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Inside the Lawsuit That Could Ground Deadly CIA Predator Drones

A new lawsuit alleges that Predator drone targeting software was pirated, and emails obtained by Fast Company suggest the CIA knew it was sub-par.READ»

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Five Laws of Conflict – Burning Korans Breaks them All

This Saturday, Florida-based pastor Terry Jones had planned to lead his congregation in a Koran burning, celebrating what they call "International Burn a Koran Day." Although everyone from the Pope to Hillary Clinton has urged him to halt his plans, it seems that only a sign from God can keep him from following through. And I can't decide if Terry is short-sighted or brilliant.READ»

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The Eyes Have It: Why Iris Scanning Rules

The company behind the Big Brother iris detection technology explains why it works so well -- and how advertisers, retail stores and the government are going to use it to invade our lives.READ»

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WikiLeaks Publishes 92,000 Military Documents, Points to Pakistan as Ally of Afghan Insurgents

WikiLeaks published over 90,000 mostly-classified military documents relating to the war in Afghanistan. Pakistan's ties to the Taliban are revealed in detail, as are civilian deaths, friendly fire deaths, and scenes from a more ugly and complex war than is being reported.READ»

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Infographic of the Day: Should We Stay in Afghanistan?

Everything you should know about the debate, in a single flow chart.READ»

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Yemen Architectural Treasures We Shouldn't Bomb Into Oblivion

We may have reopened our embassy there, but the government cautions that the country is still harboring terrorists and may be a threat to the U.S. However, there are some 2,500-year-old architectural reasons why we need to tread lightly.READ»

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Jill Starr's International News Photo Expose On 2 Decades of American Governmental Resistance

Jill Starr grades America on 2 decades of "democracy" & "human/civil rights."READ»

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The information the CIA & US Department of State ignored that could have prevented the 9/11 terrorist attacks on NYC.

We both drove to Washington DC together to meet with Republican Senator, Tim Nicholson. Darko spent the night at his house and I in a hotel room on the Beltway. We had brought with us tons of secret information on Al Qaeda operatives with us for this visit but Darko left it all with me in my room and Senator Nicholson did not view it. Senator Nicholson took us out to breakfast early that morning and told us that "In DC, we are alla bunch of paid whores for campaign contributions." The Republika Srpska Information Agency was very generous to help America fight terrorism on many occasions. The boxes I stayed with that night had papers and photos of tons of Al Qaeda operatives.READ»

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The Gene Bubble: Why We Still Aren't Disease-Free

When the human genome was first sequenced nearly a decade ago, the world lit up with talk about how new gene-specific drugs would help us cheat death. Well, the verdict is in: Keep eating those greens.READ»

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What It’s Like to Chill Out With : Ratko Mladic, Goran Hadzic and Radovan Karadzic

Retrospectively, it was all so simple, natural and matter of fact being on a boat restaurant in Belgrade, sitting with, laughing, drinking a two hundred bottle of wine and chatting about war and peace while Ratko Mladic held my hand. Mladic, a man considered the world’s most ruthless war criminal since Adolf Hitler, still at large and currently having a five million dollar bounty on his head for genocide by the international community. Yet there I was with my two best friends at the time, a former Serbian diplomat, his wife, and Ratko Mladic just chilling. There was no security, nothing you’d ordinarily expect in such circumstances. Referring to himself merely as, Sharko; this is the story of it all came about.READ»

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Washington Briefing May 2009

Friday, May 8, 2009   Mr. Waddell Goes to Washington Earlier this week, Stacie and I had a terrific opportunity to travel to Washington for a comprehensive debriefing.  Through my membership in the Society of ...READ»

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25 Ways to Jump-Start the Auto Business

Life-saving ideas from genomics whiz J. Craig Venter, Pimp My Ride star Xzibit, the GEICO gecko guy, the founder of Zipcar, Cisco's smart-garage guru, and more.READ»

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Implications of Mumbai terror attack ...

Some thing is needed to be done soon, else it might get too late!READ»

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Al Qaeda Endorses McCain

In an endorsement that will not be welcomed by Mr McCain's flagging campaign, the group said that if al-Qaeda wants to exhaust the USmilitarily and economically, the "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate is the ...READ»

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The Twitter Threat: Tweeting Terrorists?

U.S. Army Intelligence is concerned that terrorists might use the micro-blogging platform Twitter to coordinate attacks, according to a draft report compiled by the 304th Military Intelligence Battalion. Oh no -- batten the hatches!READ»

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Youth, Religious Pluralism - Eboo Patel

  Dr. Eboo Patel followed the Redeemer Kids perfectly with his discussion on the importance of religious pluralism and its significance for the future on Tuesday morning to start the last day of PUSH 2008. Patel is ...READ»

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What Does Silicon Valley Want from Washington?

Fast Interview: Stanford professor Lawrence Lessig talks about his aborted run for Congress, the threat of a catastrophic network event, and who he's supporting for president.READ»

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Featured in the April Issue of Fast Company Magazine

The New Face of Al Jazeera, Page 42, by Linda Tischler With its often strident anti-American rhetoric and penchant for showing al Qaeda-produced hostage tapes, the Arabic news channel al Jazeera is seen by many Americans as little ...READ»

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Deciding Factors

The author of "Winning Decisions" offers five strategies for moving forward during a period of unprecedented doubt and danger. Learn how to manage uncertainty by using metaknowledge, dissension, and open communication.READ»

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Battle Plan

Former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel Ralph Peters outlines nine strategies for understanding, fighting, and defeating the new enemy. Rule #1: Culture is king.READ»

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Pop!Stars 2006

Six headliners from this year's conference.READ»

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Reading List: The Starfish and the Spider

Decentralized networks are dismantling old industries and creating new ones, write the authors of The Starfish and the Spider.READ»

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(Al Jazeera 1.0) A Decade of Discord

Take a look at the history of the Arabic news channel.READ»

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Security: Power To The People

The myth of American omnipotence fell in the Iraqi desert, laid low by an agile new enemy. We have a chance now to rethink the systems that protected us in the past. It's one we cannot miss.READ»

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Al Jazeera's (Global) Mission

Can an English-language news network with radioactive DNA actually be good for Brand America? U.S. business better hope so.READ»