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The Worldwide Threat 2004 |
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8:49 am EST, Feb 25, 2004 |
Here is the testimony (as prepared for delivery) of DCI George Tenet before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. I'll begin today on terrorism, with a stark bottom-line: * The al-Qa`ida leadership structure we charted after September 11 is seriously damagedbut the group remains as committed as ever to attacking the US homeland. * But as we continue the battle against al-QA`ida, we must overcome a movementa global movement infected by al-QA`ida's radical agenda. * In this battle we are moving forward in our knowledge of the enemyhis plans, capabilities, and intentions. * And what we've learned continues to validate my deepest concern: that this enemy remains intent on obtaining, and using, catastrophic weapons. The Worldwide Threat 2004 |
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| Topic: Futurism |
9:06 am EST, Feb 24, 2004 |
Looking Out to the Year 2025 ... and the major forces shaping the world. Population; Resource Management; Technology; Knowledge; Economic Integration; Conflict; Governance. Seven Revolutions |
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CD Sales Rise, but Industry Is Still Wary |
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1:55 am EST, Feb 24, 2004 |
For the last three years, bad news about the music industry has been as steady as a synthesized drumbeat. But a turnaround that began quietly last fall has become unmistakable with the success of Norah Jones's new album, "Feels Like Home." Recording executives realize that it will take more than a Norah Jones album to bring stability back to the industry. That is why, in the months ahead, executives will be closely watching the public's reaction to albums from Janet Jackson, Avril Lavigne and the Beastie Boys, among others. CD Sales Rise, but Industry Is Still Wary |
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1:02 am EST, Feb 24, 2004 |
inignoct wrote:
] certainly we need to take a long look at the kinds of jobs
] we're likely to be able to retain. ... what can we keep? This is the wrong mindset. It's not about "retaining" or "keeping" the jobs we have today. Give them away ... they're already dead. Success will require creating entirely new categories of jobs for which today there is no description. This is the future. At one point in the 20th century, "computer" was an occupation, not a product. Eventually "computer administrator" became a service job. Soon, that too will disappear. This is progress, folks. But do not confuse progress with pleasure. In America, we make money the old fashioned way. We earn it. Theory vs. Reality |
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Flawed Ally Was Hunt's Best Hope |
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| Topic: War on Terrorism |
11:36 pm EST, Feb 23, 2004 |
A team of CIA operators went to a secluded airfield, boarded an old Soviet-made Mi-17 transport helicopter, and swooped toward the jagged, snow-draped peaks of northern Afghanistan. Their aim was to revive secret intelligence and combat operations against bin Laden in partnership with guerrilla commander Ahmed Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, a ragged coalition of Afghan fighters, many of them veterans of the war against the Soviets. Massoud's hardened militiamen clung to their positions in the stark Panjshir Valley. "We have a common enemy," the CIA team leader told Massoud. "Let's work together." This is the second of two investigative articles in a Washington Post series about previous attempts to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. Flawed Ally Was Hunt's Best Hope |
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| Topic: Health and Wellness |
9:25 am EST, Feb 23, 2004 |
Cheap and very pure heroin is creating a growing addiction crisis across America. Heroin -- much of it from Colombia -- is replacing crack cocaine as the drug of choice, particularly among the young. In Massachusetts, for example, more than 4 percent of high school boys report having used heroin. In the '70s, a bag of heroin -- enough to get a user high once -- cost $30 and was about 28-percent pure. Today, it's 80 percent to 90 percent pure, which makes it powerfully addictive, and it sells for $4 a bag -- cheaper than a six-pack of beer. This is the first story in an unfolding five-part series on heroin. Running time is 7 minutes 32 seconds. (Requires RealPlayer) Heroin in America | NPR |
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| Topic: Business |
9:06 am EST, Feb 23, 2004 |
Those dirty words -- "productivity" and "outsourcing" -- are raising Americans' standard of living. Have the politicians on the stump -- so certain that America cannot compete in the new, global economy -- scared you with those words? Is your job really in danger of being stolen by prisoners in China or children in India? Back when unemployment was going up, did you ever hear "it's because people are hopeful and more are out looking for jobs"? I say yes, there are "two Americas." My friends, I've chosen my America. I hope it's yours. My Anti-Stump Speech |
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8:55 am EST, Feb 23, 2004 |
Welcome to the 21st century. The landscape has changed. In light of these changes, we should at least be asking some tough questions about the real-world effects of free trade as we've known it. Workers are the big losers, and the losses are only beginning. Among the questions: ... what happens ... [when] American families [lack] disposable income ... That's not supposed to happen. In theory. "Marge, I agree with you -- in theory. In theory, communism works. In theory." "Let me tell you something, Mike. You're money, and you know what else? You're a big winner." Theory vs. Reality |
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George 'Bubble' Soros to appear on Booknotes |
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| Topic: International Relations |
6:45 pm EST, Feb 22, 2004 |
Long known as "the world's only private citizen with a foreign policy," George Soros combines his razor-sharp sense of economic trends with his passionate advocacy for open societies and decency in world politics to come up with a workable, and severely critical, analysis of the Bush administration's overreaching, militaristic foreign policy. The Bubble of American Supremacy has a clear, intriguing, comprehensive thesis that makes necessary, and compelling, order of our seemingly disordered world. George Soros will appear on C-SPAN's Booknotes program next Sunday, February 29. George 'Bubble' Soros to appear on Booknotes |
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Grim Pentagon Climate Change Scenario |
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| Topic: Futurism |
6:32 pm EST, Feb 22, 2004 |
As the planet's carrying capacity shrinks, an ancient pattern reemerges: the eruption of desperate, all-out wars over food, water, and energy supplies. As Harvard archeologist Steven LeBlanc has noted, wars over resources were the norm until about three centuries ago. When such conflicts broke out, 25% of a population's adult males usually died. As abrupt climate change hits home, warfare may again come to define human life. Grim Pentagon Climate Change Scenario |
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