Archive for January, 2007
The News Sieve
- Security-conscious or simply stalling? The CIA is refusing to turn over classified documents to federal prosecutors investigating the agency’s former number-three official, Kyle “Dusty” Foggo.
- “K Street Project” founder, former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), is heading to… you guessed it!
- How do great investigative journalists do their jobs?
- Very, very cool. Strange Inventions Used [...]
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The News Sieve
- Double-Edged Sword: The Gates Foundation invests money in companies that spew pollutants into the air and water, causing illnesses in poor children who are treated through health programs funded by… the Gates Foundation.
- Want to make a quick buck? Invest in nickel, zinc and rubber in 2007, says the Economist Intelligence Unit.
- Those money-losing [...]
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New Intelligence Chief’s Conflict:
His Firm Is Auditing SWIFT Surveillance
The shadow intelligence complex spreads its tentacles even further.
New intelligence director John “Mike” McConnell, who served as NSA director from 1992-1996, is currently a vice president at Booz Allen, one of the largest consulting and engineering companies in the world.
His work there could represent a potential conflict of interest…
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The News Sieve
- Another great use of Wiki-technology: Wikileaks.org was launched today, which is dedicated to posting leaked documents from oppressive regimes like China, Russia, the Middle East and Africa.
- Who’s Watching Us: East Asian and Middle Eastern countries increased by 8 percent their efforts to collect information about U.S. defense technology last year, while Europe and [...]
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The News Sieve
- Open Sesame: Millions of previously classified government documents are now available as of New Year’s Eve. Here’s how to get your grubby hands on them.
- Speaking of secrets, the post-9/11 government tends to be overly paranoid about releasing even the most innocuous information. But sometimes, they make the opposite mistake and reveal info [...]
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You Read It Here First…
Here are some predictions for January-February. (It’s one of the oldest tricks in journalism: Get the story out there first without having to actually do any reporting.)
- The leaker of Rudy Giuliani’s secret campaign plan is revealed to be a mole working for John Weaver, John McCain’s campaign strategist
- Defeated AG candidate Jeanine Pirro announces her divorce [...]
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Pataki’s Parting Gifts
Only hours before finishing his third and final term as governor, George Pataki just couldn’t help appointing some of his long-time friends and supporters to plum positions.
Top of the list is Louis Ciminelli, one of the biggest upstate developers, who was named to the Niagara River Greenway Commission, where he’ll be responsible for creating a [...]
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The News Sieve
- 81: the number of journalists killed worldwide in 2006, the highest toll since 1994.
- The era of the professional politician: Of the 224 members of Congress who served at least 30 years in the House and Senate, about 215 of them did it during the 20th century. (Hang in there, Robert Byrd! You’ve [...]
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What Are You Optimistic About?
Happy New Year!
As we stumble into 2007, it’s appropriate to take a look at what lies ahead in the future. Sure, we hear plenty about violence in the Middle East, overpopulation, the ubiquity of Paris Hilton, etc.
But what’s there to be optimistic about?
Edge.org asked that question to dozens of the world’s leading thinkers, from philosopher Daniel [...]
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