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Open Source Intelligence and SNA
Harvard professor David Lazer on the current open source intelligence effort (regarding declassified documents on Iraq) – …I suspect what will happen, in contrast to open source software projects (which have a certain degree of central management to guarantee continued … Continue reading
Good News
Ranting Prof – Bill Crawford gives hope to those that ignore the security situation in Iraq. All I see are attempts at reconstruction with ridiculous price tags (what are we doing building a $3.4 billion subway in Baghdad?), a list … Continue reading
AQ Leaving Iraq
Al Qaeda is leaving Iraq – Officials said no more than several hundred Al Qaida operatives were believed to be in Iraq. They said more than 2,000 Al Qaida fighters had been operating in the country until 2005. This is … Continue reading
New Links
Just added Coming Anarchy, Phatic Communion, Mapping Strategy, Opposed System Design, tdaxp and ZenPundit to the blog roll on the right side. These are all smart guys who understand Barnett, Robb and the security dynamics on the horizon. Bottom up … Continue reading
Iraqi Drug Trafficking
Reuters – Officials at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs are concerned about a noticeable increase in drug trafficking and drug addiction, especially following the seizure of large quantities of “class A” narcotics by police. …Based on investigations in … Continue reading