Review: Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle

Potential Straw to Break the Camel’s Back September 19, 2009 Chris Hedges I disagree with those who dismiss this book, however erudite their claims. The author first impressed me with American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America. Reading this book on the heels of Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in …

Journal: How Many CIA’s and How Threatening is the CIA to the Lives of Leon Panetta and Barack Obama?

We were surprised this morning to learn that Ray McGovern, a CIA veteran whose credibility we respect, is saying that Leon Panetta and Barack Obama may be treating CIA with kid gloves for fear of being assassinated by the “insider” CIA that itself fears criminal prosecution for the death of over 100 detainees in CIA …

Journal: Race, Class, Money & Truth

In keeping with our new-found commitment to focus on public intelligence and leave political reform to others, this commentary provides an overview  of the political scene (including political commentary from journalists lacking any independence), and concludes that what is missing from our national dialog are integrity and public intelligence. First, the political “terrain” of ideological …

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 14 September 2009

Hot Topics AA: Al-Qaida: Tales from Bin Laden’s volunteers 09/10/09 AA: Lessons of Failed States: Rebuilding Sierra Leone and Liberia 09/12/09 CD: UN mission in DR Congo denies Ntanganda’s role in military operation 09/10/09 DZ: Algeria destroys 6000 French landmines 09/14/09 GH: Ghana protests bashing by Nigerian officials 09/09/09 GN: Tens of thousands rally to …

Remarks by Robert Steele at the Economics, Intelligence, & Transparency Conference, NYC 13 September 2009

Economics, Intelligence, & Transparency Conference New York City, 13 September 2009, 1400-1430 EST Planned Remarks for Robert David STEELE Vivas 9/11 discussion was yesterday, it is however central to today’s reflections 9/11 was about predatory economics, failed intelligence, and zero transparency I only have 30 minutes to speak, but I can stay for an hour …

Who’s Who in Librarian Intelligence: Arno Reuser

Arno Reuser is one of the handful of multinational kindred spirits who created the international Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) movement that kicked off in 1992 and is now morphing into Multinational, Multiagency, Multidisciplinary, Multidomain Information-Sharing and Sense-Making (M4IS2). When InterNET is InterNOT (2008) Virtual Open Source Agency (2006) Librarian Tradecraft (2003)