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2012/04/15

Worth a Look: THE SMART NATION ACT – Public Intelligence in the Public Interest

From the Publisher This book, while available to the public and especially to those who hope to restore informed democracy by reducing secret back room deals and lies based on secrecy, was actually published in order to distribute 1,000 copies to every Senator, every Representative, every Governor, and every Cabinet Officer, as well as 200 …

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2012/04/14

Berto Jongman: Deena Metzger– Seeing through Indigenous Eyes, Weaving Community Dreams, Stories and Spirit

Indigenous “intelligence” appears to be making a comeback in public consciousness. Deena Metzger– Seeing through Indigenous Eyes, Weaving Community Dreams, Stories and Spirit Deena Metzger’s Bio Deena Metzger is a poet, novelist, essayist, storyteller, teacher, healer and medicine woman who has taught and counseled for over forty years, in the process of which she has …

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2012/04/14

Chuck Spinney: Analysis of Cost of Neo-Con Idiocy on Iran

The attached essay by investigative journalist Robert Parry is an excellent — and important — summary of the trashing of the Iranian nuke deal in 2010. CS How Neocons Sank Iran Nuke Deal Exclusive: Iran is resuming talks over its nuclear program with leading international powers – the United States, Britain, Russia, China, France and …

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2012/04/13

DefDog: FBI Wants to Advance the Art of Interrogation

Creepy: FBI wants to “advance the science of interrogation” FBI group looking to develop better ways to interrogate high-profile bad guys By Layer 8 NetworkWorld, Thu, 04/12/12 From deep in the Department of Creepy today I give this item: The FBI this week put out a call for new research “to advance the science and …

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2012/04/13

David Brin: Comments on 2012 PREPRINT The Craft of Intelligence 1.52

2012 PREPRINT FOR COMMENT: The Craft of Intelligence A few thoughts: 1) You should make clear the difference between three time domains. in the short and immediate term, members of the Professional Protector Caste (PPC) have many and diverse needs for tactical secrecy, from police stake-outs of criminals to confidential de-briefings of defectors, to clandestine …

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2012/04/122012/04/12

Mini-Me: CIA Chief Lawyer on CIA Authorities to Use Force Around the World

Huh? CIA General Counsel Speech on Hypothetical Uses of Force by Deborah Pearlstein Opinio Juris, 12 April 2012 The speech delivered by CIA General Counsel Stephen Preston at Harvard yesterday is important and illuminating, and I agree with Ken the administration should be commended for it. But wow does it raise some troubling questions about …

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2012/04/122012/04/12

Paul Craig Roberts: Washington Leads World Into Lawlessness

Washington Leads World Into Lawlessness The US government pretends to live under the rule of law, to respect human rights, and to provide freedom and democracy to citizens. Washington’s pretense and the stark reality are diametrically opposed. US government officials routinely criticize other governments for being undemocratic and for violating human rights. Yet, no other …

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