The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Former CIA Official: Israel Will Bomb Iran In September July 15, 2011 4:04 pm ET — MJ Rosenberg A longtime CIA officer who spent 21 years in the Middle East is predicting that Israel will bomb Iran in fall, dragging the United States into another major war and endangering U.S. military and civilian personnel (and …
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Creating a Smart Nation–and a World Brain–demands the participation of all of the people all of the time.
Stephen E. Arnold: The New Landscape of Enterprise Search. A Critical Review of the Market and Search Systems. Published by Pandia, Oslo, Norway, 2011. ISBN: 978-82-998676-0-3 Pandia Book Page The following enterprise search companies are covered in detail: Autonomy Endeca Exalead Google Search Solutions Microsoft and Fast Vivisimo Phi Beta Iota: For over fifteen …
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Wolfgang Reinicke Pioneering Work, Missing Some Pieces,July 7, 2011 This is a pioneering work, easily a decade ahead of other world-class efforts, my favorite being that of (then) World Bank Vice President for Europe, J. F. Rischard, High Noon 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them. It has been largely over-looked, but should gain …
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UPDATE: A former member of Patraeus staff comments below the line. Somewhat paraphrasing a senior Israeli leader of the late 1940s, speaking in reference to COL(USA-Ret) David Michael (Mickey) Marcus who had just given his life for Israeli independence, Dave Petraeus is, IMHO, the best man we have. But, again IMHO, this is probably not …
This op-ed was written by one of my closest friends, who happens to be an old fashioned Republican in the best sense of the term. Chuck Spinney Nice, France Borrowing and spending the GOP way The big deficit facing the U.S. is mostly Republican in origin, the Congressional Budget Office says. The Bush tax cuts …
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Judith Innes, David Booher Excellent but Not Perfect, June 25, 2011 The authors claim to be addressing a new theory of collaborative rationality. The Native Americans called this “seventh generation thinking.” It is neither new nor rational alone, but rather holistic. I bought and read this book along with Democracy as Problem Solving: Civic Capacity …
