The Khost Attack & the Intelligence War Challenge

In an effort to share intelligence and discuss current events, here is another post from Stratfor.  This one details the double agent suicide bombing that killed 7 CIA operatives (some very high ranking) in Afghanistan.  In an age beyond the Cold War “James Bond” kind of CIA mystique, there are real dangers to intelligence operatives [...]

The Christmas Attack: Intelligence Report

Stratfor (Strategic Forecasting) is one of the largest non-governmental intelligence organizations in the world.  Analysts there sift through extremely current information in order to make analytical judgments and forecasts about events and issues to come.  Here’s a recent report (Jan. 4th, 2010) on the Christmas Day Attack and the Intelligence Process.  Tell me what you [...]

A Darker Side of Columbus

Because of my use of Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States and information from James Loewen’s Lies My History Teacher Told Me, I thought this would be an interesting article on Columbus Day 2009. A darker side of Columbus emerges in US classrooms By CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press Writer Christine Armario, Associated [...]

A Vaccine Increases Prevention of HIV/AIDS

A world first: Vaccine helps prevent HIV infection By MARILYNN MARCHIONE and MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press Writers Marilynn Marchione And Michael Casey, Associated Press Writers 48 mins ago BANGKOK – For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures [...]

President Obama’s Speech to Students 9.8.09

http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/PreparedSchoolRemarks/ Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event Arlington, Virginia September 8, 2009 The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m glad you all could join us today. [...]

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