SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 17 Nov 09

Hot Topics AA: Colombia releases list of alleged FARC contacts in Ecuador 11/12/09 AA: FACTBOX-Despite tensions, trade dominates Chile, Peru ties 11/14/09 BR: BRAZIL WARNS OF WANING US INFLUENCE IN SOUTH AMERICA 11/17/09 BR: Hosting Peres, Brazil’s president defends Ahmadinejad 11/12/09 CL: Chile: Any US missile, radar deal under $665 million 11/12/09 CO: Colombia to …

Journal: Constant Technical Stare vs. Engaged Brain

Military Refines A ‘Constant Stare Against Our Enemy’ The rapidly increasing surveillance power of unmanned aircraft gives U.S. officials an option beside s troops By Julian E. Barnes    November 2, 2009   Pg. 1 WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to dramatically increase the surveillance capabilities of its most advanced unmanned aircraft next year, adding so many …

Review: Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines

Excellent Primer, Narrowly Focused, Provokes Reflection October 16, 2009 Richard Heinberg I was tempted to limit this book to four stars because it fails to properly recognize, among many others, Buckminster Fuller, e.g. his Critical Path and it provides only passing reference to such foundation works as Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update and Human …

Review: The Resilient Earth–Science, Global Warming and the Future of Humanity

Pushes the Re-Set Button on Both Gore and Lomborg October 3, 2009 Doug L. Hoffman and Allen Simmons The more I read, the less I know and the more frustrated I grow with the insanity of academic, government, corporate, and non-governmental stovepipes of knowledge in isolation. Right up front this book, read crossing the Atlantic …

Journal: Early Warning on Further Destabilization from Afghanistan and India into Pakistan

In an exclusive interview with Foreign Policy Journal, retired Lt. Gen. Hamid Gul responds to charges that he supports terrorism, discusses 9/11 and ulterior motives for the war on Afghanistan, claims that the U.S., Israel, and India are behind efforts to destabilize Pakistan, and charges the U.S. and its allies with responsibility for the lucrative …