The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The Pentagon Labyrinth on C-SPAN Mar 11, 2011 Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust | Mott House Three former, high-level Pentagon insiders take a critical look at how the Defense Department operates and where the money it receives goes. The three- Thomas Christie, Franklin Spinney and Pierre Sprey – are contributors to the book, The Pentagon …
NEW: Below, organized by category, are names, links (first to overview, last to web site), and product descriptions for each of the companies launching at DEMO Spring 2011. According to several of those who have attended past events, this one was “a cut above” an already high standard. What came across clearly was the new …
Autonomous Internet [or Autonomous Free Distributed Internet for the elderly] is the new meme in town, inspired by the role of Facebook and Twitter as well as the rapidly developed Internet Work-Arounds that were developed by a huge network of great-hearted citizens. Freedom Box is an idea, not a capability, but it holds enormous potential, …
Government Secrecy Susan Maret, Contributing Editor Emerald Group, January 2011 $164.95 shipping within 2-3 weeks Government secrecy (GS) is a significant social, political, and policy issue and often presents as a barrier to civic participation, public right-to-know, historical understanding, and institutional accountability. This volume examines GS in a variety of contexts, including comparative examination of …
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What are the fundamental requirements and building blocks of a distributed internet? In preparation for the Contact summit in NYC 20 October 2011, we want to understand the current landscape of projects/initiatives building a distributed internet and the fundamental requirements so we can better coordinate efforts. ANSWER ONE: Michel Bauwens Here is a proposed definition …
Crummy result on Phi Beta Iota: Worth a Look (DVD): The Day Before Disclosure Should have pulled up at least these two books and the list: Review: Forbidden Knowledge–From Prometheus to Pornography Review: Hidden Truth–Forbidden Knowledge Worth a Look: Book Reviews on Disinformation, Other Information Pathologies, & Repression Human in the loop add-ons: Review: Imperial …
UPDATED: Robert Smith comment at Facebook: “WHAT? Dictators $10 billion, Democracy lovers $25 million, hypocrisy priceless.” Phi Beta Iota: It is actually much worse than that. Our estimate of the cost of US being best pals with 42 of 44 dictators is closer to 500 billion, and that is a very conservative estimate. The cost …
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