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2013/04/102013/04/10

Koko: China Rules Africa — and Ghost Towns…. + China Meta-RECAP

2013-04-03 Applause for China-Africa cooperation (Zambia) 2012-09-18 In Africa’s warm heart, a cold welcome for Chinese (Malawi) 2012-09-03 China in Africa, a Sierra Leonean viewpoint 2012-07-04 Why has China built a ghost town in Africa? Eerie footage shows brand new Angolan city designed for 500,000 lying empty 2011-07-19 Cameron warns Africans over the ‘Chinese invasion’ as …

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2013/04/102013/04/19

SchwartzReport: Boycott Monsanto + GMO RECAP

I have reached a point where I have been forced to conclude that Monsanto is an evil corporation, as I understand that word. I know, from what you have written me that many of you, as have I and Ronlyn, have signed petitions against Monsanto. Now take the next step. Stop buying their products. Here …

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2013/04/07

Berto Jongman: Managing Famine Risk – Linking Early Warning to Early Action

Chatham House Report Rob Bailey, April 2013 Report: Managing Famine Risk: Linking Early Warning to Early Action Executive Summary: Managing Famine Risk: Linking Early Warning to Early Action Despite strong economic growth in many countries of the Horn and Sahel, environmental and demographic changes coupled to low levels of political inclusion and high instability mean …

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2013/04/072013/04/07

Review: Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the Plan

Francesca Gino 4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book That Could Be Made Better, April 7, 2013 I received this book as a gift and was glad to get it. As a professional intelligence officer I have been fascinated for decades by the mystery of why smart people make stupid decisions — completely apart …

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2013/04/072013/04/07

Review: Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry

Marc Ambinder and D. B. Grady 3.0 out of 5 stars Mish-Mash — Superficial, Avoids Ethics, Corruption, and Cost Issues, April 7, 2013 This is a seriously disappointing book. As another reviewer has noted, and I concur, it is a hodge podge. Worse, it avoids the serious issues of ethics, deep corruption, and the opportunity …

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2013/04/072013/04/07

Owl: US Department of Justice Now in Business of Shutting Down Web Sites Telling the Plain Truth

This article The U.S. Government Is Suing Barrett Brown’s Intelligence Research Site offers recent developments in the case of Barrett Brown, a journalist/activist whose web site “Project PM” runs a wiki that provides “a centralized, actionable data set regarding the intelligence contracting industry, the PR industry’s interface with totalitarian regimes, the mushrooming infosec/”cybersecurity” industry, and …

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2013/04/072013/04/07

SchwartzReport: Nuclear Hell on Earth — Hanford Oregon Set to Blow, Fukushima Has Contaminated Ocean and Soil for Next Century…

This is the first of two stories. I am running them both today, because I want to make the point that in nuclear accidents there is a question as to whether they are ever really “over;” this is the thing that is different about nuclear power. Tar sands oil leaks, such as the one in …

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