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The Bush administration recently
announced its intention to fund and
implement a program where federal
agents will work together with state and
local governments and also a diverse
array of private entities and institutions
to monitor and analyze information to
“detect, disrupt, and preempt” all types
of “crimes and hazards” including terror
attacks.
The initiative builds upon the creation of
over fifty regional “Fusion Centers” that
were mandated by the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004. The Department of Justice
devised of Fusion Centers as a
“mechanism where law enforcement,
announced its intention to fund and
implement a program where federal
agents will work together with state and
local governments and also a diverse
array of private entities and institutions
to monitor and analyze information to
“detect, disrupt, and preempt” all types
of “crimes and hazards” including terror
attacks.
The initiative builds upon the creation of
over fifty regional “Fusion Centers” that
were mandated by the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004. The Department of Justice
devised of Fusion Centers as a
“mechanism where law enforcement,
public safety, and private partners can
come together” to “prevent criminal
activity.” The Department of Homeland
Security has provided over $380 million
to develop Fusion Centers nationwide
to “facilitate sharing information across
jurisdictions and function.”
To establish guidelines for the creation
of Fusion Centers, the Department of
Justice and Department of Homeland
Security met with invited representatives
of private businesses to “develop a
comprehensive set of guidelines” to be
used in gathering and sharing information
on US citizens. The Private Sector
Fusion Center Focus Group included
representatives from Microsoft, Archer
come together” to “prevent criminal
activity.” The Department of Homeland
Security has provided over $380 million
to develop Fusion Centers nationwide
to “facilitate sharing information across
jurisdictions and function.”
To establish guidelines for the creation
of Fusion Centers, the Department of
Justice and Department of Homeland
Security met with invited representatives
of private businesses to “develop a
comprehensive set of guidelines” to be
used in gathering and sharing information
on US citizens. The Private Sector
Fusion Center Focus Group included
representatives from Microsoft, Archer
Daniels Midland and Fidelity
Investments, among other firms.
The types of information that DOJ is
calling on private companies to
provide include, financial records,
medical records and telephone and
computer records. The Fusion
Center guidelines call for businesses
to “embrace a collaborative process
to improve intelligence sharing” to
create what the DOJ describes as an
“Information Sharing Environment”.
The department said that it expects
to have “tailored, multi-disciplinary
teams of intelligence and operational
professionals in major Fusion
Centers nationwide by the end
of fiscal year 2008.” it's all true
Investments, among other firms.
The types of information that DOJ is
calling on private companies to
provide include, financial records,
medical records and telephone and
computer records. The Fusion
Center guidelines call for businesses
to “embrace a collaborative process
to improve intelligence sharing” to
create what the DOJ describes as an
“Information Sharing Environment”.
The department said that it expects
to have “tailored, multi-disciplinary
teams of intelligence and operational
professionals in major Fusion
Centers nationwide by the end
of fiscal year 2008.” it's all true
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The Department of Defense is enlisting
private corporations in its effort to
monitor and even predict significant
social and political events in foreign
countries, as military strategists strive to
create computer modeling software
capable of generating forecasts of
geopolitical trends and developments.
The Pentagon envisions the eventual
implementation of a system that will
analyze "social, cultural, political and
economic information" to "predict events
of interest and stability of countries of
interest with greater than 80 percent
accuracy." Last month, aerospace
contractor Lockheed Martin was
awarded the first private contract to
begin work on a sophisticated
information processing and event
modeling system that will eventually be
integrated into the larger ICEWS
program.
private corporations in its effort to
monitor and even predict significant
social and political events in foreign
countries, as military strategists strive to
create computer modeling software
capable of generating forecasts of
geopolitical trends and developments.
The Pentagon envisions the eventual
implementation of a system that will
analyze "social, cultural, political and
economic information" to "predict events
of interest and stability of countries of
interest with greater than 80 percent
accuracy." Last month, aerospace
contractor Lockheed Martin was
awarded the first private contract to
begin work on a sophisticated
information processing and event
modeling system that will eventually be
integrated into the larger ICEWS
program.
Officials of the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
announced plans to develop the
Integrated Crisis Early Warning System
early this year. Lockheed Martin will be
paid $1.3 million for PRESAGE, a system
that will "combine state-of-the-art and
operationally deployed social science
models and technologies to predict EoIs
(Events of Interest) and general stability
indicators," according to a spokesman. A
company press release says, "Typical
events may include rebellions,
insurgencies, ethnic/ religious violence,
civil war, and major economic crises."
After suitable social modeling software is
developed, DARPA hopes to deploy its
early warning programs in actual
battlefield circumstances. In theory,
military commanders will be able to
audition a variety of approaches using
freshly collected data. it's all true
Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
announced plans to develop the
Integrated Crisis Early Warning System
early this year. Lockheed Martin will be
paid $1.3 million for PRESAGE, a system
that will "combine state-of-the-art and
operationally deployed social science
models and technologies to predict EoIs
(Events of Interest) and general stability
indicators," according to a spokesman. A
company press release says, "Typical
events may include rebellions,
insurgencies, ethnic/ religious violence,
civil war, and major economic crises."
After suitable social modeling software is
developed, DARPA hopes to deploy its
early warning programs in actual
battlefield circumstances. In theory,
military commanders will be able to
audition a variety of approaches using
freshly collected data. it's all true
The nations of the world must act
immediately to reduce carbon emissions
if they hope to avoid the catastrophic
acceleration of the effects of global
warming, including dramatically rising sea
levels, the loss of up to a quarter of the
planet's species, and significant
displacement of human populations,
according to a report by an eminent
United Nations panel of environmental
experts.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
released the final report of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change last week at conference in
Valencia, Spain. The document
synthesizes findings from a year of
reviewing the research of more than
2500 scientists, which has already
produced three preliminary reports and
won the IPCC a share of 2007 Nobel
immediately to reduce carbon emissions
if they hope to avoid the catastrophic
acceleration of the effects of global
warming, including dramatically rising sea
levels, the loss of up to a quarter of the
planet's species, and significant
displacement of human populations,
according to a report by an eminent
United Nations panel of environmental
experts.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
released the final report of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change last week at conference in
Valencia, Spain. The document
synthesizes findings from a year of
reviewing the research of more than
2500 scientists, which has already
produced three preliminary reports and
won the IPCC a share of 2007 Nobel
Peace Prize. Members of the panel said
that the combined data presented a
more starkly alarming picture of global
climate change than even they had
previously realized. The Synthesis Report
was released ahead of next week's
meeting of the world's energy ministers
in Bali, which will begin the process of
drafting a set of international
environmental protocols to replace the
Kyoto Treaty when it expires in 2012.
Mr. Ban described climate change as the
most pressing issue of our time,
requiring urgent cooperative action by all
countries. "Today the world's scientists
have spoken, clearly and in one voice,"
said Ban, adding, "In Bali, I expect the
world's policy makers to do the same."
Crucial to the talks is the participation of
the planet's two biggest polluters, the
United States and China. The Secretary
that the combined data presented a
more starkly alarming picture of global
climate change than even they had
previously realized. The Synthesis Report
was released ahead of next week's
meeting of the world's energy ministers
in Bali, which will begin the process of
drafting a set of international
environmental protocols to replace the
Kyoto Treaty when it expires in 2012.
Mr. Ban described climate change as the
most pressing issue of our time,
requiring urgent cooperative action by all
countries. "Today the world's scientists
have spoken, clearly and in one voice,"
said Ban, adding, "In Bali, I expect the
world's policy makers to do the same."
Crucial to the talks is the participation of
the planet's two biggest polluters, the
United States and China. The Secretary
The Pentagon has released its
official report on an accident that
occurred earlier this year during
testing of the Active Denial
System, a microwave heat ray
used to subdue subjects in crowd
control situations. An airman
from Moody Air Force Base in
Georgia suffered second-degree
burns in the April incident,
according to the Marine Corps
Advanced Concept Technology
program at Quantico, Virginia.
The publication of the heavily
redacted accident report
coincides with calls by military
officials for the deployment of
the controversial new weaponry
for security operations in
occupied Iraq.
The Active Denial System uses a
vehicle-mounted generator to
create a 50,000 volt electrical
charge, powering a sophisticated
gyrotron that emits the
microwave beam, which can be
directed at targets from several
hundred yards away. It has been
proposed as a "nonlethal"
alternative weapon for use by
military personnel in civil security
and public order contexts, but
critics have been wary of the
experimental technology and the
secrecy surrounding its
development and testing.
London's Daily Telegraph
reported last week that US
military commanders in Iraq are
asking that the microwave heat
ray be made available to them for
use in episodes of civil unrest. But
according to the report, some
officials are concerned that the
invisible beam weapons will be
used for torture. it's all true
official report on an accident that
occurred earlier this year during
testing of the Active Denial
System, a microwave heat ray
used to subdue subjects in crowd
control situations. An airman
from Moody Air Force Base in
Georgia suffered second-degree
burns in the April incident,
according to the Marine Corps
Advanced Concept Technology
program at Quantico, Virginia.
The publication of the heavily
redacted accident report
coincides with calls by military
officials for the deployment of
the controversial new weaponry
for security operations in
occupied Iraq.
The Active Denial System uses a
vehicle-mounted generator to
create a 50,000 volt electrical
charge, powering a sophisticated
gyrotron that emits the
microwave beam, which can be
directed at targets from several
hundred yards away. It has been
proposed as a "nonlethal"
alternative weapon for use by
military personnel in civil security
and public order contexts, but
critics have been wary of the
experimental technology and the
secrecy surrounding its
development and testing.
London's Daily Telegraph
reported last week that US
military commanders in Iraq are
asking that the microwave heat
ray be made available to them for
use in episodes of civil unrest. But
according to the report, some
officials are concerned that the
invisible beam weapons will be
used for torture. it's all true
Microwave Debate
Becomes Overheated
Becomes Overheated
US Delegation Pours Cold Water on Global Warming Report
Pentagon Program Predicts Private Profits
General openly called on the two
nations to cooperate with
international environmental efforts,
saying, "I look forward to seeing the
US and China playing a more
constructive role." Neither country
has recognized the Kyoto protocols,
with China effectively exempt as a
"developing country," and the Bush
White House refusing to comply with
the treaty after it was negotiated by
the Clinton administration.
Despite the overwhelming
acceptance of IPCC findings by the
international community, US reaction
to the new report was lukewarm. A
White House spokesman said that
the US delegation to the IPCC had
lobbied to amend the report, but
only, "to make sure the final report
matches the science." it's all true
nations to cooperate with
international environmental efforts,
saying, "I look forward to seeing the
US and China playing a more
constructive role." Neither country
has recognized the Kyoto protocols,
with China effectively exempt as a
"developing country," and the Bush
White House refusing to comply with
the treaty after it was negotiated by
the Clinton administration.
Despite the overwhelming
acceptance of IPCC findings by the
international community, US reaction
to the new report was lukewarm. A
White House spokesman said that
the US delegation to the IPCC had
lobbied to amend the report, but
only, "to make sure the final report
matches the science." it's all true
source: Viroqua Institute
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As the Democratically controlled
Congress continues to conduct business
in the final few weeks before legislators
adjourn for the year, policy differences
between party members have begun to
come into sharp relief. A vote to
approve contempt of Congress
resolutions against administration officials
was forestalled by the House
Democratic leadership and
disagreements among Democrats
regarding granting Congressional
immunity to US telecommunications
firms for cooperating with the Bush
administration’s warrantless wiretapping
have led to a delay in rewriting the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
House Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer (D-
MD) announced that a vote to hold both
White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten
and former White House legal counsel
Harriet Miers in contempt of Congress
for failing to comply with a congressional
subpoena has been postponed.
Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm
Emanuel (D-IL) has argued that forcing a
vote to hold Bolten and Miers in
contempt will dilute the party’s efforts
with respect to approving additional
funding for the occupation of Iraq and
rewriting the laws that allow the Bush
administration to spy on Americans.
The House Judiciary committee voted to
hold Bolten and Miers in criminal
contempt of Congress in July. Hoyer
said, “I think it’s going to happen” before
Congress continues to conduct business
in the final few weeks before legislators
adjourn for the year, policy differences
between party members have begun to
come into sharp relief. A vote to
approve contempt of Congress
resolutions against administration officials
was forestalled by the House
Democratic leadership and
disagreements among Democrats
regarding granting Congressional
immunity to US telecommunications
firms for cooperating with the Bush
administration’s warrantless wiretapping
have led to a delay in rewriting the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
House Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer (D-
MD) announced that a vote to hold both
White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten
and former White House legal counsel
Harriet Miers in contempt of Congress
for failing to comply with a congressional
subpoena has been postponed.
Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm
Emanuel (D-IL) has argued that forcing a
vote to hold Bolten and Miers in
contempt will dilute the party’s efforts
with respect to approving additional
funding for the occupation of Iraq and
rewriting the laws that allow the Bush
administration to spy on Americans.
The House Judiciary committee voted to
hold Bolten and Miers in criminal
contempt of Congress in July. Hoyer
said, “I think it’s going to happen” before
the end of the year", but he did not
guarantee that a vote in the House
would be scheduled.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed
a bill that rewrites the rules that the
Bush administration must use to perform
surveillance on US citizens that failed to
speak to the matter of immunity for
telecom companies. Diane Feinstein
(D-CA) requested that the committee
defer their decision on telecom
immunity. Feinstein said that citizens’
lawsuits against telephone companies for
privacy violations are “not the right
remedy." Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
has said that he would agree to a
compromise on immunity offered by
committee republicans whereby the
federal government will be made the
defendant in lawsuits that are currently
pending against telecom companies,
effectively granting them immunity.
The Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence chaired by John Rockefeller
IV (D-WV) previously passed a version of
the legislation that contained a provision
that would make it impossible for
Americans who were illegally spied on by
the National Security Administration
over the past years to sue telephone
companies. The provision was pushed
by industry lobbyists and supported by
the Bush Administration. The two
versions of the bill will be reconciled in
the full Senate. it's all true
guarantee that a vote in the House
would be scheduled.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed
a bill that rewrites the rules that the
Bush administration must use to perform
surveillance on US citizens that failed to
speak to the matter of immunity for
telecom companies. Diane Feinstein
(D-CA) requested that the committee
defer their decision on telecom
immunity. Feinstein said that citizens’
lawsuits against telephone companies for
privacy violations are “not the right
remedy." Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
has said that he would agree to a
compromise on immunity offered by
committee republicans whereby the
federal government will be made the
defendant in lawsuits that are currently
pending against telecom companies,
effectively granting them immunity.
The Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence chaired by John Rockefeller
IV (D-WV) previously passed a version of
the legislation that contained a provision
that would make it impossible for
Americans who were illegally spied on by
the National Security Administration
over the past years to sue telephone
companies. The provision was pushed
by industry lobbyists and supported by
the Bush Administration. The two
versions of the bill will be reconciled in
the full Senate. it's all true
A group of nearly 100 countries
including members of the European
Union adopted a resolution calling
for a worldwide ban of the death
penalty. The group, made up of the
majority of the world’s nations, said
that the practice “undermines human
dignity” and agreed, “there is no
conclusive evidence of the death
penalty’s deterrent value.” The non-
binding resolution requires that all
UN member states "establish a
moratorium on executions with a
view to abolishing the death penalty.”
The resolution was challenged by
several nations where the death
penalty is currently in use, including
the six countries that account for 90
percent of all executions worldwide;
China, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan and
the United States. The nation’s that
oppose the moratorium said that an
international abolition of the death
penalty would interfere with member
nation’s internal affairs.
A delegate for Iran said, “there is no
international consensus" on the death
penalty, and the delegate for the
United States noted that, “it is
important to recognize that
international law does not prohibit
capital punishment.” it's all true
including members of the European
Union adopted a resolution calling
for a worldwide ban of the death
penalty. The group, made up of the
majority of the world’s nations, said
that the practice “undermines human
dignity” and agreed, “there is no
conclusive evidence of the death
penalty’s deterrent value.” The non-
binding resolution requires that all
UN member states "establish a
moratorium on executions with a
view to abolishing the death penalty.”
The resolution was challenged by
several nations where the death
penalty is currently in use, including
the six countries that account for 90
percent of all executions worldwide;
China, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan and
the United States. The nation’s that
oppose the moratorium said that an
international abolition of the death
penalty would interfere with member
nation’s internal affairs.
A delegate for Iran said, “there is no
international consensus" on the death
penalty, and the delegate for the
United States noted that, “it is
important to recognize that
international law does not prohibit
capital punishment.” it's all true
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