Richard Wright: LtCol Shaffer (Able Danger, Operation Dark Heart) Accuses George Tenet of Shutting Down Able Danger, Stealing DoD Penetrations of Al Qaeda, and Lying to Congress

Another odd tale of 9/11. Ex-Army Officer Accuses CIA of Obstructing Pre-9/11 Intelligence-Gathering Sunday, 20 January 2013 07:46 By Paul Church and Ray Nowosielski, Truthout Offering new revelations about the CIA’s role in shutting down military intelligence penetration of al-Qaeda, Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer joins a growing list of government officials accusing former CIA director …

Mini-Me: The Prosecution of Aaron Swartz: Sharing Knowledge Is a Greater Crime Than Bringing Down the Economy

Huh? The Prosecution of Aaron Swartz: Sharing Knowledge Is a Greater Crime Than Bringing Down the Economy Ali Hayat Huffington Post, 13 January 2013 Aaron Swartz is no longer among us though the contributions he made to promote free flow of information and knowledge sharing will continue to benefit our present and future generations. He …

Mongoose: Moti Nissani on Who Killed Aaron Swartz?

For contextual orientation. Who Killed Aaron Swartz? Moti Nissani Veterans Today, 13 January 2014 ”How long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look?”—Bob Marley On January 11, 2013, according to indoctrination organs of the criminal Syndicate calling itself the US government (a Syndicate comprised, for the most part, of big bankers, …

Reflections on Lincoln, Principle, Compromise, Autonomous Internet & Citizen Intelligence / Counter-Intelligence 2.0 with Meta-RECAP

EDIT of 21 January 2013:  I have gotten both sharp criticism from folks I revere, and complements.  I am more than willing to delete this, but I am more interested in having people think outside the lines.  I’ve made some revisions, adding issues and readings in each section.   Email me as you please, robert.david.steele.vivas [at] …

Anthony Judge: Flatulence is a Problem Aired Resmelling the stench of past undertakings (personal, organizational, and national)

Flatulence is a Problem Aired: Resmelling the stench of past undertakings Introduction Resmelling the stench of past undertakings — review and commentary — Flatulence | Internationalism | Absurdity of the global problematique — Unusual smells | Crisis of crises | Irrelevance | Mediocrity | Connectivity — Collective impotence | Questions and answers | Plethora of …

Berto Jongman: US Spends 7.4 Billion a Year on Bio-Defense, to Zero Effect

Bio-Terror & Infectious Disease Outbreak: Detection Technologies and Global Markets – 2012 Edition The US Bipartisan Bio-Detection 2011 Report Card Status Evaluation (Source: The US Bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center, October 2011 Bio Response Report Card) Events of the recent decade confirm that the threats of bio-terrorism and infectious disease outbreaks are real. Attacks such …

Marcus Aurelius: The Four Business Gangs That Run (Loot) the US + 4 Books

The four business gangs that run the US Ross Gittins Sydney Herald, December 31, 2012 IF YOU’VE ever suspected politics is increasingly being run in the interests of big business, I have news: Jeffrey Sachs, a highly respected economist from Columbia University, agrees with you – at least in respect of the United States. In …