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2011/08/272011/08/27

Review: Big Man on Campus – A University President Speaks Out on Higher Education

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg 2008 Sequel to 2006 Reflections,August 27, 2011 Dr. Trachtenberg is a very active but post-presidential presence at George Washington University and in global educational circles. I first read Reflections on Higher Education. Completely different from that first book, which was a well-edited compilation of non-replicative speeches and articles, this book follows his …

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2011/08/26

DefDog: Over-Stating China – Close Down PACOM + RECAP

A smaller America could be a stronger America By Nader Mousavizadeh, 25 Aug 2011 Reuters Compass (author is not Reuters) Last week, China quietly launched the aircraft carrier Varyag from the port of Dalian. The ship is expected to be deployed to Hainan province in close proximity to the strategic regions of Taiwan and the …

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2011/08/252011/08/25

Chuck Spinney: Richard Falk on USG Learning Disability

Reasoning by analogy is powerful, but dangerous for of thinking. Einstein, for example, showed how reasoning by analogy can unleash stunning insights , but only when properly tempered by critical observation, testing, and systematic analysis, can analogical insights lead to brilliant syntheses that literally change our view of reality. But that benefit comes with a heavy price, because this kind …

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2011/08/202011/08/20

Reference: US Secret Intelligence, US Banks, Illicit Gold, Murder of the Global Economy, RECAP

The memorandum “Collateral Damage: U.S. Covert Operations and the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001” has been circulating for years on the Internet, studiously ignored by most. It was previously posted as a journal item on this website. Since then, the public has learned a great deal more about both gold and greed, and the …

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2011/08/19

Winslow Wheeler: Leon Panetta Misleads Public

Secretary of Defense Panetta used an invitation to the National War College as an opportunity to lobby against cutting the defense budget more than the $350 billion he has already agreed to. In the absence of any informed or probing questions, Panetta’s extreme rhetoric has also oozed into new Washington DC hysteria resulting from reports …

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2011/08/192011/08/19

Arno Reuser: Enterprise Open Source Intelligence Part One

Enterprise Open Source Intelligence Gathering – Part 1 Social Networks Posted by Tom on October 26, 2009 – 3:49 pm Note: the direct web version is nearly unreadable. A full copy is therefore provided below.

2011/08/102011/08/27

Review: Reflections on Higher Education

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg 5.0 out of 5 stars Relevant Today–Perhaps Still Not Appreciated Today, August 10, 2011 There is nothing in this book that I could disagree with, which instantly marks it as iconoclastic rather than traditional or elitist. This long-serving president spent close to three decades managing two universities, the longest The George Washington …

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