenior CIA, spoke at the 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism
Lester Colemanhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?COLEMAN LESTER KNOX III
Corporate mediahttp://www.namebase.net/books38.htmlThe corporate media refers to itself as 'mainstream' in an effort to marginalize so-called "alternative" media. While some instances (e.g. BBC) are not strictly commercial, all the corporate media is hierarchically structured, so a very small number of editors can censor or modify its output.
Christopher Curwenhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Curwen,+ChristopherHead of MI6
DGSEhttp://www.namebase.net/books25.htmlFrench foreign intelligence agency
Midge Decterhttp://www.namebase.org/main3/Midge-Decter.htmlNeocon "polemical powerhouse"
Allen Dulleshttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Dulles,+Allen+W.Dulles served the longest ever term as Director of Central Intelligence and dominated American intelligence for a generation. He personified a cadre of Ivy League pragmatic elitists in high echelons of the government who greatly admired Germany’s scientific achievements.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> Dulles was fired by JFK after the Bay of Pigs and bore a grudge against him thereafter.
John J. Dziakhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Dziak,+John
Perry Fellwockhttp://www.namebase.org/main4/Winslow- 28perry-fellwock 29-Peck.htmlThe first NSA whistleblower
Allan Francovichhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01? FRANCOVICH ALLANFrancovich was a talented and courageous filmmaker who produced unparalleled exposés of various misdeeds by the powerful. Termed a 'charlatan' by some, a "conspiracy theorist" by others (though not by Wikipedia).
Dick Frankshttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Franks+Arthur+TempleHead of MI6
Hugh Gaitskellhttp://www.namebase.net/names/nn01.cgi?GAITSKELL HUGH TODDA UK Labour politician who reportedly died of a rare illness in hospital.
Barrie Ganehttp://www.namebase.org/xgam/Barrie-Charles-Gane.html
Monique Garnier-Lançonhttp://www.namebase.org/nb01.cgi? GARNIER-LANCON MONIQUE Deep state operative whose papers lead to a major exposure of Le Cercle. French convenor of Le Cercle in the first half of the 1980s.
Max Geldenshttp://www.namebase.net/names/nn01.cgi?GELDENS MAX Dutch director of McKinsey & Company who wrote and gave a working paper for the 1984 Bilderberg
Manucher Ghorbanifarhttp://www.namebase.org/main3/Manucher-Ghorbanifar.htmlArms dealer and central figure in the Iran-Contra Affair.
Philip Giraldihttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=GiraldiCIA/DIA spook and “terrorism expert”
Grey Wolveshttp://www.namebase.net/names/nn01.cgi?GRAY WOLVES
Samuel Halpernhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Halpern,+Samuel
Charles Jocelyn Hambrohttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Hambro,+Charles+Jocelynspooky UK banker. SOE head
Oswald Allen Harkerhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Harker.+O Harker O.Allen (Jasper)
Harvardhttp://www.namebase.net/campus/harvard.html
Roger Hollishttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Hollis,+RogerDirector General of MI5 1956-1965
Sidney Hookhttp://www.namebase.net:82/names/nn01.cgi?Na=hook,+sidneyAmerican philosopher and anti-communist activist.
Arthur S. Hulnickhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Hulnick,+Arthur
Michael Hurleyhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?HURLEY MICHEAL TA DEA official accused of involvement in the Lockerbie Bombing.
Fred C. Ikléhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Ikle,+FredUS deep state operative in the Reagan Administration, where he was proponent of psyops and supporting insurgencies. Attended Le Cercle RAND Corporation, Smith Richardson Foundation, National Endowment for Democracy , Center for Strategic and International Studies...
Carl Elmer Jenkinshttp://www.namebase.org/main1/Carl-E-Jenkins.htmlCIA officer closely connected to several key figures behind the JFK assassination.
John Joneshttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Jones,+John+Lewis
Chester E. Finn Jr.http://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Finn,+Chester
KGBhttp://www.namebase.net/books29.html
Vernon Kellhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=kell+Vernon
Knights Templarshttp://www.namebase.net/names/nn01.cgi?KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Knights of Maltahttp://www.namebase.net/names/nn01.cgi?KNIGHTS MALTA A Roman Catholic military-religious order and/or secret society of, traditionally, a military, "chivalrous" and "noble nature". One of the world's oldest orders of knighthood, dating back to the 11th century. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is headquartered in Rome, and is arguably a sovereign subject of international law.
MI5http://www.namebase.net/books27.htmlMI5 (Military Intelligence, Section 5), is the United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its core in the main British domestic intelligence service.
MI6http://www.namebase.net/books27.html
Victor Marchettihttp://www.namebase.org/main4/Victor-L-Marchetti.html
Jessica Mathewshttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01? MATHEWS JESSICA TUCHMANCarnegie Endowment for International Peace President, Far heavier Bilderberg habit than her husband (a US general), former(?) Steering Committee member
John Mauryhttp://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Maury,+Jack
... further results

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References

  1. a b http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-18696782.html
  2. Daniel Brandt (December 1992), "An Incorrect Political Memoir", Lobster-magazine.co.uk (24)Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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  5. a b O'Hanlon, Nancy (May 23, 2005). "The Right Stuff: Research Strategies for the Internet Age". Ohio State University Libraries. Retrieved 2008-02-24. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  6. Hand, Mark. "Searching for Daniel Brandt". CounterPunch (January 3, 2003). Retrieved 15 June 2007.
  7. 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.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  8. Kantor, Paul B. (2005). Intelligence and security informatics. Springer. pp. 324–325. Retrieved January 16, 2011.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").