2009 Re-Inventing Intelligence to Re-Engineer Earth

Earth is at a tipping point. Changes to the planet that used to take 10,000 years now take three.  This means that both real-time science and real-time policy and decision-making will be the non-negotiable essence of success in the 21st Century. Near-Earth Objects (NEO) are a more immediate threat than climate change; energy from geothermal, …

Definitions: What Is Terrorism?

Chávez and Gaddafi urge redefining of ‘terrorism’ By Benedict Mander in Caracas Published: September 29 2009 21:43 | Last updated: September 29 2009 21:43 Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi have joined forces to urge the world to redefine “terrorism”. While emphasising the importance of attacking terrorism “in all its forms, including state …

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 29 September 2009

Hot Topics BR: Brazil favors developing nuclear weapons for ‘respectability’ 09/28/09 CL: WATER SHORTAGE PREDICTED FOR NORTHERN CHILE 09/24/09 CO: Colombia finds 2 mass graves of peasants, rebels 09/25/09 CO: Colombia to compensate victims of paramilitary massacre 09/24/09 HN: Honduras refuses to allow 4 foreign ambassadors in the country 09/27/09 HN: Political Honduras’ Ousted President …