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A Different Kind of Surge in Afghanistan

John Boonstra at 10/6/2008 5:01PM

At the Vice-Presidential debate last week, Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin sparred over whether the "surge" strategy used in Iraq could be adeptly applied to Afghanistan. Today,

Diesel from Algae

Mark Leon Goldberg at 10/6/2008 12:55PM

A very interesting experiement. Via ReGeneration.Learm more at Aquatic Energy.

A Better National Security Budget

John Boonstra at 10/3/2008 4:07PM

(cross-posted at UN Dispatch) Foreign Policy in Focus, a think tank that promotes diplomacy and international cooperation, has released a "Unified Security Budget" in which they outline thei

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Budgetary honesty

Posted by dbschlosser at 1/30/2008 3:46PM

The next President should require the Federal budget comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) - the same rules the Feds require businesses to use - so the country can finally get a sense of the fiscal impossibility of meeting the country's budgetary commitments.

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