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Saigon 2009

Afghanistan is today's Vietnam.

No question mark needed.

BY THOMAS H. JOHNSON, M. CHRIS MASON

AUGUST 20, 2009

For those who say that comparing the current war in Afghanistan to the Vietnam War is taking things too far, here's a reality check: It's not taking things far enough. From the origins of these North-South conflicts to the role of insurgents and the pointlessness of this week's Afghan presidential elections, it's impossible to ignore the similarities between these wars. The places and faces may have changed but the enemy is old and familiar. The sooner the United States recognizes this, the sooner it can stop making the same mistakes in Afghanistan.

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2009/08/21

Journal: Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon band together to oppose Google Books settlement

Collaboration Zones, Communities of Practice, Ethics, Methods & Process, Reform

August 20, 2009

Allex Pham

Three powerful technology companies have banded together to oppose Google's proposed settlement with the Authors Guild and the Assn. of American Publishers over the Mountain View, Calif., search giant's book scanning project.

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2009/08/212009/08/21

Journal: Liberty, Propaganda, and We the People

Collective Intelligence, Ethics, Government, Reform

Ron Paul “gets” the idea of basic liberty. After all, liberty is at the core of what our country was founded upon. It is neither Republican nor Democrat; however, after years of conditioning by the main stream media, the public school system, peers and a number of other “group think” mechanisms out there, our ideas of liberty become clouded and distorted.

Phi Beta Iota Editorial Comment:

There appears to be a “convergence” of Ron Paul Republican-Libertarians, the Unified Independents,, and with lesser voices for lack of fire in the belly, the Greens, Reforms, and Socialists (who are actually populists with a Hispanic overlay, if they change their name they will double or triple their market share among eligible voters.

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2009/08/202009/08/20

Journal: Gartner Gets Stupid, Tries to Censor Any Mention of Its Name

09 Justice, Commerce, Commercial Intelligence, Ethics

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When censorship goes too far, we cannot say Gar-ner anymore

Gar-ner gets what it deserves, all blogs deleted with company name in it as an act of protest

Click on the logo to visit the idiots being written about. Click on the title to read the rest of the story. This is right up there with Google claiming it owns “dead souls” books and Western water companies claiming they own the rainfall in Latin America.

Idiocy is what happens when leadership is subordinated to lawyers. They subsequently backed off but the damage is done, Gartner has officially entered the twilight zone of idiocy incarnate. This comprises their epitaph.

2009/08/202009/08/21

Journal: We Have the Moral High Ground

Peace Intelligence

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

We Have the Moral High Ground by Cindy Sheehan

“Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love…” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1958

“There comes a time when silence is betrayal…” Dr. King, 1967

Phi Beta Iota Salute: Cindy Sheehan is an “average American” similar in many ways to the New Jersey mothers that started the 9-11 Truth Movement and refused the government “pay-off” that came with a quit claim and an oath of silence.

Click on the photograph to read her moving words replete with personal integrity.

2009/08/202009/08/22

Journal: Junk Politics, Brand Obama, and Empire as Usual–From the Left, a Slam Heard Round the World

05 Civil War, 6 Star Top 10%, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics

John Richard Pilger (born 9 October 1939) is an Australian journalist and documentary maker. He has twice won Britain's Journalist of the Year Award, and his documentaries have received academy awards in Britain and the US.^[1]^[2] Based in London, he is known for his polemical campaigning style: “Secretive power loathes journalists who do their job, who push back screens, peer behind façades, lift rocks. Opprobrium from on high is their badge of honour.”

Below is a slam on “Brand Obama” as a continuation of Empire as Usual that is being heard around the world. It is rocketing through the YouTube circles, being Twittered, and could well be the first real articulation of the left waking up to the fact that Wall Street owns the White House. The Brzezinski/CIA backdrop is touched upon–we anticipate Bob Gates being “sacrificed” and John Hamry replacing him in January, all as part of Washington “theater for the masses.” John Hamry is of course Zbigniew Brzezinski's caretaker or ward, take your pick. “Junk Politics” and “Empire of Illusion” are touchstone phrases.

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2009/08/17

Journal: UK Conservatives Get it Right–David Cameron announces ‘right to data’ plans

Collective Intelligence, Communities of Practice

We watched a replay last night of a June speech by David Cameron, 40-year leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. That led us to search for a story to share, and this is it, followed by a photo of David Cameron and a link to the full text of the speech.

David Cameron announces ‘right to data' plans

Highlights from the anticipatory story:

In a speech at Imperial College London, Cameron is expected to say: “A radical redistribution of power also means increasing our power over the state, which means advancing political accountability.

“Information is power – because information gives people the tools to hold the powerful to account.”