Worth a Look: Berto Jongman Recommends….

Researcher Berto Jongman recommends 6 monographs, 5 articles, 3 books. EDIT of 24 Nov 09: 6 monograph recommendations added. Russia: A Promising Market for Islamic Finance 21/11/2009By Lahem al Nasser Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- There are around 47 million Muslims in Russia, which means that Muslims make up around one third of Russia’s overall population. This …

Journal: U.S. Air Force–Remote from War & Reality

Unmanned limits: Robotic systems can’t replace a pilot’s gut instinct BY COL. JAMES JINNETTE, USAF Unmanned combat systems have fundamental limitations that can make their technology a war-losing proposition. These limitations involve network vulnerabilities, release consent judgment and, most importantly, creative capacity during air combat and close air support (CAS) missions. Although futurists might assume …

Search: 1000 Ship Navy

The “1000 ship Navy” is a delusional concept that assumes we can count on other navies–the same delusion that led to the Navy being heavy in the 1980’s and 1990’s while completely lacking in “small craft” such as mine-sweepers.  We wrote the original J-2 Plans piece on Somali pirates in 2005 and nothing was done–years …

Journal: PowerShift–USA Elite Not Interested!

Military Superiority Fading, Analyst Says ‘Pax Americana’ yields to Asia By Tom LoBianco, November 19, 2009 >Pg. 10 Phi Beta Iota: The tragedy of this story is that the military-industrial-congressional complex continues to be in denial about the changing nature of power in the Information Operations (IO) era.  Alvin Toffler first captured the information or …

Event: 20 Nov 09 NYC Howard Bloom Reality Rant

What:  A Roaring Rant With Howard Bloom–A Reality Sandwich Salon When: November 20, 2009, 7 pm Where: Collective Hardware, 169 Bowery, Manhattan Who: YOU!  Open, just show up. The Genius of the Beast: A Radical ReVision of Capitalism comes to life when Howard Bloom blasts the stage. Says the Village Voice, “machine-gun raconteur scientist (and …