The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Judith Innes, David Booher Excellent but Not Perfect, June 25, 2011 The authors claim to be addressing a new theory of collaborative rationality. The Native Americans called this “seventh generation thinking.” It is neither new nor rational alone, but rather holistic. I bought and read this book along with Democracy as Problem Solving: Civic Capacity …
The House Appropriations Committee has reported the bill and text for HR 2219, the 2012 DOD appropriations bill, that handles most, but not all, of the appropriations for DOD and for DOD expenses in Afghanistan and elsewhere (Title IX). Find the bill and report, as actually reported — not the pre-mark up versions distributed by …
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UPDATED 26 Oct 2011 to add YouTube overview Seven Promises to America – Raising the Bar for 2012 UPDATED 20 June 2011 after talking to Cynthia McKinney. Changes 7th promise to subsume End of Empire to Start of Green Non-Zero World that works for all. Over the course of the past decade, as I have …
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The Narrative Battle & Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century By John Marke Warfare in the 21st century is about the battle for the mind – it is about ideas and perceptions. Understanding how people make sense of what’s happening around them, i.e., socially constructed reality is a key element of this dynamic. Military strategists, at …
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Organization vs. movement vs. philosophy An organization uses structure and resources and power to make things happen. Organizations hire people, issue policies, buy things, erect buildings, earn market share and get things done. Your company is probably an organization. A movement has an emotional heart. A movement might use an organization, but it can replace …
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SHORT URL for this Post: http://www.tinyurl.com/DrakeWins Settlement Reached in Thomas Drake “Leak” Case June 10th, 2011 by Steven Aftergood In a whirlwind conclusion to the prosecution of former National Security Agency official Thomas A. Drake, Mr. Drake agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of “exceeding authorized use of a computer.” Prosecutors were unable …
EDIT of 18 Dec 2012 to add below link: Graphic: Stress on Great Lakes Water + Water RECAP EDIT of 18 Oct 2012: The second nuclear catastrophe in Japan is IMMINENT. The flooding is, like the magnetic field flip, a 100-150 year evolution (see second reference below). Not yet being discussed is the fact that …
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