Worth a Look: Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler

‘The contribution made by American capitalism to German war preparations can only be described as phenomenal. It was certainly crucial to German military capabilities…Not only was an influential sector of American business aware of the nature of Naziism, but for its own purposes aided Naziism wherever possible (and profitable) – with full knowledge that the …

Weak Signals: DoD Information Operations First Steps

Navy Intel Chief: Information Dominance Must Balance Firepower By Karen Parrish, American Forces Press Service, 6 January 2011 WASHINGTON (NNS) — “Information as warfare” requires operational commanders to employ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to dominate the information realm even as they direct combat actions, the Navy’s senior intelligence officer said Jan. 5. Vice Adm. David …

Votetocracy (vote on bills)

http://www.votetocracy.com Votetocracy is a place where every citizen can see every bill currently in congress, vote on those bills and send those votes to thier representatives. The site has been created by three regular citizens that felt it was time to get engaged with American politics. During our efforts to become more educated about our …

Reference: Cyber-Intelligence–Restore the Republic Of, By, and For…

This week’s Book post, Infinite Wealth for All, set the stage for this week’s Politics post, which focuses on The New Craft of Cyber-Intelligence–a blending of advanced public intelligence and advanced Information Operations (IO). Let’s start with a great Mashable piece, 4 Predictions for the Future of Politics and Social Media, from which I have …