The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Coal Costs the US $62 Billion in External Costs – NRC Report October 28th, 2009 Last week the National Research Council (part of the National Academy of Science) released a report that the US Government commissioned back in 2005 to find the true cost of our energy titled, “Hidden Costs of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of …
Mr. Gerhard Wagner, MA Informatics, works for the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and is leading the EMM Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Suite as part of the research agenda. His briefing, which should be posted soon at the Danish Counterterrorism Conference website, is excellent, and the capability being briefed equally impressive. His biography is at …
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Assuming there is no fraud among the buyers and sellers in a market exchange, Caveat Emptor — the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for determining the quality and suitablity of goods or services before a purchase is made — is the cornerstone of free market ideology. Implicit in this belief is the necessary …
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Bacon, cheesecake and Ho Hos alter pleasure centers in rats’ brainsScienceNews By Laura Sanders October 21st, 2009 CHICAGO — Junk food elicits addictive behavior in rats similar to the behaviors of rats addicted to heroin, a new study finds. Pleasure centers in the brains of rats addicted to high-fat, high-calorie diets became less responsive as …
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Hands Down Best Reference on Topic October 23, 2009 Britt Snider Few people realize that Britt Snider is one of two people on the planet, Loch Johnson being the other, that have served on the staffs of both the Church Committee and the Aspin-Brown Commission (where Britt was the Staff Director). He is the single …
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Confrontation or Collaboration? Congress and the Intelligence Community Memorandum, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School July 2009 Authors: Eric Rosenbach, Executive Director for Research, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Aki J. Peritz CONTENTS Click any of the links below to read and download the individual memos online. You can …
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The International Workshop on Counterterrorism and Open Source Intelligence is one of the most significant events in the field of counterterrorism and open source intelligence today. The workshop is an opportunity for researchers, professionals, law enforcement officers, intelligence agencies, and industry decision makers to establish professional relationships and serves as a platform for the formation …
