The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Disagree, but engage: That’s civility On issues ranging from abortion to guns, it is possible for adversaries to find common ground February 10, 2011|By Robert Fersh and Andrew L. Yarrow EXTRACT: These processes are most successful when participants have strong, informed opinions and can make a difference if they reach agreement. This was the case …
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Searches are how we harness the distributed intelligence of our visitors. Thank you for this. On this site, the search produces one reference to Senge: Review: The Necessary Revolution–How individuals and organizations are working together to create a sustainable world. On the wider web, your search helps bring back to this site and its collective, …
Others, notably Dr. Loch Johnson, de facto dean of the intelligence scholars in the English language, have explored both definitions and concepts for a theory of intelligence. Others, such as Jack Davis, have done much in the area of analytic tradecraft or the “art” of intelligence analysis (to match the “art” in clandestine operations and …
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Below are three separate contributions: Spinney on Sprey; Sprey on Boeing; and Seattle Times on Boeing. CHUCK SPINNEY SOUNDS OFF President Obama says that restoring America’s competitiveness is one of his top priorities. Yet under his watch, deindustrialization, financialization, and globalization continue without interruption. Many advocates of defense spending argue that spinoffs from the Pentagon’s …
REPORT (PDF 27 Pages) Identifying and Structuring the Objectives of Terrorists by Gregory L. Keeney and Detlof von Winterfeldt Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events, August 2009 Phi Beta Iota: The report is interesting, and provides a useful methodology for approaching the relationship between intangible values and tangible manifestations, but it has …
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Briefing (PDF with Notes, 14 Pages) Concept for PhD in Global Public Policy New “Standard” Green Building Initial Focus on 8 Constituencies, Process of Intelligence Initial focus on 10-12-8 Virtual Global Networks One World Brain Institute, Many Centers for Public Intelligence Global-Local Policy-Budget Outreach Concept Research Collaboration (Creating the World Brain) Harmonizing External Funding for …
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The Economist on Democracy in America I’M HAVING trouble writing about the GOP effort to reach a compromise over whether to cut $100 billion out of the 2011 budget, or just $50-60 billion. My problem is that I can’t really write about the advantages or disadvantages of one or another version of the cuts when …
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