Category: News

Bush shifts gear, speaks of vision for second term. Just one week before his Democratic rival will receive his party's nomination, President Bush last night offered the first outlines of what his own presidency would look like if he wins a second term, citing plans for changes in education standards and the tax code and… Continue reading Bush shifts gear, speaks of vision for second term

The full 9/11 report is available as a 585-page PDF. [Scripting News]

By sea or land, private transport fills a gap. For Emily Batchelder of Hamilton, driving to work next week is out of the question. Taking commuter rail is, too, because she would have to transfer to a bus in Lynn to get to Boston during the Democratic National Convention. . . . Hundreds of commuters,… Continue reading By sea or land, private transport fills a gap

Your vote doesn't count. At least in some states. Remember the Supreme Court deciding the last election? Part of their decision is pretty interesting: The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States,” the court said, “unless and until the state legislature chooses a statewide… Continue reading Your vote doesn't count

Contractors Expose Taxpayer Data. IRS consultants working on the department's computers violate security rules, putting taxpayer information at risk of disclosure, according to Treasury Department inspectors. An IRS official contests the severity of the danger. [Wired News]

Surveillance targeted to convention. An unprecedented number of video cameras will be trained on Boston during the Democratic National Convention, with Boston police installing some 30 cameras near the FleetCenter, the Coast Guard using infrared devices and night-vision cameras in the harbor, and dozens of pieces of surveillance equipment mounted on downtown buildings to monitor… Continue reading Surveillance targeted to convention

Hourly Pay in U.S. Not Keeping Pace With Price Rises. The economy has added jobs almost every month this year, but stagnant wages could hinder prospects for economic growth. By EDUARDO PORTER. [The New York Times > Home Page]

A SHADOW OPEC. Global Guerrillas operating in Iraq are rapidly developing the ability to disrupt oil exports at will. The tactics they are refining will play a significant role in global guerrilla strategic operations in other regions (this is part of more extensive analysis I have done for my book on GGs). Over time, these… Continue reading A SHADOW OPEC

GG TECHNOLOGY: Secure P2P Communication. Here's a trend in technology that will provide Global Guerrillas with a nearly zero cost global communications system with military level encryption. Secure (encrypted) P2P (desktop to desktop communication) is on the rise due to the legal onslaught of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on open file sharing… Continue reading GG TECHNOLOGY: Secure P2P Communication

9/11 Panel Is Said to Urge New Post for Intelligence. The post of a national intelligence director would take power away from the C.I.A., the F.B.I. and the Pentagon. By PHILIP SHENON. [The New York Times > Home Page]