ABSTRACT

In Chapter 5, we introduced the reader to the psycholinguistic tools and their origins in national security cases. We specifically examined the use of these tools to address the question of whether Saddam Hussein would leave Kuwait voluntarily or whether force would be necessary to expel him after his invasion. We then shifted to more conventional insider investigative issues like finding individuals at-risk for insider acts in large organization communication caches. Once we find such individuals, we discussed how we can locate the most relevant communications and understand their social networks, personality and decision-making—all factors of investigative importance.