A growing cadre of criminals is hiding secret messages in voice data

Posted by Matt in February 9th, 2010 | no comment

Published in general, 11 September, Carrier, Communication, Criminals, Ebay, Ebay Listings, Encryption, Innocent, Meta, New York Times, scenarios, Secret Messages, Sewing Machine, Spectrum, Steganography, Unauthorized Parties, Voice Data, Voip, York Times Article

What all these scenarios have in common is an information-smuggling technique called steganography—the communication of secret messages inside a perfectly innocent carrier. Think of steganography as meta-encryption: While encryption protects messages from being read by unauthorized parties, steganography lets the sender conceal the fact that he has even sent a message. After the 11 September [...]

Middle East: Atomic agitation | FT.Com

Posted by Matt in January 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in general, Agitation, Allies, Barack Obama, Decades, Diplomats, Facing The World, Foe, Foreign Policy, Harvard, Iran, Israel, Map Of The Middle East, Nuclear Weapon, Policy Objective, Proliferation, scenarios, Simulation, Veteran

Just over a month ago, a group of veteran US and Israeli diplomats met at Harvard to play out scenarios for one of the most momentous issues facing the world this year – Iran’s nuclear programme.
In the simulation, as in real life, the stakes were high. If Iran comes within reach of a nuclear weapon [...]

Russian General: China Is a Potential Enemy

Posted by Matt in December 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Russia, Chief Of Staff, China, Compass, Conflicts, Lieutenant General, Quot, Russia, Russian Federation, Russian General, Russian Land, scenarios, Sensation, Sergey Skokov

Newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Russian Land Forces, Lieutenant-General Sergey Skokov, recently made a statement that caused a major sensation across the Russian Federation. Speaking about possible conflicts that Russia may face in the future, he outlined three distinct scenarios: fighting in the “western, southern” and eastern” directions.
RealClearWorld – The Compass Blog

‘It’s 1938, and Iran Is Germany’: Israel’s Patience with Tehran Wearing Thin – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International

Posted by Matt in December 2nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Compromises, Confrontation, Diplomats, Economic Sanctions, Future Of The World, International Isolation, Israeli Citizens, Last Resort, National Security Studies, News International, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Program, Real Solution, scenarios, Six Men, Spiegel, Spiegel Online, tehran, Tel Aviv

Iran’s leaders continue to reject compromises over their nuclear program and are rebuffing the IAEA. The West is likely to respond with tighter sanctions, but that is unlikely to satisfy Israel, which has attack plans already drawn up.
Six men are sitting around a table, deciding the future of the world. The men, who represent the [...]

The Return of the Great Depression

Posted by Matt in November 15th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, Financial, 1930s, Commentators, Core Beliefs, Economic Contraction, Economic Theories, Economists, Europe Asia, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Great Depression, October 26, Political Pundits, Precipice, Privilege, Prophecy, Readable Book, Recession, Rgd, scenarios, Sneak Peek, Standing On The Edge, Trivial Task, Worldwide Financial Crisis

In this sophisticated yet readable book, Vox Day – one of the few economics writers to predict the current worldwide financial crisis – explains why it is likely to continue. Vox shows that the policies being pursued in Europe, Asia, and the United States are very similar to Japan’s failed policies of the past 20 [...]

‘US Braces for Possible Nuke War With NK’

Posted by Matt in September 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Koreas, War, Braces, Center For Strategic And International Studies, Government Team, Korea War, North-Korea, Nuclear War, Nuke, Regime, scenarios, Sudden Collapse, Tank, United States

The United States is bracing for a possible nuclear war with North Korea, as well as the regime’s possible sudden collapse, according to a Washington-based think tank.
In the analysis of an upcoming Defense Department review, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said a government team is examining various scenarios, including “regime collapse in [...]

Past suggests that worst of [Swine] flu may be yet to come

Posted by Matt in June 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Disease, Fears, Flu, Germs, Howard Markel, Influenza, Mantra, Medical Historian, Mexico, Michigan Travel, Pandemic, Resurgence, Scare, scenarios, Swine Flu, University Michigan, University Of Michigan

While the public may be over the initial scare from Mexico in April, it is these longer-term scenarios that keep pandemic experts up at night. A seeming resurgence of swine flu in New York in mid-May and its spread worldwide haven’t helped.
“This one may or may not come back in September or October. It may [...]

Here’s how Israel would destroy Iran’s nuclear program

Posted by Matt in May 15th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Nuclear, Abdullah Toukan, Anthony Cordesman, Assurances, Attempt, Center For Strategic And International Studies, Conclusion, High Risk, Iran, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Israel Nuclear, jerusalem, Military Strike, Nuclear Development, Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Program, scenarios, Strike Capability, Success Rate

The study’s conclusion is that it probably doesn’t make sense for Israel to attempt to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities. Just get used to the idea of a nuclear Iran in a few years.
“It seems, therefore, that policy makers in Jerusalem should begin preparing, mentally and operationally, for a situation in which Iran is a nuclear [...]