Ken Craggs
Online Journal
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Source: http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_5473.shtml

The Council of Europe document ‘Internet Governance and critical Internet resources‘ states (p.7) that ” . . . the Internet of Things refers to the seamless connection of devices, sensors, objects, rooms, machines, vehicles, etc, through fixed and wireless networks. Connected sensors, devices and tags can interact with the environment and send the information to other objects through machine-to-machine communication . . . The Semantic Web promotes this synergy: even agents that where not expressly designed to work together can transfer data among themselves when the data come with semantics.”

Dana Gabriel
Online Journal Guest Writer
Jan 11, 2010, 00:22
Source: http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_5451.shtml

NAFTA has extended from economic integration into a political and regional security pact which has been achieved through the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America, Plan Mexico, as well as other initiatives. Various pieces of legislation and reports, along with influential individuals have called for closer trilateral cooperation regarding common rules for immigration and security enforcement around the perimeter of the continent. A major part of the U.S. security agenda already includes the defense of North America, but a full blown security zone would bring Canada and Mexico further under U.S. control. A Fortress North America poses a serious threat to our sovereignty and would mean the loss of more civil liberties.

Soviet Program, ‘Perimeter,’ Ensured Nuclear Response in Event of U.S. Nuclear Strike

By KI MAE HEUSSNER
Oct. 8, 2009
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/russias-doomsday-machine-ready-action/story?id=8757004&page=1

It’s supposed to be the stuff of science fiction: A device that triggers a nuclear holocaust in the event of a U.S. strike against Russia.

But the “Dr. Strangelove”-esque technology isn’t just fantasy. The Cold War-era Soviet “doomsday machine” was — and might still be — very much a reality.