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A New System to Link Human Knowledge with Machine Data

"The Office of Naval Research is looking into the approach as a potential model for distributed decision-making teams charged with quick response. The RPD decision-making framework 'acts as an intelligent team partner that is able to share information without overloading people and enhances the quality of information by sharing relevant facts,' Yen said. In practical terms, that means being able to more quickly identify a terrorist leader, for example, by recognizing patterns of behavior or similar interactions or social connections among members of terrorist cells. 'This agent architecture can not only enhance the capabilities of anti-terrorist analysts in identifying terrorist threats, [...] '" Continue reading →

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72 Types Of Americans Considered ‘Potential Terrorists’ In Official Documents

"1. Those that talk about 'individual liberties'; 2. Those that advocate for states’ rights; 3. Those that want 'to make the world a better place'; 4. 'The colonists who sought to free themselves from British rule'; 5. Those that are interested in 'defeating the Communists'; 6. Those that believe 'that the interests of one’s own nation are separate from the interests of other nations or the common interest of all nations'; 7. Anyone that holds a 'political ideology that considers the state to be unnecessary, harmful,or undesirable'; 8. Anyone that possesses an 'intolerance toward other religions'; 9. Those that 'take action to fight against the exploitation of the environment and/or animals'; [..] " Continue reading →

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Obama And Biden Spoke Out Against Military Action Without Congress In 2008

"Barack Obama: 'The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. As Commander-in-Chief, the President does have a duty to protect and defend the United States. In instances of self-defense, the President would be within his constitutional authority to act before advising Congress or seeking its consent. History has shown us time and again, however, that military action is most successful when it is authorized and supported by the Legislative branch. It is always preferable to have the informed consent of Congress prior to any military action." Continue reading →

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President Obama, Don’t Strike Syria, Especially Without Congressional Approval

"If President Obama can get us into war in Syria without prior Congressional approval, it will set a terrible precedent: A future president could get us more easily into war in Iran without prior Congressional approval. Tell President Obama and Congress: There must be no US military action in Syria without Congressional debate and authorization. Congress is out of session right now. But there is no emergency that requires immediate, unconstitutional, illegal action. If there were an emergency that required immediate action, Congress could be called back into session. If there's no emergency that requires immediate action, then action can wait until Congress reconvenes." Continue reading →

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UK gathers warplanes, military hardware in Cyprus base near Syria

"'Warplanes and military transporters' have reportedly been moved to Britain’s Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus in the latest sign of the allied forces’ preparations for a military strike on Syria amid bellicose rhetoric against the Syrian government. Two commercial pilots who regularly fly from Larnaca, Cyprus, claim to have spotted C-130 transport planes from their own aircraft and small formations of possibly European fighter jets from their radar screens, according to the Guardian. Akrotiri airbase is less than 100 miles from Syria, making it a likely hub for a bombing campaign. Residents near the airfield confirmed to the Guardian that 'activity there has been much higher than normal over the past 48 hours.'" Continue reading →

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Obama invades Cyprus in order to NOT invade Syria

"I remember how devastated I felt as a young intelligence officer sitting in the Kuwaiti desert in early 2003 watching Colin Powell make the case to the United Nations for the invasion of Iraq. Most of the intelligence community at the time knew the case for war was totally bogus. And I remember my colleagues and I looking at each other asking, 'What WMDs are these people talking about??' It was obvious there was a hidden agenda very high up in the administration. Ten years later, the body count from the conflict exceeds 100,000 military and civilian casualties. Yet Iraq is a ‘free country’. And China is reaping the benefits, buying nearly half the oil that Iraq produces at nearly 1.5 million barrels per day." Continue reading →

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History Repeats: CIA Files Reveal US Aided Saddam’s Chemical Attacks

"The declassified files expose the deeply nefarious relationship between the Reagan-led United States government and Iraq’s Saddam Hussein. And just as Obama decries the chemical attacks within Syria that were actually launched by his administration as a pretext to military action, it is now revealed that Reagan played the same card back in 1988. In both scenarios, we see that the administrations had no problem gassing women and children if it meant furthering their agenda. Even with Yahoo News reporting on the January 2013 plan for Obama to launch chemical attacks on Syria in order to launch a war campaign, it’s not enough for some people." Continue reading →

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Meet Bandar bin Sultan: The Puppetmaster Behind The Syrian War

"It is good of the Saudis to admit they control a terrorist organization that 'threatens the security' of the Sochi 2014 Olympic games, and that house of Saud uses 'in the face of the Syrian regime.' Perhaps the next time there is a bombing in Boston by some Chechen-related terrorists, someone can inquire Saudi Arabia what, if anything, they knew about that. Four weeks later, we are on the edge of all out war, which may involve not only the US and Europe, but most certainly Saudi Arabia and Russia which automatically means China as well. Or, as some may call it, the world. And all of it as preordained by a Saudi prince, and all in the name of perpetuating the hegemony of the petrodollar." Continue reading →

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Pepe Escobar: Obama set for holy Tomahawk war

"The 'responsibility to protect' (R2P) doctrine invoked to legitimize the 2011 war on Libya has just transmogrified into 'responsibility to attack' (R2A) Syria. Just because the Obama administration says so. On Sunday, the White House said it had 'very little doubt' that the Bashar al-Assad government used chemical weapons against its own citizens. On Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry ramped it up to 'undeniable' - and accused Assad of 'moral obscenity'. So when the US bombed Fallujah with white phosphorus in late 2004 it was just taking the moral high ground. And when the US helped Saddam Hussein to gas Iranians in 1988 it was also taking the moral high ground." Continue reading →

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Dubai And Saudi Stock Markets Getting Totally Smoked

"There's a lot of ugly stuff today. Emerging markets (India, Indonesia, Turkey, etc.) are getting crushed on all the standard emerging market worries. Plus there's all the Syria stuff that seems to be having a financial market impact. You can really see that in Mideast stock markets. Dubai is getting simply demolished, as the stock market there is down 7%. Saudi Arabia is down 3.5%." Continue reading →

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