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# Covert Contact 1: Intelligence Failures, eDiplomacy, and Agent Storm
- URL: https://johnwlittle.com/covert-contact-episode-1-3/
- Published: 2014-10-13T21:00:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T17:59:25.000Z
- Description: In episode one of the Covert Contact podcast I am looking at the notion of intelligence failures and why they’re often more complicated than they seem – or not failures at all. I’m also taking a look at the new biography of Morten Storm, the towering red-haired Danish agent who infiltrated al Qaeda.
- Author: John Little
- Tags: Covert Contact, Technology, Intelligence, Social Media, Diplomacy, Terrorism

In episode one of the [Covert Contact podcast](https://blogsofwar.com/tag/podcast/?ref=johnwlittle.com) I am looking at the notion of intelligence failures and why they’re often more complicated than they seem – or not failures at all. I’m also taking a look at the new biography of Morten Storm, the towering red-haired Danish agent who infiltrated al Qaeda. Agent Storm: My Life Inside al Qaeda and the CIA is a fascinating read that raises many questions about our ability to infiltrate radical Islamic groups. And then a discussion about the darker side of eDiplomacy. Do we really want world leaders trolling each other on Twitter? I close out the show, as will be the norm, with “Five to Follow” – a short roundup of the national security, intelligence, diplomacy, and tech experts that make Twitter so interesting.