tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post57977605453075926..comments2024-03-02T03:24:43.931-05:00Comments on Advanced Analytic Techniques: The Scharff Technique: On How to Effectively Elicit Intelligence from Human SourcesKristan J. Wheatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566135545863154089noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-90065588074397392892016-11-15T16:39:29.145-05:002016-11-15T16:39:29.145-05:00It was quite a coincidence that the packet of mate...It was quite a coincidence that the packet of materials I sent the group to look over before the exercise contained this very article! Especially considering I hadn't seen your summary yet. Nice write up, hope you enjoyed the exercise. It was basically an extension of the role-playing setup your team made the week prior. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921066103938629546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-12910887437439062532016-11-14T11:41:26.922-05:002016-11-14T11:41:26.922-05:00Thanks, Eric!
To answer your question about the ...Thanks, Eric! <br /><br />To answer your question about the fifth parameter. I read it to mean that if the source divulges information that is new to the interrogator/handler they should ignore the presence of that information so as to alert the source of that information being important. In doing so, they could continue to give up information that they think you still have. It's more of an OPSEC precaution for the interview or conversation. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459965169321426119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-67148720081260996182016-11-14T11:37:27.874-05:002016-11-14T11:37:27.874-05:00Thanks, Ruark! I found it interesting that DoD bro...Thanks, Ruark! I found it interesting that DoD brought Scharff to the Pentagon after the war to be debriefed on his methods. Definitely revolutionary with some respects.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459965169321426119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-64656388488012554992016-11-14T11:29:17.438-05:002016-11-14T11:29:17.438-05:00Tom, nice find with this one. I was expecting arti...Tom, nice find with this one. I was expecting articles like this when I think of elicitation practices. I was going to ask you if you knew how the authors set up their experimental interviews so they would mirror a captor/captive relationship but it seems from your critique that they were vague on that. I did also wonder why the fifth parameter of operating effectively was to forget new information. Can you tell me what that means in your opinion?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723642417603940152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-69808724952632424472016-11-14T11:25:57.836-05:002016-11-14T11:25:57.836-05:00Good one Ruark. lolGood one Ruark. lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723642417603940152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-64798853328077516252016-11-13T19:15:35.815-05:002016-11-13T19:15:35.815-05:00You could kind of guess that finding academic work...You could kind of guess that finding academic works on HUMINT methods was going to be a little too tough to find. However, this was still a good find. Scharff's more personable methods did yield great results. I feel that he did have a slight advantage in that the people he was getting information from were a bit more of a "captive audience" than someone else. But the methods are still great for use with gaining information through normal conversation. Good read, Tom. Ruark Downinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226150761903698212noreply@blogger.com