Quote Originally Posted by Ron Humphrey View Post
Part of thinking outside of the box is being able to find those in the local populace who can also see beyond that which they know.

One problem we might have with US born individuals from any given area is that their predispositions may not be any less offpoint then others. They may however have an easier time getting buy-in thru distant familial ties and thats always a starting point.

Hafez has some very good points also, some of which might be dangerous not to give due diligence to
I pointed to this article in my old Intelligence forum thread on my paper Chaotic Dynamics, particularly for those here who argued that the problem isn't mirror-imaging or ethno-centric bias, but just putting into place better training for the analysts. Training people without first altering their POV or mindset is typically an exercise in futility.