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Maybe being a macro derivatives trader at an investment bank with a multitrillion dollar balance sheet put me on STRATFOR, Kroll, IGI, Dilligence and Troika's (
by batista 15y ago
Maybe being a macro derivatives trader at an investment bank with a multitrillion dollar balance sheet put me on STRATFOR, Kroll, IGI, Dilligence and Troika's (Russian) default-to-dumbass lists, but the information STRATFOR released to subscribers was on par with what we commissioned
"on par with what we commissioned" maybe, but not on par with what they gathered.
Essentially, thet use your money to provide you with your results PLUS build a huge intelligence database with much more results (including things that come up during your commissioned search that are not for you to know) for government etc use. It's like you subsidy the CIA and get back some partial results on things you want to know.
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- JumpCrisscross 15y agoGiven that we often double-contracted with Kroll, in two cases a Russian security firm, and in one case directly commissioned a satellite feed (European/no down graining), I can call out your claim as being categorically false within the realm of my experience. Note that STRATFOR isn't quite as badass as it's being painted - they aren't an ersatz intelligence agency. They're a team of analysts working through existing information networks. The deep dig intelligence consultants are at other firms.