Wikileaks Round II (Iraq) Rolling Update 20101105

NOTICE: Within DoD, at least all elements of the Army as well as the Marine Corps Reserve have been given direct, unqualified, written orders not to access the Wikileaks site or read the Wikileaks document via any Government **OR** non-Government computer.  This Rolling Update complies with the DoD guidance. Friday 5 November 2010 WikiLeaks Incidents May …

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Journal: CIA Continues to Ignore Published Critics

Los Angeles Times October 31, 2010 Memoirs, Mistakes Converge As CIA Promises Reform Spies-turned-authors say the agency’s admitted ‘systemic failures’ in an Afghanistan suicide attack prove their allegations of myriad problems. But one veteran is being sued over his unapproved book. By Ken Dilanian Reporting from Washington–When CIA Director Leon Panetta gathered reporters recently to …

Journal: “Illegal” Immigrant vs. Corporate “Personality”

Carlos Roa Undocumented immigrant, veteran and student Posted: October 19, 2010 02:46 PM What Part of Human Being Don’t You Understand? I wonder if people who insist upon using the i-word ever think about the impact it has on human lives. “What part of ‘illegal’ don’t you understand?!” they say. Well, as an undocumented immigrant, …

Review: The Monk and the Riddle–The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living

Down to Earth, Absorbing, Perfectly Presented, “Must Read” October 10, 2010 Randy Komisar with Kent Lineback I’m putting this book into the 6 Star and Beyond category at Phi Beta Iota the Public Intelligence Blog, for two reasons: it has a proper definition of what business should be about–creativity and humanity; and it strives to …

VMyths: Truth About Computer Security Hysteria

http://vmyths.com/about Vmyths traces its roots to a “Computer Virus Myths treatise” first published in 1988. It evolved into the critically acclaimed “Computer Virus Myths home page” in 1995, then it moved to Vmyths.com in 2000. Its name has changed over the years, but Vmyths remains true to its original goal: the eradication of computer security …