Stories from Langley: A Glimpse inside the CIA, Dec 2014, Potomac Books University of Nebraska Press
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Ex-CIA operatives concerned about personal data breach, Tampa Times, 2015
Scott Schlimmer, who left the CIA last summer after seven years, says that although he has national security concerns, “my No. 1 worry is that if you can do this to the federal government, what about our private companies?”
Schlimmer, who now runs Schlimmer Intelligence Consulting, a St. Petersburg cybersecurity firm, says that smaller firms in particular are “a little behind the curve” when it comes to protecting themselves against intrusions.
SOCOM tracking money that funds violent extremists, Tampa Times, 2015
This point, for what it’s worth, diverges from the scenario described to me last fall by former CIA analyst Scott Schlimmer, a counter-threat finance expert who told me that the Mexican cartels, for instance, make far too much money doing what they do to mess around with violent extremists.
Cartel, terrorist ties up for debate, Tampa Times, 2014
But one recently former CIA analyst, who was responsible for reporting on the activities of the Mexican cartels, says that concern is largely overstated.
The reason? The cartels, says Scott Schlimmer, make so much money from selling cocaine, heroin, marijuana and from human trafficking that they don’t want to risk the blowback from U.S. authorities should a jihadi or weapon of mass destruction wind up crossing the border and creating havoc in the U.S.
“They have the capability,” says Schlimmer. “But not the desire.”
There are many threats to the homeland, says Schlimmer, but cartels smuggling in jihadis “is one of the less risky threats.
“It is almost ironic,” says Schlimmer, “but because of this fear of blowback, the cartels are actually protecting us from terrorists.”
The five biggest lessons from the BDP electoral victory, The Monitor, Botswana, Africa, 2009
Scott Schlimmer in "How to win an election" puts it this way: "There are three main campaign assets you have in an election: The candidate's time, volunteers, and money. To maximise the candidate's time, you would want to start campaigning as early as possible.
He further advises that on door-to-door missions "ask them what issues matter most to them. It's good to get a feel for what the voters want. Finally, ask them for their name, address, and phone number.
Schlimmer further argues: "Why are you running for office? What makes you better than your opponents? You'll need good answers to these questions. You'll also need to develop stances on the issues that voters will care about during the elections. Study as much as you can. You want to be knowledgeable on the issues".
Inauguration was breathtaking, The Oxford Leader, 2009
Schlimmer further argues: "Why are you running for office? What makes you better than your opponents? You'll need good answers to these questions. You'll also need to develop stances on the issues that voters will care about during the elections. Study as much as you can. You want to be knowledgeable on the issues".
Inauguration was breathtaking, The Oxford Leader, 2009
Because of security problems that shut thousands of ticket-holders out of the National Mall, Schlimmer was able to get much closer than he’d anticipated.
‘We were amazingly close, said Schlimmer, who attended with girlfriend Stacey Platte, a Grand Rapids native. ‘We still couldn’t see him; we didn’t know where President Obama actually was, but we were very close.'
Schlimmer said it was the huge mass of people he found most notable.
‘There were millions of people in amazingly long lines, he said. ‘It was unbelievable.
