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Paul Craig Roberts: The Libor Scandal In Full Perspective + Meta-RECAP

The Libor Scandal In Full Perspective The article about the Libor scandal, coauthored with Nomi Prins, received much attention, with Internet repostings, foreign translation, and video interviews. To further clarify the situation, this article brings to the forefront implications that might not be obvious to those without insider experience and knowledge. EXTRACT: Does this mean …

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Berto Jongman: Wikileaks, Open Data, Big Data, & Predicting Violence in Afghanistan

Computer forecasting matched rises, ebbs in Afghanistan violence Phys.Org, July 17, 2012 By Jon Bardin In August 2010, shortly after WikiLeaks released tens of thousands of classified documents that cataloged the harsh realities of the war in Afghanistan, a group of friends – all computer experts – gathered at the New York City headquarters of …

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Chuck Spinney: Amateur Hour at White House and Department of State

This classic case of blowback ought to give pause to those advocating intervention/regime change in the Syrian Civil War or in Iran — but if history tells us anything it won’t change any minds in Versailles on the Potomac. Chuck Spinney La Grazie, Italia US inadvertently creates a terrorist haven in Mali STEPHEN KINZER, Boston …

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David Isenberg: What the US Government Knew About PMC Slave-Trade & Atrocities – The Case of Najlaa

What the U.S. Government Knew About Najlaa Huffington Post, 11 July 2012 A bit over a year ago a report I co-wrote, documenting human trafficking and abuse of workers by Najlaa International Catering Services, a KBR subcontractor, was published by the Project on Government Oversight. The internal company documents I uncovered revealed, among other things, …

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Mati Nissani: Strategic Lessons from the Rand Paul Fiasco

Strategic Lessons from the Rand Paul Fiasco “Without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement.”—Lenin  …by  Moti Nissani, Ph.D. Prof. Emeritus, Wayne State University Rand Paul Summary: For many years, the liberty movement’s aspirations and actions have been focused on the presidential candidacy of Congressman Ron Paul. In Early June, this strategy backfired, following …

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ROOT: The Open Source Everything Convergence

Twitter Hashtag: #openall DAILY HEADLINES Posted at 2200 Eastern Time 2012 BOOK The Open Source Everything Manifesto: Transparency, Truth & Trust 2012 CHAPTER PREPRINT FOR COMMENT: The Craft of Intelligence Who’s Who in Collective Intelligence: Robert David STEELE Vivas