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2010/11/302010/11/30

Reference: WikiLeaks and Al Qaeda as Open Source Insurgencies

Journal: The Security and Secrecy “Tax” – Global Guerrillas By John Robb at Global Guerrillas (Networked tribes, systems disruption, and the emerging bazaar of violence. Resilient Communities, decentralized platforms, and self-organizing futures) Wikileaks and Al Qaeda’s Open Source Jihad are both open source insurgencies. While there are obvious differences between the two, what’s more interesting …

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2010/11/172010/11/17

Journal: Chomsky on Mid-Term Elections

I have rather mixed opinions of Chomsky, but think he is on the mark in this OpEd. The US Elections: Outrage, Misguided truthout 17 November 2010 Noam Chomsky The U.S. midterm elections register a level of anger, fear and disillusionment in the country like nothing I can recall in my lifetime. Since the Democrats are …

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2010/11/09

Reference: Obama’s Choice

I was going to write about Legitimate Grievances today, but something more important has come up: Obama’s Choice. Context first. My friend and colleague for the past decade, Chuck Spinney was and remains a reformer. He was featured on the cover of TIME Magazine in the 1980’s, and I am including that graphic here because …

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2010/11/052011/10/22

Reference: On the Issues from Abortion to War & Peace

I want to put this somewhat intellectual blog posting into perspective. Below is a quote from Matt Taibbi’s new book, Griftopia-Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America (Spiegel & Grau, 2 November 2010). Click on the title of the book to read my full review. QUOTE (32): What has taken …

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2010/11/052011/12/23

Review: Griftopia–Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America

Matt Taibbi 6 Star Game Changer….Maybe November 2, 2010 This is an extraordinary book, combining gifted insights and turns of phrase with serious research that has a point worth fighting for: Wall Street led by Goldman Sachs has ripped off the entire US economy, and they still have most people thinking that politics matters. It …

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2010/10/162010/10/16

Reference: Republican “Pledge to America” Hyperbolic Hypocritical Crap Surpassed Only by Nancy Pelosi’s Ignorance of the Constitution

The “Pledge to America” is largely hyperbolic hypocritical crap. See Instead: Prefaces (Steele, Sanders, Atlee, Hartmann, Seagraves) Chapter: Paradigms of Failure Election 2008 Chapter: The Substance of Governance Election 2008 Chapter: Legitimate Grievances Election 2008 Chapter: Candidates on the Issues Election 2008: Balanced Budget 101 Election 2008 Chapter: Call to Arms, Fund We Not Them …

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2010/09/282016/03/26

Reflections on Integrity UPDATED + Integrity RECAP

Updated 1 November 2012 to add core graphic: Graphic: Ethical Evidence-Based Decisions. Updated 13 April 2012 to add new book: THE OPEN SOURCE EVERYTHING MANIFESTO: Transparency, Truth & Trust. Updated 8 March 2012 to add underlying philosophical reference: 2012-03-08 GOD MAN INTERVAL Reformatted & Linked. Updated 6 December 2011 to add this seminal reference: Journal: …

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