NIGHTWATCH Extract: US “Message” to Korea(s)

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South Korea-US: US Defense Secretary Gates said that the coming large scale joint exercises should send a signal to North Korea. He said the United States wanted to make “a gesture of solidarity with our Korean allies and [show] recognition that the issues of missile and nuclear proliferation in the North continue to be serious challenges for us and for our allies and we intend to take them seriously.”

He and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plan to visit the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea on Wednesday.”

Comment: The USS George Washington will participate in the portion of the exercise that is in the Sea of Japan. Some of the naval portions of the exercise apparently will take place in the Yellow Sea.

Nevertheless, the nature of the message North Korea is supposed to understand seems confusing and mixed. The message of overwhelming American military power will be understood. But effective reprisals are supposed to be swift, sure and tailored to match the infraction, according to the American Bar Association studies of criminal justice.

Phi Beta Iota: The balance of the NIGHTWATCH Extract is below the line.  We part ways with the author on this one.  There is nothing intelligent about US porturing or the waste of US taxpayer resources on the Koreas, which will inevitably unite as did the Germanys and the Viet-Nams.    We are still suffering from the delusions and agonies of a fifty-year drinking binge.  If Clinton and Gates were serious about anything other than furthering the ends of the military-industrial complex at the expense of the American taxpayer, they would have created the Whole of Government Strategy Center recommended by General Tony Zinni, USMC (Ret) and the Open Source Agency (under diplomatic auspices) recommended by Robert Steele and the RepublicanConnecticutt candidate for the US Senate, Rob Simmons.

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NIGHTWATCH Extract: Bin Laden, Pakistan, & US

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Pakistan-US: The US Secretary of State repeated her comments, first made during an earlier visit, that “some elements of the Pakistani government, particularly its intelligence establishment, know where Osama bin Laden is hiding,” The Times of India reported.

Note: The evidence supporting Secretary Clinton's comment is overwhelming. Both bin Laden and Mullah Omar should have been in Pakistani custody more than five years ago. Until both men are arrested, no American leader should trust anything said by a Pakistani leader about national security issues. After a decade of fine words, only results count. This is irreducible. Only Secretary Clinton has kept the end-game in focus.

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Journal: Division with US Army over Muslim Dissidents–LtGen Jerry Boykin, USA (Ret) Sounds Off

04 Education, 08 Immigration, 10 Security, 11 Society, Corruption, Military
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1.  Before anybody asks — yes, I know from which network the video clip apparently originated and yes, I am well aware of LTG Boykin's views (or biases, depending on your perspective).

2.  “I have absolutely no basis to dispute LTG Boykin's assertions.”  OTOH, I know two separate people involved in studying the Hassan case, one Army and one Marine Corps and have heard absolutely zero about the case from either.  Further, if you recall the coverage in the immediate aftermath of the event, people were turning cheetah flips to avoid the kind of candor LTG Boykin displays.

LtGen Jerry Boykin, USA (Ret) Sounds Off

Phi Beta Iota: We are among those that admire LtGen Boykin for his directness.  His book Never Surrender remains a favorite, along with the Leadership Lessons of Jesus that was offered for sale in the US Special Operations bookstore.  The US Army is making the same mistake the FBI made when it refused to act on the PBS exposure by Steve Emerson, author of American Jihad–The Terrorists Living Among Us, because they confused “political correctness” with intelligence, and their leaders have no integrity (a problem common across the flag and senior executive ranks in every corner of the US Government).  We would augment LtGen Boykin's observation with our own on Cognitive Dissonance.

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Reference: Debt, Deficits, & Defense–Sub-Text Bloomberg and Nunn Round Two, 52 Q&A

DoD, Hill Letters & Testimony
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A new report from the Sustainable Defense Task Force, formed by House Financial Services Committee Chair Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) identifies reductions in Pentagon spending while maintaining strong defense capabilities as the best response to the nation’s mounting fiscal restraints. These options cover the full range of Pentagon expenditures including procurement, R&D, personnel, operations and maintenance, and infrastructure. They apply to strategic and conventional forces, as well as command, support, and infrastructure.

“Leaders from the left, right and center agree on two major policy changes: the U.S. deficit must be reduced and the Pentagon budget can reverse its exponential growth while keeping Americans safe,” claimed Paul Kawika Martin, policy and political director of Peace Action (the nation’s largest grassroots peace organization) and a member of the task force.

The task force was formed in response to a request from Representative Barney Frank (D-MA), working in cooperation with Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC), Representative Ron Paul (R-TX), and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), to explore possible defense budget contributions to deficit reduction efforts that would not compromise the essential security of the United States. The report will be released at a briefing on Capitol Hill on June 11th.

The Sustainable Defense Task Force
Benjamin Friedman – Cato Institute
William Hartung – New America Foundation
Christopher Hellman – National Priorities Project
Heather Hurlburt – National Security Network
Charles Knight – Project on Defense Alternatives
Paul Kawika Martin – Peace Action
Laicie Olson – Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation
Miriam Pemberton – Institute for Policy Studies
Prasannan Parthasarathi – Boston College
Winslow Wheeler – Center for Defense Information
Christopher Preble – Cato Institute
Carl Conetta – Project on Defense Alternatives
Lawrence Korb – Center for American Progress
Laura Peterson – Taxpayers for Common Sense

Phi Beta Iota: Released 11 June 2010, the report is taking on momentum as it is embraced by a variety of activist organizations.  It is obvious that neither defense nor intelligence, both over-funded and under-managed by 75%, will be reformed between now and the end of the Obama Administration.  However, if Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, and Jackie Salit were to come together with Michael Bloomberg to launch a nation-wide campaign demanding Electoral Reform in time to clean out both the Senate and the House, replacing the old dogs (“less turnover than the Politburo” was Ronald Reagan/Nancy Noonan line), then a Transpartisan/Postpartisan independent candidate, such as the older and wiser Michael Bloomberg, could field a coalition sunshine cabinet, a balanced budget, and specific policy reforms such as we have been suggesting since Al Gore took the fall in 2000.

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Worth a Look (DVD): The Day Before Disclosure

5 Star, Intelligence (Extra-Terrestrial), Reviews (DVD Only), Worth A Look
DVD 1.5 Hours

Recommended by a very broadly read and traveled person from the Southern Hemisphere.

You do NOT have to log in.  Takes over a minute to start, click further along on the bar to hurry the start, after first clicking on the Play triangle.

This is a world-class film, exquisitely produced and thoughtfully scripted.  This is the real deal and is consistent with everything that has been poking into the public consciousness for decades.

US started trying to shoot them down in 1952–this is about as smart as the Spanish declaring any indigenous peoples who did not speak Spanish to be heathens subject to enslavement.  Lost so many pilots the order finally rescinded in 1954 or so.

Many excellent interviews with a range of serious people.

The Roswell alien crash was directly associated with US early nuclear endeavors probably being “scouted” by concerned aliens.

Most disturbing is the lengths that US and UK governments went to drug and otherwise disorient and silence direct witnesses who were not “cleared” to be aware of extra-terrestial matters.

Brazilian and Russian reports suggest alien activity in “containing” effects of early nuclear explosions.

Mexico is so focused that a two-hour prime time show covers UFOs once a week.

Norway has world's only full-time UFO spotting and assessing station (Hessdalen)

Excellent discussion of both alien collection (e.g. two ton slab of earth cut and lifted with no evidence of heavy equipment) and alien concern over Homo Sapiens combination of nuclear weapons, violent nature, and early space exploration.  Specific discussion of alien interventions to cause offensive missile malfunction as well as “shut down” of missiles on alert….

Relationship of media to intelligence explored in a very negative manner–fast forward to 9/11!  National Enquirer bought out by CIA front company to sensationalize and marginalize extra-terrestial material.

Bleeding-edge thinking is that Homo Sapiens is a hybrid possibly altered from earliest days of emergence.  Covers abductions, surgical procedures, samples with focus on reproductive organs.  Babies, toddlers described in various forms of human to alien mixtures.  Abductees who have children see the children abducted in turn, as if the aliens are doing generational studies.

As many as 60 distinct alien “types” are believed to exist, playing many different roles across many different types of human groups and activities.

“Truth Embargo” implemented 62 years ago is coming to an end.  Classification is an obstacle, and especially so in NASA of all places.  The truth will come out.  This is the story of the Millenium.  It will change virtually every paradigm across every science *and* (even more importantly) our cosmic/social paradigms.

A “must see” film.

Countries Opening Their UFO Files to Public: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay

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Worth a Look: Onion 9-11 Video, TED Wiki-Leaks

07 Other Atrocities, 10 Security, 11 Society, Government, Law Enforcement, Media, Military, Worth A Look
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From the Onion, dated (2009) but achieving new momentum as Americans question their government more and more.

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From TED Global 2010, a candid discussion with the founder of WikiLeaks who was also scheduled as a keynote speaker at Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) 2010 but was replaced by his colleague due to “possible conflict.”

About this talk

The controversial website WikiLeaks collects and posts highly classified documents and video. Founder Julian Assange, who's reportedly being sought for questioning by US authorities, talks to TED's Chris Anderson about how the site operates, what it has accomplished — and what drives him. The interview includes graphic footage of a recent US airstrike in Baghdad.

About Julian Assange

Internet activist Julian Assange serves as spokesperson for WikiLeaks, a controversial, volunteer-driven website that publishes and comments on leaked documents alleging government and… Full bio and more links

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Why the world needs WikiLeaks: Julian Assange on TED.com

Event: 25-26 Sept 2010, Queens NYC, World Maker Faire

Civil Society, Technologies
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A family fun festival to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, build, think, play & be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology.

rockets & robots • diy science & technology • arts & crafts • bicycles • electronics • artisan foods • urban farming • sustainable living • woodwordking • circuit boards • maker shed • alternative energy vehicles • fire arts • live music • art cars • tesla coils • arduino & kits • and so much more!

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