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2012/04/292012/04/29

David Isenberg: Private Military Corporations – Chapter Twelve

Chapter 12 David Isenberg Huffington Post, 29 April 2012 After ten years of operation by private military and security (PMSC) contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq, what ethical lessons should we draw from their use? Namely, that private sector contracting has become an integral part of modern international operations, and in Afghanistan and Iraq contracting has …

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2012/04/29

Reference: Social Media Intelligence? Or More OSINT Than Spies Can Handle?

The growth of social media poses a dilemma for security and law enforcement agencies. On the one hand, social media could provide a new form of intelligence – SOCMINT – that could contribute decisively to keeping the public safe. On the other, national security is dependent on public understanding and support for the measures being …

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2012/04/282012/11/05

Marcus Aurelius: Admiral Lyons Blasts US Intelligence Community – No Improvement Since 9/11 — Could It Even Be WORSE? With Comment by Robert Steele

UPDATED 2 November 2012 to add 450-ship Navy and other military implications of intelligence with integrity

2012/04/26

Reference: Online Public Information and Data Sources

30 Resources to Find the Data You Need Let’s say you have this idea for a visualization or application, or you’re just curious about some trend. But you have a problem. You can’t find the data, and without the data, you can’t even start. This is a guide and a list of sources for where …

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2012/04/252012/04/25

Patrick Meier: Future Trends in Global Geospatial Information Management

Future Trends in Global Geospatial Information Management The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Information Management (GGIM) recently organized a meeting of thought-leaders and visionaries in the geo-spatial world to identify the future of this space over the next 5-10 years. These experts came up with some 80+ individual predictions. I’ve included some of the …

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2012/04/222012/04/22

James Wall: Israel to Palestine is as Britain to Slavery – “Throw Their Dirty Little Ships Out of the Water” — Tide Turning Against Israeli Atrocities

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 | Posted by Veterans Today “Throw Their Dirty, Filthy Ships Out of the Water!” Historical parallels are never exact. But it is not unusual for us to see moments from the past resonating with moments of the present. by James M Wall About the author: James M. Wall is currently a Contributing …

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2012/04/22

Jon Lebkowsky: 21st Century New Sources & Methods for Journalism

International Symposium on Online Journalism: New approaches in engaging with the news community ISOJ Program Angela Lee: Audience preference and editorial judgment: a study of time-lagged influence in online news To what extent are audiences influencing editors and journalists, and vice versa? Editorial judgement measured based on placement on paper; audience preference measured by clicks, …

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