Review: Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines

Excellent Primer, Narrowly Focused, Provokes Reflection October 16, 2009 Richard Heinberg I was tempted to limit this book to four stars because it fails to properly recognize, among many others, Buckminster Fuller, e.g. his Critical Path and it provides only passing reference to such foundation works as Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update and Human …

EUCOM Week in Review Ending 30 September 2009

Hot Topics AA: A breakdown of Iran’s missile arsenal 09/28/09 AA: Dialogue urged for Nagorno-Karabakh 09/29/09 AA: Obstacles on the path to world peace – Russia Now 09/28/09 AL: Topi says Albania aware of NATO responsibilities 09/25/09 CY: Cyprus Negotiators Running Out Of Time – Report 09/29/09‎ GR: Growing support for Greece’s far-right maverick party …

PACOM Week in Review Ending 26 September 2009

Hot Topics AA: Can China help to defuse the nuclear threat from Iran? 09/27/09 AU: Australia how-to jihadist jailed 09/24/09 AU: Australia’s military objects to China investment 09/23/09 CN: Could “Tibet independence” and “Xinjiang independence” forces be … 09/24/09 CN: Mao’s Grandson Rises in Chinese Military 09/24/09 IN: Indian state terrorism 09/27/09 JP: Japan launches …

Journal: Spinney, Boyd, Green, Kuhn on “Can America Be Salvaged?–Public Intelligence Aspects”

This lengthy piece is organized as follows: 1)  Chuck Spinney on how our partisan “leaders” are disconnected from reality and leading us over a cliff, with reference to John Boyd. 2.  An extract and link to the always brilliant CounterPunch where David Michael Green discusses the core issue: Can America be salvaged? 3.  A Phi …

Remarks by Robert Steele at the Economics, Intelligence, & Transparency Conference, NYC 13 September 2009

Economics, Intelligence, & Transparency Conference New York City, 13 September 2009, 1400-1430 EST Planned Remarks for Robert David STEELE Vivas 9/11 discussion was yesterday, it is however central to today’s reflections 9/11 was about predatory economics, failed intelligence, and zero transparency I only have 30 minutes to speak, but I can stay for an hour …