Journal ISSN 1078-1935 – Page 2962 – Public Intelligence Blog

Africa wants climate change funding of $100 bln a year by 2020

PM Kevin Rudd Is a Climate Change Lier! – Say China's, G77 and India

India's Copenhagen Envoy Unyielding on Costs

Climate change summit leaves sceptical Russia cold

US changes stall Copenhagen negotiations

Climate Change Conference President Steps Down

The move was simply because a number of heads of state and government are arriving at the conference for high-level negotiations, and it made more sense for the Danish prime minister to be at the helm, the statement said.

Gore Refuses ClimateGate Questions

United Nations security officials have once again prevented a journalist from asking attendees at the climate change conference in Copenhagen questions about the growing ClimateGate scandal.

This time, the person on the receiving end of the apparently forbidden queries was Nobel Laureate Al Gore.

‘Climategate' divides scientists in Copenhagen

Indeed, a climate report released by the Indian environment minister last month questioned Western models of calculating global warming statistics in a quest to end reliance on Western science. It argued that there is no evidence that climate change is causing Himalayan glaciers to melt.

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Event: 16-19 Feb 2010 African Conference on Peace and State Building

Cultural Intelligence, Peace Intelligence

Conference Details

A CONFERENCE CO-ORGANIZED BY
THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP AND
THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA

KIGALI SERENA HOTEL KIGALI, RWANDA

16-19 FEBRUARY, 2010

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Journal: NRO, KR to AF, Open IC?, Piracy vs Piracy

Ethics, Government, Key Players, Policies, Real Time, Threats

Struggling Spy Satellite Agency Tries to Right Itself

National Defense January 2010

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The National Reconnaissance Office, the agency responsible for developing and launching the U.S. fleet of spy satellites, is embarking on an ambitious plan to right itself after years of cost overruns and program cancellations.

But two powerful senators have opposed the office’s plans to launch the next generation of classified spacecraft. Personnel issues, namely a shortage of qualified personnel, may also impede progress.

Up To 56,000 More Contractors Likely For Afghanistan, Congressional Agency Says

The surge of 30,000 U.S. troops into Afghanistan could be accompanied by a surge of up to 56,000 contractors, vastly expanding the presence of personnel from the U.S. private sector in a war zone, according to a study by the Congressional Research Service.

Consumer group blasts White House's digital piracy pow-wow

Led by Vice President Joe Biden, the meeting “is the first of its kind, and will bring together all of the stakeholders to discuss ways to combat piracy in this rapidly changing technological age,” according to the White House.

On Tuesday morning, a prominent consumer advocacy group took the White House to task for the lopsided guest list of the meeting, which did not include “consumer or public-interest groups, technology companies, technology associations or Internet Service Providers.”

Open government could present a challenge to intelligence agencies

The release of the open government directive could change intelligence agencies' policies that deny Internet access to nonclassified data that is currently available only in hard copy or only to government personnel, say some Washington transparency advocates.

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2009/12/15

Journal: Fiscal Responsibility 101

03 Economy

Washington – Tear Down Your Wall Against Currency Competition

December 15th, 2009 by Ron Holland

Although the faltering dollar could rebound in the short run, the longer-term prognosis is terminal unless Washington dramatically reduces spending and borrowing. When the global run on treasury debt and the dollar develops, the current relative minor fluctuations in values will be replaced by a virulent death spiral of historic proportions seen few times in world history.

Phi Beta Iota: Above is just one of hundreds of stories along the same lines.

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Journal: Over 100 “Sensitive But Unclassified” Protocols

Collaboration Zones, Communities of Practice

Presidential Task Force on Controlled Unclassified Information Releases Report and Recommendations

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 15, 2009

The Presidential Interagency Task Force on Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), led by Attorney General Holder and Secretary Napolitano, today released a report recommending a single, standardized framework for marking, safeguarding and disseminating sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information across the federal government. SBU information refers collectively to the various designations for documents and information that are sufficiently sensitive to warrant some level of protection but that do not meet the standards for classification.

There are more than 100 different SBU markings and handling procedures currently in use across the federal government.

Full Report

Secrecy News Orginal Commentary: New Framework Proposed for “Sensitive” Govt Info

2009/12/15

Journal: Advise and Assist (Iraq)

Law Enforcement, Military, Peace Intelligence

U.S.-Iraqi partnership halts smuggling across Syrian border

Dec 14, 2009 By Spc. Michael J. MacLeod

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE UBAYDI, Iraq (Dec. 14, 2009) — Since U.S. advise and assist forces began partnering with Iraqi border patrols along the Syrian border in mid-November, instances of smugglers circumventing port-of-entry stations have all but ceased, according to several sources within the Department of Border Enforcement.

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The Americans bring highly-skilled manpower, armored trucks, night-vision optics and satellite imagery, while the Iraqis bring knowledge of the terrain and local smuggling patterns, said 1st Lt. Pat Barone, whose platoon of paratroopers was conducting nightly operations with the Iraqis north of Husayba.

Iraq’s first line of defense secures border crossing

By: 1st Lt. Juan Torres, Jr. Tue Dec. 15, 2009 [with mulitple photographs]

JOINT SECURITY STATION AL WAHAB, Iraq — Iraq’s first line of defense, their border police, trained at the Al Sheeb Port of Entry, led by Port of Entry Transition Team “Juggernaut,” and made significant advances in improving border security in the southern Maysan province.

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Event Report: UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Among Civil Society in Southeast Asia

09 Terrorism, 10 Security, Communities of Practice, Key Players, Methods & Process, Peace Intelligence

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The Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and Nahdatul Ulama (NU), with support from the governments of Germany and Sweden, co-hosted a workshop in Jakarta on 18-19 November 2009 to raise awareness of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy among civil society in Southeast Asia and explore the possibilities for greater civil society participation in efforts to implement the global framework in a manner that reflects the local contexts, needs, and prioriti es across the region. Participants in the workshop included representatives from civil society from across Southeast Asia working on an array of issues related to the implementation of the UN Strategy. The workshop aimed to build on the rich contributions of civil society to furthering human security in Southeast Asia and lay the foundations for the development of a civil society network related to the issues covered in the UN Strategy.

Click here to read the meeting summary.

Click here to read the background paper.

Press Coverage (Nine Links):

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Category: Journal ISSN 1078-1935

Journal: ClimateGate 16 December 2009 Morning