Review: The World Is Open–How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education

6 STAR Wake Up Call for All Educators August 19, 2010 Curtis J. Bonk UPDATE 21 Aug 2010 to add two graphics. I’ve seen educators struggle to herd their faculty cats, hire staff under industrial-era rules, and strive to accommodate students that know more than their professors about anything outside the “teach to test” topic. …

Review: Shooting the Truth–The Rise of American Political Documentaries

Both a Tour of Substance, and an Eye Opener for Book People July 29, 2010 James McEnteer This is a 6 Star and Beyond book and is so categorized at Phi Beta Iota, the Public Intelligence Blog, where one can browse all 1600+ of my non-fiction reviews sorted into 98 categories and easily found with …

Review (Guest): Bureaucracy–What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It

James Wilson (Author) 43 of 46 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Guide To Government Bureaucracy, January 1, 2002 By Tansu Demir (Springfield, IL) – See all my review This book is really a “comprehensive” (in the literal meaning of the word), clearly written, richly supported by concrete cases …

Journal: Drones of War

America’s Deadly Robots Rewrite The Rules (Sydney Morning Herald) In the artistry of war, the insertion of a Jordanian double-agent who detonated his explosive vest inside this super-sensitive CIA bunker was flawless. But, in their payback, the enraged Americans confirmed the breadth of a new horizon in modern warfare – launching 15 clinical drone attacks …

Handbook: Bullets and Blogs Information Operations

Invite your attention to attached — contains a couple of interesting observations about Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): “…open source intelligence — catapulting it to primary place for new adversaries and increasingly for the U.S. military — and also rapid organizational learning and assembly of capabilities…”  [page 9] “…There are strong indications that Hezbollah made significant …