Review: Real-Time Diplomacy – Politics and Power in the Social Media Era

Philip Seib 5.0 out of 5 stars Major Contribution Leaving a Great Deal More to Be Discussed, March 4, 2014 Diplomacy is a third-rate practice at this time, largely because the governments representated by diplomats lack intelligence with integrity and are also not held accountable for making grand mistakes with consequencies measured in trillions over …

Jean Lievens: 10 Digital Social Innovators to Watch

Ten digital social innovators to watch Many innovations tackling societal problems have developed online. Jon Kingsbury and Peter Baeck highlight rising stars What is digital social innovation? The internet is playing an ever-increasing role in how we work, play and relate to each other. As a natural result of this, many of the most exciting …

Worth a Look: Real-Life Fiction, Spying Outside the Wire and Beyond CIA’s Capabilities

Who is fighting the war in Afghanistan? Did you know that 52% of people fighting in Afghanistan are contracted to do so? Contractors operate far beyond the borders of Afghanistan, they operate globally. Real people. Real missions. Real wars.  After the United States was attacked and the President vowed to search and destroy the enemy, …

4th Media: Years Later, Millions of Dollars Later, Obama Administration Admits They [and James Clapper Specificially] Lied to the Courts and Claimed “Terrorism” To Cover Up a Simple Mistake

How Obama Officials Cried ‘Terrorism’ to Cover Up a Paperwork Error David Kravets | Sunday, February 23, 2014 After seven years of litigation, two trips to a federal appeals court and $3.8 million worth of lawyer time, the public has finally learned why a wheelchair-bound Stanford University scholar was cuffed, detained and denied a flight …

Owl: Epidemic of Banker Suicides — CIA Role? What Will We Learn Soon? [3 Articles]

Lots of Banker Suicides – or Bankers Suicided – Lately There has been a rash of articles coming out of the alternative Web press in the last 2-3 weeks about the untimely deaths of bankers, financiers, financial journalists and Wall Street types that smell, in most cases, very fishy, and the number and frequency of …