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Howls of Derisive Laughter, Bruce!

By now, we all know that the concentric perimeter devised by the kangaroo jockeys assigned to protect the best and brightest of Asia and the Pacific were ineffective against comedian pranksters. (Perilocity has the lowdown.) But what if they had … Continue reading

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Market Fresh

A curious discussion of terror risk, and a terror prediction futures market by some GMU economist types and at the Chronicle’s Footnoted blog. I don’t know enough to about econ to assess the value of such a market, but I … Continue reading

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Dog of War or McGriff the Crime Dog?

So, solider or cop? War or Crime? Or both? I ask this question of my own self after reading (and enjoying) Michael C. W. Research’s recent posts on security framed in the context of Clauswitz. Thinking it through, though, I … Continue reading

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Vulnerabilty v. Threat

Jeremiah Grossman’s analysis of the MSNBC stock contest cheat. It seems to me that this sort of flaw would rise to the surface quickly from a threat perspective, but slower from a vulnerability perspective. I’m not sure why though.

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