While all eyes were elsewhere:
A United Nations agency is quietly drafting technical standards, proposed by the Chinese government, to define methods of tracing the original source of Internet communications and potentially curbing the ability of users to remain anonymous.
The U.S. National Security Agency is also participating in the “IP Traceback” drafting group, named Q6/17, which is meeting next week in Geneva to work on the traceback proposal. Members of Q6/17 have declined to release key documents, and meetings are closed to the public.
The potential for eroding Internet users’ right to remain anonymous, which is protected by law in the United States and recognized in international law by groups such as the Council of Europe, has alarmed some technologists and privacy advocates. Also affected may be services such as the Tor anonymizing network.
“What’s distressing is that it doesn’t appear that there’s been any real consideration...
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A gas crisis is striking the area of Georgia around Atlanta. With the recent spate of hurricanes and storms knocking out the Gulf Coast’s and Southeast U.S.’s refining of non-renewable petroleum, drivers are finding a shortage of fuel in the region.
But this story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says some enterprising Atlantans and other people from across the country are discovering the beauty of alternatives, in particular, biodiesel:
Driven to help the environment, or ... more
Substantial Power Generation from Domestic Geothermal Resources
Source: U.S. Geologial Survey
Geothermal power production could significantly add to the electric power generating capacity in the United States.
The U.S. Geological Survey assessment released today is the first national geothermal resource estimate in more than 30 years.
The results of this assessment show that the United States has an estimated 9,057 Megawatts-electric (MWe) of power generation potential fro... more
Somali pirates in small boats can be seen alongside the hijacked MV Faina. The captain of the hijacked ship off the coast of Somalia said one crew member had died (U.S. Navy/AP Photo).
The U.S. Navy and Marines have surrounded some very important cargo in the Gulf of Aden near the Somalian coast.
U.S. warships have surrounded the MV Faina, a Belize-registered ship that was hijacked by pirates off the lawless coast of Somalia last week.
While there’s no gold or precio... more
Any 9 - 12 grade student that is walking to or from MES before or after school will need to ride the BUS. It is too dangerous walking.
Students assigned to after-school remediation should report to their classes today at 3:20. Remediation students should go to Mrs. Tucker’s room or the A + Lab. Check your letter for your specific location. In addition, Mrs. Russell’s math class is open today but the library is closed today and Wednesday. Buses are running today for A+ and math stu... more
The Green Party National Women’s Caucus would like to know.
The National Women’s Caucus has issued an open letter to the National Organization of Women urging support for the Green Party ticket of Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente:
The letter cites Green nominee Cynthia McKinney’s six terms in Congress and her unmatched dedication to the [...]... more
THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY. NO CLASSES. NO BUSES.
Any 9 - 12 grade student that is walking to or from MES before or after school will need to ride the BUS. It is too dangerous walking
Students assigned to after-school remediation should report to their classes today at 3:20. Remediation students should go to Mrs. Tucker’s room or the A + Lab. Check your letter for your specific location. In addition, Mrs. Russell’s math class is open today.
Homecoming t-... more
Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropped on as they called friends and family back home, according to two former military intercept operators who worked at the giant National Security Agency (NSA) center in Fort Gordon, Georgia.
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Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropped on as they called friends and family back home, according to two former military intercept operators who worked at the giant National Security Agency (NSA) center in Fort Gordon, Georgia.
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Source: washingtonpost.com
The chairman of the Senate intelligence committee is looking into allegations that a U.S. spy agency improperly eavesdropped on the phone calls of hundreds of Americans overseas, including aid workers and U.S. military personnel talking to their spouses at home.
The allegations, by two former military intercept officers assigned to the National Security Agency, include claims that U.S. spies routinely listened in on intimate conversations and sometimes shared the... more
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 8
Chile and the United States:
Declassified Documents Relating to the Military Coup, September 11, 1973
by Peter Kornbluh
"Contreras was also asked to check in with Anaconda Copper and General Motors to encourage them to resume operations in Chile."
September 11, 1998 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet. The violent ove... more
KINGSTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 21, 2008) - LtGen Andrew Leslie, Chief of the Land Staff, today announced that a Board of Inquiry has been convened at CFB Kingston to investigate the circumstances surrounding the allegations made last June of assault by Afghan National Security Forces members in the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in late 2006 or early 2007.
MGen Marquis Hainse, Commander of the Land Force Doctrine and Training System, is the convening authority and appointed BGen Glenn... more
CNN and Politico are both reporting that General James Jones, chairman of the Atlantic Council, is the leading candidate for National Security Advisor in the Obama cabinet.
Two sources close to the Obama transition team tell CNN retired Marine Gen. Jim Jones has emerged as President-elect’s leading choice to become national security adviser in the White House.
The sources said Jones has…
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Human Rights Watch has called for the investigation and prosecution of those who beat Facebook activist Ahmed Maher in detention late last week ( English and Arabic ):
(Cairo, May 10, 2008) – Egyptian authorities should immediately investigate and prosecute those security officials responsible for beating Ahmed Maher Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today. Maher, a 27-year-old civil engineer, used the social-networking site Facebook to support calls for a general strike on... more
Between a natural catastrophe of unimaginable proportions in Burma, Hizballah’s politics by other means , and Obama’s victory in the U.S. Democratic primaries, I almost didn’t notice that the JEM attacked a suburb of Khartoum today. This is huge news on its own right. But I was also interested to see this detail at the bottom of the Reuters story :
There were signs that Egypt was showing ready to offer support for Khartoum on Saturday. One witness said he saw three E... more
I’ve just heard from a friend that Ahmed Maher, a 27-year-old engineer quoted in the Western press as a May 4 Facebook activist, is alleging that he was beaten in State Security custody. Details are still sketchy, but apparently State Security called him in for a “friendly” coffee earlier this week. When he didn’t go, my friend tells me, State Security took him from his home in the middle of the night, beat him, and released him with the warning that they were “j... more
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