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Reference: “True Cost” of Private Military Contractors

David Isenberg Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq Posted: October 9, 2010 12:20 AM PMSC and the Quest for Perfect Information Phi Beta Iota: Click on the PMSC title to read the entire post at Huffington Post.  Below is the quoted testimony followed by a link to our review of the officer’s book. …

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Reference: Our Perfect Storm–“synchronous failure”

The Great Transition: Beyond Carbon Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed M.A. D.Phil (Sussex) EXTRACT: Given the scale of supply constraints across the spectrum of traditional energy sources, we may find it very difficult to scale-up a viable supply of energy to replace cheap, conventional oil in time to avoid the collapse of critical infrastructures. The converging …

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NIGHTWATCH Extract: East Prepares for Big War

India-Russia: India will buy 250 to 300 advanced stealth fighter aircraft from Russian, according to Defence Minister A.K. Antony, as he announced the deal worth nearly $30 billion. Antony and Russian Defense Minister Serdyukov said Russia would supply the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) as well as 45 transport aircraft. India also will jointly manufacture …

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Michael Bloomberg, Vice President for Education, Intelligence, & Research — Creating a Smart Nation

Robert David Steele Recovering spy, serial pioneer for open and public intelligence Posted: October 7, 2010 10:13 AM Michael Bloomberg, Vice President for Education, Intelligence, & Research — Creating a Smart Nation Click on Title to Read at Huffington Post and Make Comments. Below, as a memory aid and brought forward from the second post …

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