Journal: Brazil Whacks US via WTO on Cotton

Brazil Wins WTO Approval to Sanction U.S. Over Cotton (Update2) Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — Brazil won the World Trade Organization’s approval to start retaliating against the U.S. because of subsidies paid to American cotton farmers. The WTO gave Brazil permission in August to impose $294.7 million in sanctions against U.S. goods — the second-highest amount …

Search: The Future of OSINT [is M4IS2-Multinational]

The future of OSINT is M4IS2. The future of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is Multinational, Multifunctional, Multidisciplinary, Multidomain Information-Sharing & Sense-Making (M4IS2). The following, subject to the approval of Executive and Congressional leadership, are suggested hueristics (rules of thumb): Rule 1: All Open Source Information (OSIF) goes directly to the high side (multinational top secret) …

Worth a Look: Berto Jongman on Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, CIA Torture, and Maj Nidal Hasan’s Slide Show

Researcher Berto Jongman recommends…. Poverty and unemployment fuel the conflict according to 70% of Afghans, new Oxfam research shows Seventy per cent of Afghans surveyed see poverty and unemployment as the major cause of the conflict in their country, according to new research by international aid agency Oxfam and a group of Afghan organisations. Ordinary …

Journal: Librarians and The Accessibility Paradox

Fortunately, most librarians have gotten used to the fact that the Internet is a tremendous boon to researchers and that free information is a fantastic idea. Sure, we haven’t yet reallocated our organizational resources to recognize this fact—our staff time is much more likely to be devoted to acquiring and messing about with purchased information …

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 17 Nov 09

Hot Topics AA: Colombia releases list of alleged FARC contacts in Ecuador 11/12/09 AA: FACTBOX-Despite tensions, trade dominates Chile, Peru ties 11/14/09 BR: BRAZIL WARNS OF WANING US INFLUENCE IN SOUTH AMERICA 11/17/09 BR: Hosting Peres, Brazil’s president defends Ahmadinejad 11/12/09 CL: Chile: Any US missile, radar deal under $665 million 11/12/09 CO: Colombia to …