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 …

Chuck Spinney: The Afghanistan Disaster Part II – The Long Hard Costly Exit

Given Nato’s political problems with Pakistan, the Brits have elected to leave Afghanistan along the so-called Northern route to the Baltic Sea (see my 27 November posting, Afghan Dunkirk for discussion of the selection).  Now, as Bryan Brady and Jonathan Owen report in the Independent, the entirely predictable baksheesh game has begun. Think of what the far larger, more logistics-intensive US …

Gordon Duff: USG Taking Israeli Espionage & Influence Seriously?

Is War on Israel Possible, We Hadn’t Thought So But…. To American Jews, the sound of this has to be strange. 78% support Obama but only 5% of Jewish donations go to him and his supporters. President Orders Israeli Spies Jailed, Israel Watched As Potential Foe … by  Gordon Duff,  Senior Editor To American Jews, …