Journal: Agencies fail to make information sharing a priority

By Jill R. Aitoro 07/30/2009 The Obama administration needs to restructure how interagency information-sharing initiatives are funded and implemented to encourage compliance by agencies that currently place a higher priority on their own missions, government and industry experts told House lawmakers Thursday. “Differing missions, overlapping turf conflicts, resource constraints, bureaucratic inertia and agency tunnel vision …

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 3 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: Democracy and a tale of two republics 07/29/09 AA: SOMALIA-UGANDA: AU deaths under spotlight 07/31/09 AO: Over 19000 foreigners entries recorded 07/28/09 BI: HRW condemns Burundi move to criminalize homosexuality 08/02/09 CD: Democratic Republic of Congo bans RFI 07/30/09 ER: The house of despair 07/29/09 ET: IFEX members raise alarm over anti-terrorism law 07/29/09 ET: What is …

Journal: Marcus Aurelius Flags Force Protection Blinders

Protection Rackets By Christopher Dickey | Newsweek Web Exclusive Jul 31, 2009 In Afghanistan, Americans should deploy Pvt. Social Worker and Maj. Sociologist. PBI:  The conclusion first: “You have to learn to discriminate if you’re going to win,” said Villalobos. “And in Afghanistan, that’s the problem. You don’t know how to do that. You don’t speak …

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 30 July 2009

Hot Topics AF: Americas New Nightmare 07/28/09 AF: Taliban issues Code of Conduct to fighters in Afghanistan 07/30/09 IR:  Iran and the Taliban, allies against America 07/28/09 IR:  Report: Hezbollah Leader Threatens Tel Aviv Strike 07/27/09 KZ: Economic meltdown only latest woe for oil-rich Kazakhstan 07/30/09 PS:  Gaza Strip to Get Access to Reconstruction Materials …

Event: 12-15 Nov 09 San Mateo (SF), Engaging the Other: The Power of Compassion

An International, Multidisciplinary, Multicultural Conference examining concepts of “The OTHER” from a universal, cross-cultural perspective to promote wider public dialogue about images of “Us and Them” This event is warmly recommended by both the National Coalition for Dialog & Deliberation (NCDD) and Phi Beta Iota.  It is the kind of event that every member of …