Journal: Real-Time Everything–the Government is 20 Years Out of Date and May be Sinking Fast. Action is Needed NOW.

Changes to the Earth that used to take 10,000 years now take three years.  This has led to a very strong interest in “real-time science.”  At the same time, as the information society matures, we are seeing demands for government information (paid for by the taxpayer) to be made available in real-time.  Census results that …

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 13 August 2009

Hot Topics AF:  Potent Bombs Slow Marine Offensive 08/11/09 AF: As Afghan Vote Nears, Taliban Step Up Intimidation 08/12/09 IQ:  Al Qaeda blamed for Iraq violence wave 08/10/09 IR:  Iran judiciary looks to calm prison abuse outrage 08/09/09 PK: Life, death and the Taliban: Blowback 08/10/09 PK:  Pakistan denies militants attacked nuclear sites 08/12/09 PK: …

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 11 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: Ros-Lehtinen on Fight Against Tyranny in Latin America 08/09/09 AR: Exit polls: First lady wins in Argentina 08/10/09 BR: Brazil seeks guarantees for restriction of US military activities … 08/07/09 BR: Brazils new diplomacy 08/07/09 CO: Colombia President, on South America Tour, Defends US Military Role 08/07/09 CU: Cuba: USAID making ever-higher …

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 10 August 2009

Hot Topics BI: Burundi to curb prices of petroleum products 08/06/09 CF: Independent Candidacy: Waiting on National Assembly 08/07/09 EH: Defection ; a Setback to Western Sahara Separatists Hardliners 08/07/09 ER: Eritrea Denies Arming Somali Militants 08/07/09 NG: Nigeria: Violence in north is not what it seems 08/08/09 SD: United Nations Force Commanders in Darfur Address …

PACOM Week in Review Ending 9 August 2009

Hot Topics AU: Outlawing al-Shabaab not the answer 08/06/09 BD: BANGLADESHS AMBIVALENT RELATIONS WITH THE PRC 08/04/09 BT: Bharti says to expand cable network to Bhutan 08/04/09 CN: China Investigates Top Nuclear Official 08/06/09 CN: China to surpass US in manufacturing by 2015 on road to Empire 08/04/09 CN: Chinese teen dies at Internet addiction rehab camp 08/06/09 CN: …

Journal: Senator Chris Dodd Broke No Ethics Rules…

Associated Press reports that the Senate Ethics Committee has cleared Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticutt (the state where many of the AIG and other Wall Street executives live) for his uniquely personal role in secretly assuring that bonuses for all these morally hazardous individuals would be protected in the two-party bail-out deal.  His below market …