Journal: What Is the Threat? Time to Get Serious…

New superbug could make antibiotics ‘redundant’ A new superbug being brought into Britain by patients having surgery abroad could make antibiotics redundant, researchers have warned. By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor Telegraph UK Published: 6:30AM BST 11 Aug 2010 FULL STORY ONLINE

Secrecy News Headlines — Three Strikes & Out

**      GAO ACCESS TO INTEL OBSTRUCTED BY 1988 OLC OPINION **      ETHICS OFFICE PUTS LIMITS ON CIA LOBBYING (2006) **      REPORT SEES SUCCESSES AND GAPS IN INFO SHARING Secrecy News Home (each item above linked directly) Phi Beta Iota: From an objective third-party stand-point, the US intelligence community appears to believe that it is above …

Journal: Over $1 trillion Wasted on Wars, Veterans and Families of Veterans Vocal Against Both Elective Wars

$1 trillion wasted on wars By KEVIN RAFFERTY Aug 4, 2010 Special to The Japan Times HONG KONG — The calculator busily counting out how much money the United States has spent on wars since 2001 has raced past $1 trillion — $1,024 billion plus at the start of August. There is little point in …

CrisisGroup’s CrisisWatch Monthly Report N°84, 1 Aug 2010

CrisisWatch N°84 Two actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and one improved in July 2010, according to the new issue of the International Crisis Group’s monthly bulletin CrisisWatch released today. July 2010 TRENDS Deteriorated Situations Rwanda, Somalia Improved Situations Somaliland

Review: Green Gone Wrong–How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution

Combines Holistic Thinking with Drill-Down Detail August 1, 2010 Heather Rogers This is a solid five in my view because the author goes beyond weaving a story about green gone wrong in three main areas (food, shelter, transportation), providing what almost all other books miss: the systems of systems “its all connected” and “what’s good …

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 …