Search: five front war the better way to fight
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Journal: National Intelligence? Revolution in Military Affairs? A Stock-Taking
Gates: No good intel on Osama bin Laden in years Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States has not had good intelligence on the whereabouts of terrorist Osama bin Laden in years. Gates made the comment in an interview to be aired Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” The Counter-Revolution In Military Affairs I (2009) …
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Search: Knowledge Policy
Cass Sunstein is a very good person, but he will die on the vine at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Bruce McConnell’s old job (Bruce spoke at OSS ’92, along with Arnie Donahue, nothing has changed since then). Knowledge policy is best understood at three levels:
Review: Ecological Intelligence–How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything (Hardcover)
From 4 to Five for Gifted Story and Amazon Price Cut November 29, 2009 Daniel Goleman I chose this book over Ecological Intelligence: Rediscovering Ourselves in Nature and seeing the author’s note about this other book “by a physician, Jungian analyst, and poet” am certain I made the right choice. The author’s “big idea” is …
Search: rm maciver the web of government summary
Do NOT buy the book “new.” First published in 1947, it is available used in the 1960’s edition for under $10, see the link to the lower of the two used offerings. See this 2001 paper from Bangladesh, Democracy and Good Governance: The Role of Omsbudsmen A hint of the original MacIver content is contained …
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Review: Not by Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution
Boring, Original, Don’t Know Enough to Give Less Than Five Stars November 28, 2009 Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd I found this book boring, and not nearly as breath-taking and inspiring as Robert Wright’s Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, which altered my perception of everything else, and is right up there with E. …
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Journal: Cultural Intelligence (Or Not)
Mother of All Conspiracy Theories: “Cultural Cleansing in Iraq” The Iraq Crisis List has publicized a new book entitled, Cultural Cleansing in Iraq Why Museums Were Looted, Libraries Burned and Academics Murdered. According to Iraq Crisis, Convention sees accidents of war and poor planning in a campaign to liberate Iraqis. The authors argue instead that …
