Journal: With No Successor In Sight, Intelligence Czar Departs

FULL STORY:  Declassified (newsweek.com/blogs) May 28, 2010 By Mark Hosenball On Dennis Blair’s last day in office as director of national intelligence, the Obama administration seems more stymied than ever in its efforts to replace him. Following a torrent of criticism from Capitol Hill—apparently touched off by this Declassified interview with Rep. Pete Hoekstra, the …

EVENT REPORT: State of the Planet 2010, Columbia Univ, New York City

Panels and keynotes program schedule I was told via email from someone involved in the event that a video will be posted online.I will be posting this over a the Earth Institute blog (especially since it has zero comments for the March 25 event) as a challenge to improve the overall framework of the “State …

Review: Unvaccinated, Homeschooled, and TV-Free–It’s Not Just for Fanatics and Zealots

Beyond Six Stars–a Game Changer, Pure Public Intelligence March 15, 2010 Julie Cook This book will join the Six Stars and Beyond group at Phi Beta Iota the Public Intelligence Blog, where I can group my reviews in the 98 categories in which I read and you can do a whole lot of other things …

Review: Willful Neglect–The Dangerous Illusion of Homeland Security

Final Review: Ground-Level View of Obvious Vulnerabilities and a General Failure to Protect February 10, 2010 [final review 21 February] Sam Faddis My own new book is finally at the printer, INTELLIGENCE for EARTH: Clarity, Diversity, Integrity, & Sustainaabilty and I am really enjoying getting back into serial reading. I totally respected and agreed with …