DefDog: Counter-IED Network Analysis – Works for Law Enforcement, Ignored by US Military

When we worked on the Manhunting Project for SOCOM, the US Marshall’s Service said that fugitive hunting was all about network analysis. The IC doesn’t understand network analysis as the bean counters push for numbers….they focus on low hanging fruit and as a result there is always some guy out there ready to step up …

Mini-Me: DoD “Spies” Will Die Often — Expect More “Car Crashes” All Over the World — and the Four Part Solution Clapper, Vickers, and Flynn Need to Consider

Huh? NIGHTWATCH Mali-US: For the record. US Africa Command announced that on 20 April three US soldiers and three civilians died in an automobile crash in Bamako. One was from the Army’s intelligence and security command and two were from special forces – Special Operations Command. The civilians were not identified, but almost certainly were …

Berto Jongman: Japan Planning Forced Evacuation of 40 Million

Russia Stunned After Japanese Plan To Evacuate 40 Million Revealed China said to offer up the “ghost cities” immediately capable of ingesting this number. By: Sorcha Faal WhatDoesItMean.com, 15 April 2012 A new report circulating in the Kremlin today prepared by the Foreign Ministry on the planned re-opening of talks with Japan over the disputed …

David Brin: Comments on 2012 PREPRINT The Craft of Intelligence 1.52

2012 PREPRINT FOR COMMENT: The Craft of Intelligence A few thoughts: 1) You should make clear the difference between three time domains.  in the short and immediate term, members of the Professional Protector Caste (PPC) have many and diverse needs for tactical secrecy, from police stake-outs of criminals to confidential de-briefings of defectors, to clandestine …

Howard Rheingold: Your Child Will Be Fine – They Live in the Stream…

Brown Alumni Magazine – Friending Your Child “In November 2009, boyd traveled to New York City to deliver what she expected to be a major address at the Web 2.0 Expo, one of the year’s most important gatherings of Internet professionals. Her topic was what she terms “living in the stream,” or how not to …

Berto Jongman: The Russian Singularity Scheduled for 2045

Russia 2045: Will the Singularity Be Launched in Russia? Ben Goertzel Hplusmagazine Apr 12, 2012  Replayed in IEET For 3 days in late February, Russian businessman Dmitry Itskov gathered 500+ futurists in Moscow for a “Global Future 2045 Congress” – the latest manifestation of his “Russia 2045” movement. The Congress featured an impressive roster of …