Berto Jongman: YouTube (48:52) Definitive Trial and Virtual Conviction of NSA

DEFCON 20: Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The National Security Agency and the Constitution”>DEFCON 20: Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The National Security Agency and the Constitution Published on Nov 17, 2012 Speakers: JAMEEL JAFFER DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION WILLIAM BINNEY FORMER OFFICIAL, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY JAMES BAMFORD INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST ALEX ABDO STAFF ATTORNEY, …

Jean Lievens: YouTube (14:48) Lisa Gansky: The future of business is the “mesh”

NOTE: 2 years ago.  At TED@MotorCity, Lisa Gansky, author of “The Mesh,” talks about a future of business that’s about sharing all kinds of stuff, either via smart and tech-enabled rental or, more boldly, peer-to-peer. Examples across industries — from music to cars — show how close we are to this meshy future. Comment by …

Owl: YouTube (8:00) Corrupt US Media Blacks Out Israeli Torture of Palestinian Children as Investigated and Documented by the United Nations

UN Accuses Israel of Torturing Palestinian Children This Real News Network report discusses two human rights violations against Palestinian children that were first publicized by an Israeli organization and have since been investigated by the UN: abusive confinement and prosecution, and using them as human shields. Phi Beta Iota: The US Media may well be …