duty now for the future

Sorry about the sound issues at the beginning of the show. Fast-forward to about 1:50 and you should be good.

INTRO: GENERAL BOY / TWIN PEAKS

Discussion regarding the obvious role of Western intelligence in the aftermath of the Iranian election, regardless of what Obama says. The actions of protest groups, NGO's and intelligence agencies are aimed at installing a pro-West leader in Iran and destabilizing Russia.

Iran minister says CIA funding "rioters"

CIA Discovered Planning “Soft Revolution” in Early 2009

The propaganda war against Iran

SONG: THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS- ONE MORE PARADE / CAGE AND AQUARIUM

Discussion regarding Western/NATO provocations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia against Russia, holding implications of World War III

Russia accuses Kyrgystan of treachery over U.S military base

Russian agreement on U.S missile site unlikely

UPDATE: U.S.-Kyrgyz Deal Allows Military Cargo Shipment

SONG: SMOG- I FEEL LIKE THE MOTHER OF THE WORLD

With vast mineral resources and increased Chinese partnership, Africa is emerging as a geo-political hotspot. This has culminated in the operation of Africom and an attempt by Western power to gain control of this vital region in the ongoing, global "race for resources".

U.S. Sends Weapons to Help Somali Government Repel Rebels Tied to Al-Qaeda

Google map of U.S/Africom interests

F. William Engdahl: AFRICOM, China and Congo Resource Wars

Military contractors eye Africa again

SONG: firestARTer- COMPUTER WORLD

Discussion of the recent "Strategic Implications of Emerging Technologies" conference. By highlighting some of the more interesting presentations, a clear institutional and symbiotic dynamic of military technological evolution and the development military doctrine can be observed. Many technologies viewed as part of a distant future are rapidly approaching deployment with little or no opposing discussion.

David Bishop - Lucent Technolgies:
MEMS, Nano-microphones and "superhuman" augmentation

Harry Fair - UT Institute of Advanced Technology:
Railguns, disassociative rays, and nuclear reactors

Robert Finkelstein - Robotic Technologies Inc.:
FCS and the DOD "Path Towards Autonomy"

SONG: DEVO- CLOCKOUT

James Murday - USC, NRI:
Nano-bubble, biotic interfaces and "cyborg-like" functionality

John Parmentola - Army Lab Management:
Mimicking insects, multi-functional arrays, virtual humans and more.

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OUTRO: LAURA PALMER'S THEME / SYCAMORE TREES