Journal: Deja Vu in AF, Wahhabist Balkans….

Deja Vu in Marja Our guiding illusions in Afghanistan ANDREW J. BACEVICH, America Magazine: The National Catholic Weekly, 29 March 2010 In American politics, deficits have suddenly become all the rage. Throughout the presidency of George W. Bush, the federal government hemorrhaged red ink, with no one paying much attention. Upon the election of Barack …

Journal: Joe Mazzafro, USN (Ret), on IC Performance

How Should We Measure Intelligence Community Performance?, by Joseph Mazzafro. As the Congress and the DC dignitary debate if health care is affordable given the nation’s first trillion dollar annual debit incursion, I am wondering where the money would come from should the United States need to defend its national interests against another Al Qaeda …

True Cost: Cost of food-borne illnesses is deemed much higher than earlier estimates

Among the food scares in recent years was a deadly E. coli outbreak tied to spinach. In most cases, it’s unknown how or why people get ill from what they eat. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / September 15, 2006) Phi Beta Iota: The second sentence is ignorant.  It is well-known that between industrial farming …

NIGHTWATCH: Pakistani Education as Weapon Against USA–The Failure of US Militarization

Pakistan: Special note. The second part of yesterday’s PBS show Frontline concerned the condition of the public school system in Pakistan. It has collapsed in nearly every respect. The video report noted that nearly half of the 65 million school age kids in Pakistan do not attend public schools. It did not follow-up that datum …

MILNET Headlines, 23 February 2010

ClimateGate as Crime:  Climategate Meets the Law, Senator Calls for Criminal Investigation Commentary:  Beware of ‘Comprehensive’ Anything Cuber-Security:  Who runs cyber policy? Cyber-Security:  ‘Sophisticated’ Hack Hit Intel in January Cyber-Security:  Cyber attacks will ‘catastrophically’ spook public, warns GCHQ Iraq:  Iraq watchdog proposes new agency to manage reconstruction US Congress:  Two Million So Congress Can Watch …