Archive for January, 2007
U.S. Plans to ‘Fight the Net’
January 31st, 2007Oh what a difference a decade makes. A little less that that, in this case. In 1995, when I first suggested to a professor that net centric warfare would become a core military competency, right along with rockets, rifles and bombs, I got a bit of a laugh. He let me write my paper anyway. […]
Brookings: U.S. Must Abandon Iraqi Cities or Face Nightmare Scenario
January 31st, 2007Iraqoslavia. Via: Independent: The US must draw up plans to deal with an all-out Iraqi civil war that would kill hundreds of thousands, create millions of refugees, and could spill over into a regional catastrophe, disrupting oil supplies and setting up a direct confrontation between Washington and Iran. This is the central recommendation of a […]
FBI Takes Page from NSA Handbook
January 31st, 2007Via: zdnet: The FBI appears to have adopted an invasive Internet surveillance technique that collects far more data on innocent Americans than previously has been disclosed. Instead of recording only what a particular suspect is doing, agents conducting investigations appear to be assembling the activities of thousands of Internet users at a time into massive […]
Climate Change Means Hunger and Thirst for Billions
January 31st, 2007Via: AFP: Billions of people will suffer water shortages and the number of hungry will grow by hundreds of millions by 2080 as global temperatures rise, scientists warn in a new report. The report estimates that between 1.1 billion and 3.2 billion people will be suffering from water scarcity problems by 2080 and between 200 […]
Water from Wind
January 31st, 2007What’s possible when resources get allocated to values? All tax paying Americans are doing our best to support genocide in Iraq, while the people who run the show are building floating and flying palaces to entertain their psychotic whims. In other news, the planet is withering and dying. Australia is in the midst of drought […]
Introducing iPutThatInYourPipeAndSmokeIt
January 30th, 2007Via: Macnn: Bloggers and online journalists have completed their final victory lap in a protracted fight against Apple. Earlier this month, a Santa Clara County Court ordered Apple to pay the legal fees associated with the defense of subpoenas issued to online journalists (and other related entities) in response to online reports about a confidential […]
HR 393 IH: Universal National Service Act of 2007
January 30th, 2007Ahh, the loving Democrats are at it again… Via: Library of Congress: Universal National Service Act of 2007 (Introduced in House) HR 393 IH 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 393 To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service, either as a member of […]
U.S. Urges Scientists to Block Out Sun
January 30th, 2007Via: Sydney Morning Herald: THE US wants the world’s scientists to develop technology to block sunlight as a last-ditch way to halt global warming. It says research into techniques such as giant mirrors in space or reflective dust pumped into the atmosphere would be “important insurance” against rising emissions, and has lobbied for such a […]
The Winner: Los Angeles
January 29th, 2007Of the ten least affordable areas in the U.S., California has seven of them! And then there’s good ‘ole Los Angeles, festering away at the very top. My sister, Heather, happens to be a real estate agent. If you’re looking to get off the sinking ship in Southern California, and want to work with a […]
To the Military Readers…
January 29th, 2007I can see what you have been searching for. If you have something to say about “that” incident, my PGP key is here. NOTE: Do not use your escrowed key to contact me. Generate a new key and contact me from a machine and an Internet connection that cannot be associated with you in any […]
