Journal ISSN 1078-1935 – Page 1194 – Public Intelligence Blog

China's Xi On Whirlwind Tour to Boost Mideast Trade

China actively promoting a new ‘Silk Road' which would involve China as the key power of Eurasia

The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has embarked on a tour of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Officially, he will not be speaking of politics, but only of economy. China is proposing that the states of the Near East participate in the construction of a new « Silk Road » in order to enhance their development and liberate themselves from Western colonialism.

Originally appeared at Voltaire Network

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Steve Aftergood: CRS on the “Gig” Economy

03 Economy, 11 Society

What Does the Gig Economy Mean for Workers?

“The gig economy is the collection of markets that match providers to consumers on a gig (or job) basis in support of on-demand commerce. . . . Recent trends in on-demand commerce suggest that gig workers may represent a growing segment of the U.S. labor market.

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Faded Rose: Cocaine Economy Central to City of London Operations

Commercial Intelligence

The man who exposed the lie of the war on drugs

Here it is, laid bare: cartel as corporation, corporation as cartel; cocaine as pure capitalism, capitalism as cocaine, known in its purest form as zero-zero-zero – a wry reference to the name of the best grade of flour, ideal for pasta.

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2016/02/092016/02/07

Robert James Beckett: Tim Berners-Lee on Next Big Step – Social Media with a Heart Giving Us Time to Think

Advanced Cyber/IO

We need a social media with heart that gives us time to think | Will Hutton
www.theguardian.com

As even Tim Berners-Lee has recognised, the volume of data with which we’re being bombarded prevents us from engaging in genuine debate

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Ty Simpson: Governor of Michigan Gave GM a Special Water Hook-Up

07 Other Atrocities, 12 Water, Corruption, Government

While the Children in Flint Were Given Poisoned Water to Drink, General Motors Was Given a Special Hookup to the Clean Water: Shortly after Gov. Snyder removed Flint from the clean fresh water, GM complained to him that the Flint River water caused their car parts to corrode when washed on the assembly line. The governor jumped through hoops and quietly spent $440,000 to hook GM back up to the Lake Huron water, while keeping the rest of Flint on the river water. While the children in Flint were drinking lead-filled water, only the GM factory was receiving clean water.

10 Things They Won't Tell You About The Flint Water Tragedy. But I Will

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Berto Jongman: Advance Knowledge of ISIS Plots in Europe?

07 Other Atrocities, 09 Terrorism, IO Deeds of War

Intel agencies had hints of ISIS plot

Source: It wasn't a secret ISIS was targeting Europe

Intelligence obtained by Western security agencies before the November 13 Paris attacks indicated as many as 60 ISIS fighters had been deployed by the group to Europe to carry out attacks on five cities and had already reached European soil, a senior European counterterrorism source told CN.N.

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Yoda: Sweden Gets It Right, Slams Saudi Arabia on Gender and Arms Sales — Missed the Export of Terrorism and Illegal Immigrants

Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence

Who’s Afraid of a Feminist Foreign Policy?

Jenny Nordberg, New Yorker, 15 April 2015

Last month, Saudi Arabia abruptly cut ties with Sweden, recalling its ambassador and announcing that it would issue no new visas to Swedish business travelers. The cause, according to Saudi Arabia, was some remarks made by Margot Wallström, the foreign minister of Sweden.

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Category: Journal ISSN 1078-1935

Berto Jongman: China Penetrates Middle East

Steve Aftergood: CRS on the “Gig” Economy

Faded Rose: Cocaine Economy Central to City of London Operations

Robert James Beckett: Tim Berners-Lee on Next Big Step – Social Media with a Heart Giving Us Time to Think

Ty Simpson: Governor of Michigan Gave GM a Special Water Hook-Up

10 Things They Won't Tell You About The Flint Water Tragedy. But I Will

Berto Jongman: Advance Knowledge of ISIS Plots in Europe?

Yoda: Sweden Gets It Right, Slams Saudi Arabia on Gender and Arms Sales — Missed the Export of Terrorism and Illegal Immigrants