Intelligence ethics (ANDREGG 2007)

MICHAEL ANDREGG, Intelligence ethics. Laying a foundation for the second oldest profession -

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LOCH K. JOHNSON (ed.), Handbook of Intelligence Studies, Routledge, 2007, 52-63

 

 

Introduction

„In ordinary life we can more easily observe the ancient moral virtues: be honest, don’t steal, kill or assault, respect your neighbors, honor your debts and so forth. (…)

Classical Western philosophy as written by Plato, Aristotle and others concentrated on identifying moral “virtues” and asked how these could be cultivated in civilized men.”

 

Codes of ethics for government agencies and commercial spies

„The Russians certainly killed Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov by inserting a platinum pellet loaded with ricin (a specialty poison) into his thigh, (…).”