Michael Ostrolenk: Impeachable Offenses by Veteran’s Administration and Secretary of Defense — VA Whistleblower Ignites Firestorm on Hill Over Stonewalling of Gulf War Illnesses

Meanwhile, 22 veterans a day (up from 18) commit suicide and this is beneath notice by the President of the United States of America. Phi Beta Iota:  Complete story below the line. VA Whistleblower Ignites Firestorm Over Vets’ Illnesses  It’s not every day that a scientist creates such intense drama on Capitol Hill. Kelly Vlahos …

SchwartzReport: Nobel-Level Break-Through on Back Pain and 10 Health Benefits of Marijuana

Phi Beta Iota:  Both articles are posted in full below for our viewers that prefer not to click through. Here is an extraordinary breakthrough in medicine. It reminds me of the work done by by Dr. Barry Marshall and Dr. Robin Warren of Perth, Western Australia in the late 70s and early 80s that established …

Stephen E. Arnold: A Fresh Look at Big Data & Big Data (-) Human Factor (+) Transformation (+) RECAP

A Fresh Look at Big Data May 8, 2013 Next week I am doing an invited talk in London. My subject is search and Big Data. I will be digging into this notion in this month’s Honk newsletter and adding some business intelligence related comments at an Information Today conference in New York later this …

Berto Jongman: Human Security as Paradigm for Hybrid Governance

Human Security — A New Response to Complex Threats Written by Sadako Ogata Today, millions of people face extreme insecurity as a result of conflicts and economic crises — not only in acute conflicts like Syria but also in many lower-profile crises. To be sure, great strides have been made since the start of this …

Berto Jongman: Boston (False Flag) Bombing Of, By, and For Neocons to Justify Attack on Iran

Not the best source, but worth factoring into the over-all picture. Iran says bombing will be used as excuse to attack Reza Kahlili WND, 2 May 2013 New reports reveal Iran believes the United States will use the Boston bombings as a pretext for attacking the Islamic regime. . . . . . . . …

Richard Stallman: Free Software Supporter Issue 61 April 2013

Free Software Supporter Issue 61, April 2013 Welcome to the Free Software Supporter, the Free Software Foundation’s monthly news digest and action update — being read by you and 68,579 other activists. That’s 686 more than last month! View this issue online here: http://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2013/free-software-supporter-issue-61-april-2013 Encourage your friends to subscribe and help us build an audience …

Review (Guest): Surveillance or Security?: The Risks Posed by New Wiretapping Technologies

Susan Landau 5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive text on the topic July 8, 2011 Ben Rothke Surveillance or Security?: The Risks Posed by New Wiretapping Technologies is a hard book to categorize. It is not about security, but it deals extensively with it. It is not a law book, but legal topics are pervasive …