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2010/11/012010/11/01

Journal: US to Fund 2,308 New Diplomatic Gerbils

Leading Through Civilian Power Redefining American Diplomacy and Development By Hillary Rodham Clinton Foreign Affairs November/December 2010 Summary: To meet the range of challenges facing the United States and the world, Washington will have to strengthen and amplify its civilian power abroad. Diplomacy and development must work in tandem, offering countries the support to craft …

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2010/10/29

Journal: The Aging of Humanity

Think Again: Global Aging A gray tsunami is sweeping the planet — and not just in the places you expect. How did the world get so old, so fast? Foreign Policy BY PHILLIP LONGMAN | NOVEMBER 2010 Yes, but of old people. Not so long ago, we were warned that rising global population would inevitably …

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2010/10/29

Worth a Look: Tomdispatch as Window on Reality

Tomdispatch.com is for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of our post-9/11 world and a clear sense of how our imperial globe actually works. The site’s founder and editor Tom Engelhardt. Chalmers Johnson is among the contributors. Here is a link to an older but still relevant entry by the author of Blowback, Sorrows of Empire, …

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2010/10/282010/10/28

Worth a Look: Assorted Headlines…

PAKISTAN: Of Taliban and floods Russia raises its price to rescue Nato from Afghan quagmire Your COIN Is No Good Here China Wrests Supercomputer Title From U.S. Big ideas are emerging from small countries Armed with new treaty, Europe amplifies objections to U.S. data-sharing demands Was Estonian Town The Mother Of All Russian Hacker Networks? …

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2010/10/282010/10/28

Journal: Pentagon Network Attacks–Cloud Truth?

Despite Scare Talk, Attacks on Pentagon Networks Drop By Noah Shachtman WIRED Danger Room October 28, 2010 Listen to the generals speak, and you’d think the Pentagon’s networks were about to be overrun with worms and Trojans. But a draft federal report indicates that the number of “incidents of malicious cyber activity” in the Defense …

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2010/10/212010/10/21

Journal: US State Department Clueless on Afghanistan

humanitarian news and analysis a project of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Analysis: Peace moves in Afghanistan as fighting goes on EXTRACT: The Taliban have rejected formal contacts with Kabul and dubbed the process “futile propaganda”. They have repeatedly vowed not to engage in any negotiations until all foreign forces leave …

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2010/10/20

Journal: Flag Officers & Members Fronting for China

From Intelligence Online: Suspected by Congress of being linked to the Chinese army, Huawei is working in the U.S. in partnership with Amerilink, which is headed by a former U.S. Navy admiral. Trusted third party – In a few weeks’ time the U.S. telecoms operator Sprint Nextel is due to award the $2 billion 7-year …

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