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- When Computers Attack!
  Posted by Jon from New York Times
  ANYONE who follows technology or military affairs has heard the predictions for more than a decade. Cyberwar is coming. Although the long-announced, long-awaited computer-based conflict has yet to occur, the forecast grows more ominous with every telling: an onslaught is brought by a warring nation, backed by its brains and computing resources; banks and other businesses in the enemy states are destroyed; governments grind to a halt; telephones disconnect; the microchip-controlled Tickle Me Elmo
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- Putin’s censored press conference: The transcript you weren’t supposed to see
  Posted by Damianmann from Online Journal
  Last Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an hour and a half-long press conference that was attended by many members of the world media. The contents of that meeting -- in which Putin answered all questions concerning nuclear proliferation, human rights, Kosovo, democracy and the present confrontation with the United States over missile defense in Europe -- have been completely censored by the press
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- Lesson for the Next U.S. Leader: No One Likes a Bully
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  The chief lesson that any American Presidential candidate must learn is that the world is not America's backyard … International leadership comes through inspiring respect, not fear."
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- Navy ship fires at al-Qaida suspects in Somalia
  Posted by Damianmann from MSNBC
  The destroyer USS Chafee fired her deck guns at two or three suspected "high-value terrorist targets" in the Puntland area along the northern coast of Somalia on Saturday, U.S. officials told NBC News.
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- Digital Fears Emerge After Data Siege in Estonia
  Posted by Jon from New York Times
  Fascinating, life imitates William Gibson novels. Again. That always sends a certain frission up my spine.
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- Analysts' Warnings of Iraq Chaos Detailed
  Posted by Jon from Washington Post
  "Months before the invasion of Iraq, U.S. intelligence agencies predicted that it would be likely to spark violent sectarian divides and provide al-Qaeda with new opportunities in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a report released yesterday by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence." Our own experts told us so!
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- Green light for cross-border fraud
  Posted by SoxFirst
  Cross-border fraud is now one of the top 10 business risks but most companies are not prepared, according to a new study. The cross-border fraudsters are getting away with it.
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Damianmann comments on:
John Bolton Citizen Arrest

Keep us informed. This could be a flashpoint for further actions.

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5:34 pm 5/28/08
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Exclusive: Peace Corps, Fulbright Scholar Asked to 'Spy' on Cubans, Venezuelans

they are putting those scholars in a bad position with that kind of request

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3:16 am 2/18/08
gp77 comments on:
Exclusive: Peace Corps, Fulbright Scholar Asked to 'Spy' on Cubans, Venezuelans

wow…

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3:16 am 2/18/08

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Damianmann
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Damian is a former campaign worker for Ralph Nader and current delegate/precinct captain for Barack Obama . He is also a registered Independent voter. He's written columns for "Tabula Rasa" magazine as well as many music magazines around the globe. Whatever you do, don't offer him alcohol.
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“The Angryindian” is an internationally recognised Indigenist activist and outspoken critic of U.S. colonialism practised against Aboriginal societies in America and abroad. He is editor of IntelligentaIndigena Novajoservo and the host of Radyo Inteligentaindigena, an independent, non-partisan international Indigenist podcast.
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