April 14, 2008
Defense Department is a Leaky Bucket
I will follow up on this after I do some more analysis, but I am stunned and horrified by the General Accounting Office report on Defense Acquisitions (205 page report here). The short story is that the DOD overspent its...
November 4, 2007
Waterboarding
Ex-soldier Kit Larsen has created a video on Waterboarding that is posted on Current TV. It is quite good in that it both shows people clearly what waterboarding is, and discusses the issues around it. The video is ten minutes...
August 8, 2007
Ahh DARPA - On the lighter side
Well, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) tech fair started today. The catch entry page is worth a look. Registration is closed, but their is a job link for those wanting to become a program manager with DARPA....
December 13, 2006
Our 'Cooperative' Intelligence Environment
After September 11, 2001, we were informed that - among other failures - the various intelligence agencies wouldn't play with each other. To overcome the competitiveness and bad behavior, we saw a massive reorganization of government, the creation of the...
November 8, 2006
Elections Message Sent
In my state and across the country voters sent a message - though what that message is exactly will be debated. The Democrats took back the House and the Senate hangs on a thread. Perhaps the most clear message of...
November 21, 2005
Torture, Inc.
Torture is everywhere the U.S. sets eyes it seems. The CIA has secret prisons and extraordinary extradition. The U.S. military seems to have "bad apples" all over the place. Now, the Iraqi forces that the U.S. "trained" are also using...
November 20, 2005
The Dirty War: Torture and mutilation used on Iraqi 'insurgents'
By: Kim Sengupta of The Independent (November 20, 2005) In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational...
October 22, 2005
Bush's and Birds: Avian Flu Pandemic Possibilities
One of the major health problems threatening the world at this point is the Avian (or Bird) Flu. It is clear that it is spreading - UK, Greece, East Africa- and there is a new outbreak in China. Australia is...
February 8, 2005
Comparing the 1999 Budget to the 2006 Budget
It is interesting to compare the 1999 Budget to the 2006 Budget. As you might recall, the US was running a budget surplus going into the first Bush administration so I thought it might be interesting to see what had...
