Thursday, July 06, 2006
Docuticker
Docuticker: "DocuTicker offers a hand-picked selection of resources, reports and publications from government agencies, NGOs, think tanks and other public interest organizations."
Energy Crisis Now!: April 2006
Energy Crisis Now!: April 2006NEWS ABOUT THE ENERGY SECTOR, PEAK OIL AND OTHER MUSINGS, RANTS, ETC.
World Policy Institute - Arms Trade Resource Center Links
World Policy Institute - Arms Trade Resource Center Links: "ARMS TRADE RESOURCE LINKS
Defense Contractors
Alliant Techsystems www.atk.com
Boeing Company www.boeing.com/flash.html
General Dynamics Corporation www.gd.com
Lockheed Martin Corporation www.lockheedmartin.com
Northrop Grumman Corporation www.northgrum.com
Raytheon Company www.raytheon.com
TRW www.trw.com/home/main/1,,,00.html
United Technologies www.utc.com
Industry Organizations
Aerospace Industries Association www.aia-aerospace.org
"
Defense Contractors
Alliant Techsystems www.atk.com
Boeing Company www.boeing.com/flash.html
General Dynamics Corporation www.gd.com
Lockheed Martin Corporation www.lockheedmartin.com
Northrop Grumman Corporation www.northgrum.com
Raytheon Company www.raytheon.com
TRW www.trw.com/home/main/1,,,00.html
United Technologies www.utc.com
Industry Organizations
Aerospace Industries Association www.aia-aerospace.org
"
Nation Books
Nation Books: "George W. Bush's approach to military spending is essentially a higher-priced version of what went on under the Suharto regime in Indonesia, in which corporations connected to the military and the President's inner circle had the inside track on lucrative government contracts. And there's now plenty of money to go around. The military budget has increased from $300 billion per year to more than $400 billion annually since George W. Bush took office. And the invasion and occupation of Iraq will cost at least another $200 billion over the next three to five years.
US policy is now based on what's good for Chevron, Halliburton, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Bechtel, not what's good for the average citizen. Dick Cheney's ties to arms and oil conglomerate Halliburton are just the tip of the iceberg: At least thirty-two top officials in the Bush Administration served as executives or paid consultants to major weapons contractors before joining the Administration."
US policy is now based on what's good for Chevron, Halliburton, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Bechtel, not what's good for the average citizen. Dick Cheney's ties to arms and oil conglomerate Halliburton are just the tip of the iceberg: At least thirty-two top officials in the Bush Administration served as executives or paid consultants to major weapons contractors before joining the Administration."
Report: U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR 2005
Report: U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR 2005: "
ARMS TRADE RESOURCE CENTER
U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR 2005:
PROMOTING FREEDOM OR FUELING CONFLICT?
U.S. Military Aid and Arms Transfers Since September 11
A World Policy Institute Special Report
by Frida Berrigan and William D. Hartung, with Leslie Heffel
June 2005"
ARMS TRADE RESOURCE CENTER
U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR 2005:
PROMOTING FREEDOM OR FUELING CONFLICT?
U.S. Military Aid and Arms Transfers Since September 11
A World Policy Institute Special Report
by Frida Berrigan and William D. Hartung, with Leslie Heffel
June 2005"
Weapons Sales Worldwide Rise to Highest Level Since 2000 - Free Preview - The New York Times
Weapons Sales Worldwide Rise to Highest Level Since 2000 - Free Preview - The New York Times: "The value of [US]military weapons sales worldwide jumped in 2004 to the highest level since 2000, driven by arms deals with developing nations, especially India, Saudi Arabia and China, according to a new Congressional study"
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Friday, June 23, 2006
NSA spying
PRIVACY
Salon gives more questions than answers on NSA spying
In Salon yesterday, reporter Kim Zetter penned a story describing allegations by two unnamed sources that the federal government has set up a facility in a closed-off room inside an AT&T “network operations center” in St. Louis -- a site that plays a major role in managing all of AT&T's Internet operations. According to Zetter, the site is the “technical command center from which the company manages all the routers and circuits carrying the company's domestic and international Internet traffic. Therefore, [the site] could be instrumental for conducting surveillance or collecting data.”
We’ve heard a bit about this before. Back in January, Mark Klein, a former AT&T technician, became a witness in a class-action lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against AT&T, charging the company with illegally taking part in a NSA domestic-surveillance program. Klein alleged the existence of government surveillance operations in AT&T offices in San Francisco an in Bridgeton, Missouri, near St. Louis, according to AT&T documents.
Zetter’s Salon story cites two sources who worked at the Bridgeton facility but who had never actually entered in the room in question, or even -- amazingly -- asked the people who worked in it what they were doing, even though the sources had been told by others at the company that “employees working inside the room were ‘monitoring network traffic’ and that the room was being used by ‘a government agency.’”
From there, Zetter -- who has won several awards for her investigative and feature reporting -- builds a case about what could be going on in the room, which leads to a story populated with more than its fair share of “could be’s” and “might’s,” with a frustrating lack of concrete evidence to confirm the suspicions of the employees, technology experts and former NSA hands she speaks to, all of whom say the operation smells like an NSA program.
Source: Paul McLeary, CJR Daily
Salon gives more questions than answers on NSA spying
In Salon yesterday, reporter Kim Zetter penned a story describing allegations by two unnamed sources that the federal government has set up a facility in a closed-off room inside an AT&T “network operations center” in St. Louis -- a site that plays a major role in managing all of AT&T's Internet operations. According to Zetter, the site is the “technical command center from which the company manages all the routers and circuits carrying the company's domestic and international Internet traffic. Therefore, [the site] could be instrumental for conducting surveillance or collecting data.”
We’ve heard a bit about this before. Back in January, Mark Klein, a former AT&T technician, became a witness in a class-action lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against AT&T, charging the company with illegally taking part in a NSA domestic-surveillance program. Klein alleged the existence of government surveillance operations in AT&T offices in San Francisco an in Bridgeton, Missouri, near St. Louis, according to AT&T documents.
Zetter’s Salon story cites two sources who worked at the Bridgeton facility but who had never actually entered in the room in question, or even -- amazingly -- asked the people who worked in it what they were doing, even though the sources had been told by others at the company that “employees working inside the room were ‘monitoring network traffic’ and that the room was being used by ‘a government agency.’”
From there, Zetter -- who has won several awards for her investigative and feature reporting -- builds a case about what could be going on in the room, which leads to a story populated with more than its fair share of “could be’s” and “might’s,” with a frustrating lack of concrete evidence to confirm the suspicions of the employees, technology experts and former NSA hands she speaks to, all of whom say the operation smells like an NSA program.
Source: Paul McLeary, CJR Daily
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Behold, All My Dirty Secrets / Is your home computer a treasure trove of scandalous, wicked material? Great. So is mine
Behold, All My Dirty Secrets / Is your home computer a treasure trove of scandalous, wicked material? Great. So is mine: "Behold, All My Dirty Secrets
Is your home computer a treasure trove of scandalous, wicked material? Great. So is mine"
Is your home computer a treasure trove of scandalous, wicked material? Great. So is mine"
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith: "There's two ways to look at Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church. On the one hand you can view him as a fraud -- a monomaniacal polygamist, an opportunist who shamelessly exploited his religious followers, who was murdered by an angry mob, infuriated by all his bullshit. On the other hand, you could be a Mormon. In which case, he's the greatest man who ever lived. Your call."
NPR : Canadian Dreams of Ethanol Distilled from Grass
NPR : Canadian Dreams of Ethanol Distilled from Grass: "Morning Edition, May 16, 2006 · It's been a dream for many years: Distill clean-burning ethanol from grass, the cheapest vegetation. It's not just a dream anymore. An entrepreneur in Canada has a small factory operating already. He claims that he's ready to blanket the continent with such factories."
Monday, June 19, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
US Senator Maria Cantwell
US Senator Maria Cantwell will be at the Clallam Democratic Headquarters, 150 S 5th Ave, at 3 pm, Saturday, June 17.
I urge all of you to attend and voice your concern about the future of the Internet. Legislation is currently being considered in the Senate that was passed by the House that will make the Internet much more like cable TV, much more commercial, and controlled much more by only a few companies for both content and capacity.
The current banner of the dispute is Net Neutrality. Civic organizations nationwide have been lobbying for net neutrality, only to have major telecoms control the debate and outcome.
A better motto is: Keep the Internet as a national resource, not a national revenue source.
Please take this last opportunity. Maria Cantwell could easily be a deciding voice.
Wayne Bowen
President, Sequim PC User Group
I urge all of you to attend and voice your concern about the future of the Internet. Legislation is currently being considered in the Senate that was passed by the House that will make the Internet much more like cable TV, much more commercial, and controlled much more by only a few companies for both content and capacity.
The current banner of the dispute is Net Neutrality. Civic organizations nationwide have been lobbying for net neutrality, only to have major telecoms control the debate and outcome.
A better motto is: Keep the Internet as a national resource, not a national revenue source.
Please take this last opportunity. Maria Cantwell could easily be a deciding voice.
Wayne Bowen
President, Sequim PC User Group
theboxtank
theboxtankThe Box Tank
With literally thousands of stores, "Super Centers", "Neighborhood Markets" and other retail outlets, Wal-mart is officially the world's largest retailer. This fascinating Web Log, entitled TheBoxTank.Com, examines how
this movement of "big box urbanism" is shaping American culture today.
Run by a triumvirate of writers from New York City, the blog is regularly updated with news and articles relating to the culture and architecture of "Lifestyle Centers" such as Wal-Mart. The site is also rife with great
links to other interesting blogs and websites, both large and small in size.
With literally thousands of stores, "Super Centers", "Neighborhood Markets" and other retail outlets, Wal-mart is officially the world's largest retailer. This fascinating Web Log, entitled TheBoxTank.Com, examines how
this movement of "big box urbanism" is shaping American culture today.
Run by a triumvirate of writers from New York City, the blog is regularly updated with news and articles relating to the culture and architecture of "Lifestyle Centers" such as Wal-Mart. The site is also rife with great
links to other interesting blogs and websites, both large and small in size.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Telegraph | News | US 'planning to keep 50,000 troops in Iraq for many years'
Telegraph | News | US 'planning to keep 50,000 troops in Iraq for many years' Does this come as a surprise to anyone? -tp
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