Castro’s secret archives: US Special Ops prepares to snatch five decades of damaging material

(From March 24-25) Wayne Madsen Report (WMR) has learned from knowledgeable sources in the Pentagon that the U.S. Special Operations Command has recently been tasked to come up with a covert operation designed to snatch the secret archives complied over five decades by former Cuban President Fidel Castro. Our sources report that among Castro’s archives …

Review: SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa

Beyond Six Stars–Hugely Important Useful Collection February 20, 2010 Edited by Sokari Ekine Contributing authors include Redante Asuncion-Reed, Amanda Atwood, Ken Banks, Chrstinia Charles-Iyoha, Nathan Eagle, Sokari Ekine, Becky Faith, Joshua Goldstein, Christian Kreutz, Anil Naidoo, Berna Ngolobe, Tanya Notley, Juliana Rotich,  and Bukeni Wazuri This book will be rated 6 Stars and Beyond at …

Journal: Democratic Leadership GUTS Federal Reserve Audit Bill–Roll-Call Vote Could Be the Straw that Breaks the Two–Party Tyranny in 2010

Federal Reserve Policy Audit Legislation ‘Gutted,’ Paul Says Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) –By Bob Ivry Representative Ron Paul, the Texas Republican who has called for an end to the Federal Reserve, said legislation he introduced to audit monetary policy has been “gutted” while moving toward a possible vote in the Democratic-controlled House. The bill, with 308 …

Event: 12-15 Nov 09 San Mateo (SF), Engaging the Other: The Power of Compassion

An International, Multidisciplinary, Multicultural Conference examining concepts of “The OTHER” from a universal, cross-cultural perspective to promote wider public dialogue about images of “Us and Them” This event is warmly recommended by both the National Coalition for Dialog & Deliberation (NCDD) and Phi Beta Iota.  It is the kind of event that every member of …

The Contested Commons

Michele Flournoy and Shawn Brimley U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings July 2009 Vol. 135/7/1,277 Two officials from the Office of the Secretary of Defense look at a changing and challenging world and what it means for the future of American power. The world is undergoing a profound and lasting shift in the relative balance of power …