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A week of sustainable secrecy, city as battlespace, bombed drones

For your holiday reading, some links we’ve posted in the past week or so. Don’t miss our collective own’s Bryan Finoki in DomusWeb, writing on the emerging green architecture for our actually-existing parallel government…

Double Zero - Op-Ed - Domus

“an overarching scheme that treats secrecy as some kind of recombinant form to harness energy.” As told by our @subtopes http://j.mp/gGXNKX

We have a feeling you might be HEARING further about this “sustainable secrecy”! And if you think it sounds absurd, check these out… 

Tidal action: Living Machine system selected for US government facility | The Hook News Blog

GSA US-Mex border facility gets “Living Machine” waste-water treatment system: a man-made, turbo-charged tidal wetland / http://t.co/rKRE5yq

Monitoring America | washingtonpost.com

Monitoring America http://j.mp/flT4Ap #WaPo #TopSecret #military #surveillance #spies #war

(Not to mention an op-ed last week in the New York Times about a “green navy”. No link provided; just go hunt for it)

Also, probably the most retweeted article last week was this one…

NYPD Prepares for New Type of Terrorist Attack - WSJ.com

city as battlespace. New York as Mumbai http://j.mp/homCRe

And now… More links

Drone attacks spawn assassinations - UPI.com

Drone attacks spawn retributions, assassinations of “spies” http://bit.ly/et7BNB #drones #uav Via @WarDronesOn

Napoleon-proof your home: convert a Martello tower | Art and design | The Guardian

A converted Martello tower (Napoleon-era naval defense) http://j.mp/h8yd8w #military #architecture #landscape

Israel destroyed Syria nuclear reactor: WikiLeaks - Hindustan Times

AFP: “Israel destroyed Syria nuclear reactor: #WikiLeaks” http://j.mp/ejqWix

The Escapist : News : Batman Begins’ Tumbler Inspires Actual Tank

Batman’s tank on reel copied for BAE tank for real http://j.mp/eZesf1

Local activists refuse to testify before grand jury in terror probe - chicagotribune.com

RT @SubMedina: More anti-war activists subpoenaed, attorney says http://bit.ly/hr1yWl v @Dream23fb

$100 Million Drug-War Garrison Approved for U.S.-Mexican Border | | the narcosphere

$100M Private Paramilitary Drug-War Garrison Coming to US-Mex Border (#drones, law-enforce training), by Wind Zero Co. http://bit.ly/hhWcGz

Asia Times Online : Brazil’s narco wars

Brazil’s street war not for resale abroad / http://t.co/TFUdtf7

WCBM TALKRADIO AM 680

Not sure if this is real glimpse, a reenactment, or a real simulation of a drone operator’s management of an attack / http://bit.ly/fD77n6

Warrantless-Wiretap Win Nets Victims a Paltry $40K / http://t.co/utZtxN

Warrantless-Wiretap Win Nets Victims a Paltry $40K / http://t.co/utZtxN

The New York Times: Settlement Building Boom

After Freeze, Settlement Building Booms in Israel [NYT] / http://nyti.ms/i1gXfA

Pakistan drone strikes: the CIA’s secret war - Channel4 News

RT @WarDronesOn: #Pakistan drone strikes: the CIA’s secret war http://bit.ly/hSdc9V #drones

The New York Times: The land grab of Africa

RT @masoncwhite: file under Land Grab: African Farmers Losing Land to Investors - http://nyti.ms/dOw1DH

Florida Fusion Center Monitored BP Protests, Ron Paul Events, Code Pink | Public Intelligence

. @publicintel provides some documents from one of the many new “Fusion Centers” (home spies) http://j.mp/gTrPeF #Freaky #codepink

(SBU) Central Florida Intelligence Exchange Domestic Security Intelligence Report August 2010 | Public Intelligence

SBU Central Florida Intelligence Exchange Domestic Security Intelligence Report August 2010 http://bit.ly/g1HAMA v @publicintel #Humor ?

NYPD Prepares for New Type of Terrorist Attack - WSJ.com

city as battlespace. New York as Mumbai http://j.mp/homCRe

We Are Guahan celebrates first year anniversary

The non-profit @weareguahan , raising issues of US buildup on Guam is 1 Yr Old. http://j.mp/florfX Congrats!

20101220securitydigestourlistofsecuritystoriesthatmatterdec1319 from… - StumbleUpon

2009 was the year in wiretaps http://j.mp/fnWrzH

#BombTheDrone: A mural at the Frog House in… - DEMILIT

Photo: #BombTheDrone: A mural at the Frog House in Newport, CA. There’s a sneaky little predator drone in… http://tumblr.com/xgi13juyts

Policía admite que ‘vídeocarpetea’ sin controles

PR Police admit they have no rules when it comes to footage recording. http://j.mp/gkptYd (En Español) #surveillance

Intermanager - A Private Navy against pirates

RT @deviantglobal: “Private Navy” to deploy against Somali pirates? http://bit.ly/g5fZy7 #mercs #somalia #oceans

Wikileaks and the Moral Dualism of the U.S. State Department « ZERO ANTHROPOLOGY

Making the rounds right now: http://j.mp/grxVyG Moral Dualism of the U.S. DoS vs #Wikileaks by @1d4tw

Weaponized Architecture | Léopold Lambert « dpr-barcelona

post on @dpr_barcelona BLOG: Weaponized Architecture | a Palestine project by Léopold Lambert http://tinyurl.com/34pn8v9

The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Documents Confirm China’s Aircraft Carrier Plans

RT @TelstarLogistic: China plans to build an aircraft carrier: http://bit.ly/foZ86C

Defending Korea Line Seen Contrary to Law by Kissinger Remains U.S. Policy - Bloomberg

The fuzzy N+S Korea border http://j.mp/g7tMqP | A US imposition, now defacto law.

India is fencing off its border with Bangladesh. What will that mean for millions of potential climate refugees? - By Bidisha Banerjee - Slate Magazine

India’s border wall http://j.mp/hiXRO7 Via @deviantglobal

Debunking Theories of a Terrorist Power Grab | Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. Miller-McCune.

Debunking Theories of a Terrorist Power Grab http://goo.gl/mty57

Pentagon Health Plan Won’t Cover Brain-Damage Therapy for Troops - ProPublica

Pentagon’s health plan won’t cover troop brain damage http://goo.gl/rxfLZ

Log In - The New York Times

Americans have war news fatigue, which nevertheless occupies a sliver of news. Yet no As abt the war http://nyti.ms/hgfczI via @WarDronesOn

The tragedy of Algeria’s ‘disappeared’ - Africa, World - The Independent

The tragedy of Algeria’s ‘disappeared’, Fisk http://ind.pn/eSO0Dg v @weddady via @SubMedina #Algeria #war #fisk

The death of universities | Terry Eagleton | Comment is free | The Guardian

RT @public_archive: The death of universities: Academia has become a servant of the status quo: http://bit.ly/hSTAjN

In The Land Of The Free - in cinemas March 26

The House that Herman Built. The Angola 5. WMMNA: http://goo.gl/fdgld CSP http://goo.gl/A2JcW & now, a doc film: http://goo.gl/fdgld #prison

The Murderers of Mexico by Alma Guillermoprieto | The New York Review of Books

Calderón’s drug war… 4 yrs & 28K dead. NYRB http://goo.gl/xRQLw #border #mexico #drugs #war

The New York Times: Debate over Little Bighorn Monument

RT @namhenderson: @demilit Debate Over Little Bighorn Battle Monument - http://nyti.ms/h1iR8g #growth #historical #tourism

Counterinsurgency Outsourcing: America’s New Mercenaries in Afghanistan, Middle East, Africa - The Daily Beast

America’s New Mercenaries by @TimothyS http://shar.es/XwIuA Via @Dobroyeutro and @WarDronesOn #mercs #obama #capitalism

Mosquito Ultrasonic Teen Deterrent - USA and Canada

RT @serial_consign: http://bit.ly/gW1QTu – this Mosquito ultrasonic deterrent can be set to specific frequencies to drive away crowds of …

US seeks legal pursuit of WikiLeaks founder: Biden - Yahoo! News

Dem VP Joe Biden labels Julian Assange a “hi-tech terrorist”. US looking to prosecute #wikileaks founder. http://goo.gl/QBXPP

Diego Garcia: Wikileaks confirm Greenpeace-backed `marine protection zone’ was a ruse; Police ban socialist protests | Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

Diego Garcia: #Wikileaks confirm @Greenpeace-backed ‘marine protection zone’ was a ruse; Police ban socialist protests http://goo.gl/s0HEy

Mauritian socialists’ open letter to Greenpeace — `Don’t help cover up colonialism’s crimes on Diego Garcia’ | Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

To @Greenpeace: ‘Don’t help cover up UK/US colonialism crimes on Diego Garcia against Chagossians’ http://links.org.au/node/1527 #nature

Here comes urban system determinism all over again. probably can make millions in intel. http://nyti.ms/edeiaBvia Via @quilian

Here comes urban system determinism all over again. probably can make millions in intel. http://nyti.ms/edeiaBvia Via @quilian

Morgan Cowles Archive

The Morgan Cowles archive at CLUI http://clui.org/mca/index.html Amazing. #land #clui #archive #photos

Digital Anarchy and Wikileaks. (Or, Skynet doesn’t look anything like we thought it did.) | eyebeam.org

Digital Anarchy and Wikileaks: http://bit.ly/h8Uw3Y via @banglab #wikileaks #anarchy #culture

Leak on, WikiLeaks

Leak on, #WikiLeaks San Diego Citybeat: http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/article-8516-leak-on-wikileaks.html via @banglab #infowar

To Shoot an Elephant | a documentary by Alberto Arce

“from the only foreigners who decided & managed to stay embedded inside Gaza strip ambulances” http://toshootanelephant.com/ via @SubMedina

North Coast towns can’t ban military recruiters

Feds rule, North Coast towns can’t ban military recruiters like voters wanted to / http://t.co/mfctQDP

A mountain range in Lebanon outside of Beirut turns up a littered cache of established IDF “espionage installations” / http://bit.ly/fsmjqo

A mountain range in Lebanon outside of Beirut turns up a littered cache of established IDF “espionage installations” / http://bit.ly/fsmjqo

More on the Navy’s NW training range stretching from Humboldt to Canadian border & 280mi west into the Pacific Ocean / http://bit.ly/10pfxR

More on the Navy’s NW training range stretching from Humboldt to Canadian border & 280mi west into the Pacific Ocean / http://bit.ly/10pfxR

Border deaths for illegal immigrants hit record high in Arizona sector - CSMonitor.com

Deaths of border crossers this year hits record high in Arizona sector / http://bit.ly/dKlU0o

Robotic Drone Flies Itself by Looking at Landscape Below - IEEE Spectrum

here’s a UAV control syst. that uses aerial imgs to identify visual cues on the landscape & steer itself autonomously / http://bit.ly/hPN5k3

FBI — Anarchist Extremism

“Anti-capitalism, anti-globalism, and anti-urbanization. There’s also ‘green anarchy,’” http://is.gd/iWnYK #FBI #green #anarchism #anti

Police files reveal Federal interest in Oscar Grant protests, “Anarchists” | The Informant

Wanna read something chilling? The fed’s are casing this joint http://is.gd/iWnKA

141 inmates escape Mexican border prison

141 inmates escape Mexican border prison in Nuevo Laredo. / http://bit.ly/i5DYPm

The Media, the police and protest: now both sides of the story can be reported | openDemocracy

The Surveillance Wall Works Two Ways - “The Media, the police and protest: now both sides of the story can be reported / http://t.co/P36Dq9B

BBC News - US inmate John Duty executed with animal drug

US inmate John Duty executed with animal drug / http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12014323

BBC News - Wikileaks: India ‘tortured’ Kashmir prisoners

India torture systemic in Kashmir prisoners? Red Cross looks at wikileaks cables, goes to UN / http://bbc.in/fDlrF9

V3? (by orhan ayyuce) “Sneaky bite drones kill… - DEMILIT

Photo: V3? (by orhan ayyuce) “Sneaky bite drones kill many innocent people in recent wars. Directly or… http://tumblr.com/xgi12wssjs

‘Unprecedented’ Drone Assault: 58 Strikes in 102 Days | Danger Room | Wired.com

And a peaceful holiday season to you, North Waziristan http://is.gd/iUIl0 58 strikes in about 3 months. #drones #military #CIA

[Photo thanks to Andrew Dinh from our walking tour of Mare Island’s abandoned ammo depot]