Robert Parry: Daniel Lazare on Why Islamic State is Winning

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, IO Deeds of War
Robert Parry
Robert Parry

Why Islamic State Is Winning

Exclusive: The Saudi-Israeli alliance and U.S. neocons have pressured President Obama into continuing U.S. hostility toward the secular Syrian government despite major military gains by the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front, leading to an emerging catastrophe in the Mideast, as Daniel Lazare explains.

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Sheila Casey: Dave McGowan — on 9/12 He Wrote About a New and Improved Police State

07 Other Atrocities, Collective Intelligence, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Government, IO Deeds of War, Officers Call, Peace Intelligence
Sheila Casey
Sheila Casey

Dave McGowan battling aggressive cancer: wrote 9/11 was a lie on 9/12

This post features the full text of an article Dave McGowan wrote on Sept. 12, 2001, questioning the official story of the “terrorist attacks” 9/11. This is preceded by introductions from me and from Truth and Shadows contributor Sheila Casey.(CM)

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Stephen E. Arnold: Is Human Collaboration Key to Big Data Progress and Future of Internet?

IO Impotency
Stephen E. Arnold
Stephen E. Arnold

Is (Human) Collaboration the Key to Big Data Progress?

The article titled Big Data Must Haves: Capacity, Compute, Collaboration on GCN offers insights into the best areas of focus for big data researchers. The Internet2 Global Summit is in D.C. this year with many exciting panelists who support the emphasis on collaboration in particular. The article mentions the work being presented by several people including Clemson professor Alex Feltus,

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Stephen E. Arnold: Data Mining Government Documents — A Major Breakthrough?

Advanced Cyber/IO, Data
Stephen E. Arnold
Stephen E. Arnold

Searching Bureaucracy

The rise of automatic document conversion could render vast amounts of data collected by government agencies useful. In their article, “Solving the Search Problem for Large-Scale Repositories,” GCN explains why this technology is a game-changer, and offers tips for a smooth conversion. Writer Mike Gross tells us:

In one particular case the cost of the automated process was less than one-tenth of the traditional process. Making content searchable, allowing for content to be reformatted and reorganized as needed, gives agencies tremendous opportunities to automate and improve processes, while at the same time improving workflow and providing previously unavailable metrics.

Sepp Hasslberger: Wikipedia & Media Corruption Censoring News of Class Action Lawsuit Against Monsanto

Corruption, IO Impotency, Media
Sepp Hasslberger
Sepp Hasslberger

Lawsuit (class action) filed in California against Monsanto's herbicide Roundup! Spread the word, the media is refusing to report…

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Monsanto. Media Silent

Efforts to publicize this lawsuit against Monsanto for false advertising with Roundup,  filed in Los Angeles County Court on April 20, 2015, have been rejected by the LA Times, Huffington Post, CNN, and Reuters, one of the world’s largest news agencies. The plaintiff’s attorney, T. Matthew Phillips, has been posting the suit in Wikipedia’s Monsanto litigation section, but it keeps getting removed.

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Nader Ale Ebrahim: Open Knowledge

Access, Advanced Cyber/IO, Peace Intelligence
Nader Ale Ebrahim
Nader Ale Ebrahim

The Future of Knowledge Sharing for Development in a Digital Age: Delivering an open and fair digital society.

Rachel Playforth introduces a new report on how digital technologies might contribute to or damage development agendas in the coming years. Through scenario development planning, the project investigated the landscape of developing countries in the digital age and how practitioners and policymakers might best respond. None of the scenarios below represents the most desirable outcome, but by working backwards from an ideal future, participants were able to develop key strategies for positive change.

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