New York Times April 1, 2012 Pg. SR13 By Thomas L. Friedman I’M reading a fascinating new book called “Why Nations Fail.” The more you read it, the more you appreciate what a fool’s errand we’re on in Afghanistan and how much we need to totally revamp our whole foreign aid strategy. But most intriguing …
Darth Vader: Why I am running for President of the United States of America
By Deathstarpr People of Earth, Your current Presidential candidates have failed me for the last time. Newt Gingrich is promising you a Moon Base by 2020, rather than a moon-sized laser that can destroy planets. Mitt Romney has vowed not to “light his hair on fire” just to rally the conservative base, whilst I have actually been on fire. …
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When Failure Is Not an Option by Mitch Ditkoff
It's what made America the great "Land of Opportunity" and brought our families here from distant corners of the world. These days, many people in the business community feel that opportunity and success are luxuries they have to wait for. The're waiting for new government regulations, someone to present a plan, or a seismic shift …
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The Navy’s Pacific Problem By Robert Haddick
SmallWarsJournal.com March 30, 2012 This Week at War My Foreign Policy column discusses how Australia will help the U.S. Navy with its challenges in the South China Sea. But the Navy has deeper problems to fix. A March 26, Washington Post article discussed a new expansion of the military relationship between the United States and Australia. According …
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Cutting Navy While Obama Pivots To Asia Does Not Add Up
AOL Defense (defense.aol.com) March 30, 2012 By Mackenzie Eaglen You know it's bad when the President's own national security adviser calls the Secretary of Defense over for a meeting at the White House to explain exactly how the administration is "pivoting" to Asia yet shrinking the Navy and the Air Force. But that's what happened …
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Real Solutions To Nuclear Deadlock With Iran By Hossein Mousavian
Boston Globe March 31, 2012 Pg. 9 TALKS BETWEEN Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1), scheduled for next month, provide the best opportunity to break the nine-year deadlock over Iran's nuclear program. Going in, the P5+1 members need to know that war or coercion are not the …
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Uncork your Brain with Mind Maps
by Rick Chin That great idea you are looking for is already somewhere in your mind or in the collective mind of your team. The real effort in coming up with a great idea, is all about getting out of your own way so that your great idea can reveal itself. I want to refer to …
US Military Bets on ‘Big Data’ to Win Wars
All the robotic drones and battlefield sensors in the world can't win wars if the data deluge leads to information overload for military analysts' brains. That's why the U.S. military has announced it will spend $250 million each year on harnessing the power of "Big Data." That means creating computer systems that combine "computer speed, …
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McCain: Delaying Deal On Defense Cuts To Lame-Duck Session Would Be ‘A Disaster’
DEFCON Hill (TheHill.com) March 29, 2012 By Jeremy Herb Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Thursday that Republicans are “stretching out our hand” to Democrats to find a solution for stopping the $500 billion cuts to the defense budget set to take effect in January 2013. McCain and a group of Republican senators said that a …
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Budget Chairman Challenges Generals On Defense
Yahoo.com March 29, 2012 By Donna Cassata, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the House Budget Committee said Thursday he doesn't believe the nation's commanders gave Congress a budget based on military strategy, prompting a push back from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In one statement, Rep. Paul Ryan challenged both …
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