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2009/12/232009/12/23

Journal: Cyber-Security Etc. & Multinational Engagement

As attacks increase, U.S. struggles to recruit computer security experts Hackers break Amazon’s Kindle DRM–The great ebook ‘unswindle’ Peace, Justice and the Lord’s Resistance Army Weapons-carrying plane headed for Sri Lanka Phi Beta Iota: It has finally come to pass. Cyber-security–like the Black Plague before it–and of course the ten high-level threats to humanity so …

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2009/12/192009/12/19

Journal: ClimateGate 19 December 2009 Morning

Fraud in Europe’s Cap and Trade System a ‘Red Flag,’ Critics Say The top cops in Europe say carbon-trading is an organized crime scheme that has robbed the continent of $7.4 billion — a massive fraud that lawmakers and energy experts say should send a “red flag” to the U.S., which approved cap-and-trade legislation over …

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2009/12/192009/12/19

Journal: Well-Intentioned Idiocy Abounds….

Headlines Only: Not Just Drones: Militants Can Snoop on Most U.S. Warplanes (Updated) Spytech Agency Wants Software Brains to Connect the Dots Training For The Civilian Surge TSA Cannot Order Sites to Take Down Sensitive Manual Headlines and Snippets Below the Fold with Phi Beta Iota Comment

2009/12/182010/09/02

Reference: Countries at the Crossroads

Countries at the Crossroads is an annual survey of government performance in 70 strategically important countries worldwide that are at a critical crossroads in determining their political future. The in-depth comparative analyses and quantitative ratings – examining government accountability, civil liberties, rule of law, anticorruption efforts and transparency – are intended to help international policymakers …

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2009/12/142009/12/14

Journal: ClimateGate 14 Dec 09 Morning

Developing countries boycott UN climate talks COPENHAGEN – China, India and other developing nations boycotted U.N. climate talks Monday, bringing negotiations to a halt with their demand that rich countries discuss much deeper cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions. “We are seeing the death of the Kyoto Protocol,” said Djemouai Kamel of Algeria, the head …

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2009/12/132009/12/13

Worth a Look: Engaging the Muslim World Challenges and Opportunities

USIP Event Home Page (Permanent) This event took place in October 2009 at the US Institute of Peace. The archived audio for each speaker is free online. Keynote Address The Honorable Keith Ellison (D-MN) U.S. House of Representatives David R. Smock, Commentator Vice President, Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Religion and Peacemaking Center of Innovations Speakers …

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2009/12/092009/12/17

Journal: Running Interference On Interference

Running Interference On Interference December 9, 2009: The U.S. Army, which operates thousands of UAVs (over 90 percent of them the five pound Raven, which gives each company commander his own recon aircraft), has found more and more of them suffering from electronic interference. This problem is expected to get worse, especially as the army …

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