The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Tour of the Horizon, the Smartest of Skeptics July 25, 2010 Eli Kintisch I bristled when I saw the title, but bought the book in association with my own talk to Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) on “Hacking Humanity.” I’ve put the book down glad I did not give up in the early pages, and …
REPOSTED to end Russian spammer constant hitting on former URL. Best Possible Starting Point for Executives & Students October 20, 2009 Seena Sharp This book is a gem. It is a rare book that I would recommend equally to senior executives and students thinking about a career path, but this is such a book. I …
The report of Damian McElroy in the Telegraph [UK] describes General Petraeus new strategy for Afghanistan. It will be have a broad emphasis on counterinsurgency, like McChrystal’s strategy, but McElroy highlighted the following (presumed) differences or distinguishing features: Recognition that Taliban defections are crucial to achieving goal of ending war in 4 yrs (2014). … Observation: …
Koreas Comment: The White House statement presented the exercises in the context of routine behavior among Allies, timid and defensive. The Defense Department and UN Command statements indicated the exercises are pointed, aggressive and intended to be intimidating. The two statements neutralize each other because reassurance always trumps vigilance. Undermining both statements is the fact …
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Starts Weak, Ends Strong, Not the Whole Picture July 21, 2010 Bill McKibben EDIT of 2 August 2010: However great the mind or the man, we all make mistakes. Paul Hawkins made his with Monsanto, I’ve made mine. ClimateGate established with clarity the fraud associated with both the fabricated science and the intended “sub-prime mortgaging” …
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James Wilson (Author) 43 of 46 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Guide To Government Bureaucracy, January 1, 2002 By Tansu Demir (Springfield, IL) – See all my review This book is really a “comprehensive” (in the literal meaning of the word), clearly written, richly supported by concrete cases …
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Gov 2.0 Summit 09: Dave Warner, “Rapid Fire: Location, Location, Location” Dave Warner MindTel ARCH Synergist http://projects.mindtel.com Dave Warner is a Medical Neuroscientist and the Director of Medical Intelligence at MindTel. His interests include interventional informatics, medical communications, distributed medical intelligence, biosensors, quantitative human performance, expressional interface systems and physio-informatics. He has been engaged in …
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