Barnett: The grand strategic advantage of Obama's blank slate : Columnists : Knoxville News Sentinel

Tom Barnett handicaps the positive starting conditions for ideology free agent Obama.

The Age of Resilience

This fall, Enterra teamed up with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a Department of Energy site outside Knoxville, Tennessee, to form the Institute for Advanced Technologies in Global Resilience.

China: Wu Hao released

"Hao turned 34 this week. He personifies a generation of urban Chinese who have flourished thanks to the Communist Party's embrace of market-style capitalism and greater cultural openness.

Blogger Hao Wu freed after being held for five months

Reporters Without Borders voiced "immense relief" at the news of the release today of blogger and documentary filmmaker Hao Wu after nearly five months in detention. His release was announced on her blog by his sister, Na Wu.

China makes it right: Wu Hao released

Snip from email received this morning: Wu Hao is just released, according to his sister, Nina Wu's blog. Rough translation of the short post:

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Indonesia Quake Help Wiki

Wiki to facilitate action, reflief for: May 2006 Java Earthquake

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Informasi Gempa Jogja

Language: Bahasa Indonesian Blog: Help Jogja Halaman Posko HelpJogja UGM Informasi Rekening Daftar Telepon Penting Daftar Posko Informasi Daftar Korban How to help Data Daerah Bencana Category

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Special Indonesia Earthquake Blog

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta has set up a special blog dedicated specifically to it to give a complete information services: from minute to minute progress, up-to-date news, and information on some institution you can send your donation to along with bank account nu …

Connecting in conversation: Gaming as public media platform

Three words -- "Disconnectedness defines danger" -- reduce the complexities of why we go to war to one simple truth: Disconnectedness from the global community is a dangerous thing. This meme of disconnectedness came from Thomas P.M.

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After two months without news, authorites accused of "kidnapping" blogger

Snip: Reporters Without Borders today said it considered Chinese blogger Hao Wu to be the victim of state abduction as more than two months have gone by since his arrest without his family getting any news about him. His lawyer has not been allowed to see him, but has been told

Indian Student Dead — Indians Protest

[Breaking News] Onnik writes: Just run back from a massive protest by Indian students outside of Parliament after returning from Berd... Apparently, an Indian student fell from a dormitory window and the pathetic Armenian emergency services took 45 minutes to arrive.

Shattering the China Dream

Rebecca MacKinnon, writing in the Washington Post: With Chinese President Hu Jintao in the United States this week, Americans have an opportunity to assess his regime. What is this country to think?

Bring me the head of Donald Rumsfeld

Clifford D. May: The question is: What goals would a new secretary of defense set, and what strategies would he implement to achieve them?

Special Report | U.S.- China Relations

Reports and opinions from Reuters, Global Voices Online, and bloggers.

Other (than) None of the Above?

Saturday morning I read a post on Jeff Oii's blog, Screenshots asking readers from Malaysia to support the petition "Free Hao Wu". Though Hao Wu's situation is newsworthy -- AP, Reuters -- the petition aspect seemed something other than news.

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Iraq: Is the media telling the real story?

Reuters: How accurately does the media tell the Iraq story? Can the media reflect reality, given the dangers and constraints? Is the agenda dominated by bad news? Do the Arab and Western media tell different stories?

Chinese police detain documentary maker

Note: Mainstream media and bloggers are working together on this story. This link is the Reuters post. Additionally, you can follow Hao Wu's story by blog at

Treasure Hunt: Where in the world is Hao Wu...?

... and why, and how long, is he there? Help us collect and spread the news. Connect the dots and win a prize*. Winner to be determined, in retrospect, as soon as Hao Wu is home again.

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Bird Flu: Health experts stress need for preparation, not panic

Comprehensive public awareness article.

H5N1: Can we handle the truth?

Is the shroud of secrecy meant to check fear in our imaginations? Or, could it be the facts are simply reserved for competitive advantage? WHO decides (a serious pun, indeed.)

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Exhibit #1 why no serious thinker takes TNR seriously

Tom Barnett, blogging, with the gloves off: TNR has gone right down the [uh, toilet] in terms of talent, vision, and execution.

'bout time: Google's crawling around the Vine

Google Alerts to me More options 7:30 pm (10 hours ago) Google Alert for: pandefense

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Medical Experts: U.S. Unlikely To Have Enough Vaccines To Stop Avian Flu

Avian flu conference: The survey results were co-authored by Larry Brilliant with the Google Foundation and Denise Caruso with the Hybrid Vigor Institute.

Evaluating Health Warnings / Bird flu is for the birds

Public awareness: The H5N1 virus attaches itself deep in the lungs, but cannot adhere to the upper airways. This is why it is very difficult for humans to get it in its current form.

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