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There are at least four movements underway to destroy the two-party tyranny and restore the integrity of the U.S. electoral process and with it the integrity of the U.S. Government.

Below is one such movement. Others include the movement for Free and Open Elections, the movement to Unify Independents, and the movement to audit the Federal Reserve and its its role as a front for Wall Street and particularly Goldman Sachs whose looting the U.S. Treasury of future funds has taken bank robbery to new heights. Phi Beta Iota appeals to all those who visit this site and who care about the public interest to support Independent.org with their signature. One signature, one vote, one Nation under God. We gave it up, let's get it back. Please click to read and repsond to a simple request for your signature.

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2009/08/132009/08/14

Worth a Look: Public Law 109-163 dated 6 January 2006

Government, Legislation, Military, Policy, Reform, Strategy

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Congress tasked the Department of Defense with ten specific OSINT-related tasks that to the best of our knowledge have never been acknowledged nor completed by DoD.

Highlights of the missing ten tasks:

1) A plan for providing funds

2) A description of management now and as it could be improved

3) A description of tools, systems, centers, organizational entities amd procedures

4) A description of proven tradecraft including operational security

5) A description of OSINT fusion with other disciplines

6) A description of a training plan and guidance for DoD intelligence personnel

7) A plan to incorporate oversight of OSINT

8] A plan to incorporate the OSINT specialty int oall existing DoD personnel systems;

9) Aplan to utilize reserve personnel; and

10) A plan for the use of the Open Source Information System (OSIS).

2009/08/132009/08/15

Journal: High-Fat Diet May Make You Stupid and Lazy

Communities of Practice, Methods & Process

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LiveScience.com livescience Staff

livescience.com – Wed Aug 12, 3:03 pm ET

By now, we've all heard that high-fat diets are bad for our health in the long run. But what about the short-term?

A new study on rats finds that 10 days of eating a high-fat diet caused short-term memory loss and made exercise difficult. While the finding may not seem a big surprise, the researcher say it might suggest that high-fat diets make humans lazy and stupid.

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2009/08/12

EUCOM Week in Review Ending 12 August 2009

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Hot Topics

AA: Full text of draft legal complaint in Eyal Katorza case 08/10/09

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BG: SANS Agents to Examine Public Procurements in Ministry of Defence 08/07/09

CH: Swiss in fresh push for UBS tax settlement with US 08/12/09

IL: Israel asks Syria for info on missing IDF soldier 08/12/09

KV: Kosovo breaks from Serbia 08/09/09

MK: Macedonian Struggle for Independence 08/10/09

RU: NATO, Russia To Intensify Military Cooperation In Afghanistan 08/11/09

RU: Russia says satellite plan is defense system test 08/09/09

UA: Eight Reasons to Become Ukrainian 08/10/09

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2009/08/122009/08/12

Journal: An Ethical Code for Intelligence Officers

Ethics

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Bruce Schneir

Tip of the Hat to Bruce Schneier

August 11, 2009

An Ethical Code for Intelligence Officers

August's Communications of the ACM has an interesting article: “An Ethics Code for U.S. Intelligence Officers,” by former NSAers Brian Snow and Clint Brooks. The article is behind a paywall, but here's the code:

Draft Statement of Ethics for the Intelligence Community

Preamble: Intelligence work may present exceptional or unusual ethical dilemmas beyond those of ordinary life. Ethical thinking and review should be a part of our day to day efforts; it can protect our nation's and our agency’s integrity, improve the chances of mission success, protect us from the consequences of bad choices, and preserve our alliances. Therefore, we adhere to the following standards of professional ethics and behavior:

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