Date: Fri, 5 Jul 1996 16:59:41 GMT Reply-To: Ralph McGehee Subject: CIABASE Brochure CIABASE is a computer data base on the Central Intelligence Agency that provides a vital, easy-to-use, historical resource for policy makers, academicians, journalists, activists, and students. CIABASE consists of ten plus megabytes of data, divided into 100+ categories containing over 33,000 annotated and sourced entries, for hard disk IBM compatible and MACINTOSH personal computers. CIABASE provides data on the CIA and other individual or organizational entities, from information gleaned from 850+ sources of various political ideologies -- congressional reports, newspapers, and magazines, including more than 500 books. CIABASE provides rapid access to specific data, scanning in seconds the entire collection for word, or word-combinations, plus date requests; e.g."Covert Action" "China" "94-95," or, "Domestic Operations," "96." Results can be displayed, printed, or sent to user-named files for editing or transmitting. Users comments: Professor of intelligence at American University, and formerly Commandant of the the Defense Intelligence College, John Macartney, said "CIABASE remains a one-of-a-kind, extraordinary resource for serious scholars, journalists, and researchers, regardless of their political leanings and research interests...there are no alternates out there. If there were, they would undoubtedly sell for thousands of dollars....I am in awe of the massive effort....in short I have found CIABASE invaluable, indeed indispensable..." Dr. John Macartney, American University. "An outstanding job." Seymour Hersh, Publitzer-prize-winning journalist. "A tremendously useful tool for any reporter or researcher." The Nation. "A powerful tool that includes obscure sources and a comprehensive cross-index." The Progressive. "An encyclopedia of CIA actions." San Francisco Chronicle. "An amazing addition to the information world.... it is absolutely indispensable." Louis Wolf, editor Covert Action Quarterly. "Former CIA officer Ralph McGehee has recently updated his excellent CIABASE system adding information from a number of new on-line or printed publications..." "Intelligence" an on-line magazine on worldwide developments in intelligence, 9/11/95. For ordering Information please call or write -- CIABASE POB 5022 Herndon, VA, 20172, Phone (703) 437-8487, Fax (703) 437-8487, or, email rmcgehee@igc.apc.org For a one-level trial search of CIABASE's four-field search structure, see the prize-winning web site at -- http://www.webcom.com/~pinknoiz/covert/ciabase.html