The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
EVENT OVERVIEW Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) has jbeen the force behind the world’s largest annual gathering of the competitive intelligence community: This year we are proud to mark our 25th Silver Anniversary. We’re bringing you five all new tracks in 2010: CI Professional Growth CI Tools and Techniques Competitive Strategy to Drive Growth: …
Mary Ellen Bates, president and founder of Bates Information Services is one of the nation’s leading experts in customized information research (also known as information brokering) and effective, thorough, and no-nonsense training for corporate researchers and knowledge workers. She also provides detailed consulting and hands-on business coaching for professionals seeking to enter the field of …
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Islam in Africa (Wikipedia) Islam in Africa (Congressional Research Service, 9 May 08) Ending Wahabism Influence in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Sudan, Gulf (INDOLin, 4 Jan 09) ANALYSIS-Saudi power below par despite wealth, Islamic role (Reuters 22 Feb 09) Growing Iranian Regional Influence Worries Saudi Arabia (News.com, 23 Feb 07) Saudis buying influence in Gaza (World …
This is a truly spectacular tubesteak in the April Fools Day issue of the American Conservative produced with verve by two writers I am proud to call my friends!!!!!! Chuck Mindless Missiles The Pentagon’s drone budget is on autopilot. BY WINSLOW T. WHEELER AND PIERRE M. SPREY American Conservative, 1 April 2010 Today’s Pentagon is …
ADM McConnell has it right, although he’s understating a key aspect of the problem. Let’s postulate that we have abundant technical capability. The core of the problem, IMHO, lies with lawyers and legislators who will not permit effective utilization of the technical capability. While easier said than done, particularly in terms of domestic and international …
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Memorandum submitted by the Institute of Physics (CRU 39) The disclosure of climate data from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of over 36,000 and is a leading …
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FIVE STARS The People We Pay to Look Over Our Shoulders By ERIC LICHTBLAU By Shane Harris At this very moment analysts at the National Security Agency some 30 miles north of the White House are monitoring countless flashpoints of data — cellphone calls to “hot” numbers, an e-mail message on a suspicious server, an …
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