THE REVIEW: Webloghttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/en-GB2009-04-17T18:17:15ZSquarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Justifying Torturehttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/17/justifying-torture.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-17T11:51:54ZBarack Obama Links News Tortureposted on the US Department of Justice's website.  And while Obama has decided to protect the CIA agents who engaged in torture, what is more interesting is that these memos have been released in the first place.]]>Clearing the Slum, Building the Projecthttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/17/clearing-the-slum-building-the-project.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-17T01:42:00ZHip Hop Issues Research Spaces The Slum The WireStabilising Chechnyahttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/16/stabilising-chechnya.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-16T18:09:25ZNewsCurating Difficult Knowledge Conferencehttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/16/curating-difficult-knowledge-conference.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-16T16:15:18ZConferences Events Research academia"Curating Difficult Knowledge" conference.  The conference is sponsored by the Centre for Ethnographic Research and Exhibition in the Aftermath of Violence (CEREV), part of Concordia's Department of History.]]>Highjacking Videohttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/14/highjacking-video.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-14T18:15:32ZLinks Pirates Visual StreamOur good friends over at the Dangeroom have posted this video, received from a source with contacts in the pirate world.  It's video taken by the pirates themselves of the highjacking of the Turkish vessel, the Yasa Neslihan, last October (the crew was released unharmed on 6 January 2009).  

]]>Somali Pirates and Islamismhttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/14/somali-pirates-and-islamism.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-14T18:05:07ZFailed States Links News Pirates SomaliaBBC News' website: stories about the pirates, are linked to a larger BBC concern with the "Failed State" of Somalia and the rise of Islamism there.]]>The Raid to Free Capt. Phillipshttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/14/the-raid-to-free-capt-phillips.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-14T14:20:16ZFailed States News Pirates Somalia[UPDATED] Well, now we know what the American response to pirate attacks against American-flagged transport ships will be.  On Saturday night, US Navy snipers took out three of the pirates holding Capt. Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama, and took the other prisoner whilst freeing Phillips.  The move was approved at the highest echelon, by President Obama.]]>Vive la guerre froid!http://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/11/vive-la-guerre-froid.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-11T22:43:25ZCanada Cold War Issues News Russia  This set off a bit of a war of words, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper termed the Russian forays “incursions” and the Russian embassy in Ottawa told Canadian Members of Parliament that Canada was over-reacting and that Harper was unfairly reviving Cold War rhetoric. ]]>Pirateshttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/11/pirates.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-11T19:05:00ZFailed States News Pirates SomaliaMaersk Alabama of the Somalian coast.  The ship was seized by four pirates a few days ago.  This is apparently the first time an American vessel has been seized since the Barbary Pirates were plying their trade centuries ago.]]>A Concise Version of Human Historyhttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/7/a-concise-version-of-human-history.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-07T19:50:49ZVisual StreamA New Military Order in Americahttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/6/a-new-military-order-in-america.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-06T21:00:20ZBarack Obama News Roboticspresented his new budget today, and it is a rather interesting one, especially given the topic of discussion here on the CTlab for the past week.  The Obama Administration is determined to spend less on building the US military to fight a traditional war against traditional powers like China and Russia; rather, the administration is interested in increasing the counter-terrorism abilities of the military.]]>Wired for War -- Closing Remarkshttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/6/wired-for-war-closing-remarks.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-06T13:15:27ZSymposium Wired For War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st CenturyWired for War symposium -- for taking the time to read and consider Peter Singer's account of robotic technology in the battlespace and the potential consequences for warfare, the military, and, indeed, humanity as a whole.  The knowledge and expertise of our symposium participants made this conversation fascinating, as they considered the legal, cultural and societal ramifications about robotic warfare.]]>Domestic Drone Spacehttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/6/domestic-drone-space.htmlMatthew Flintham2009-04-06T13:00:00ZIssues Military Airspace; Civil Airspace; Unmanned flights Research SpacesIn a move away from the complex questions surrounding the application of UAVs within the battle space, it is worth addressing their integration into training exercises in domestic airspace. For me this raises a whole new set of problems that relate to a continued blurring of the distinction between military and civil space.]]>A New Korean Warhttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/5/a-new-korean-war.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-05T19:52:54ZNewsReintegrating Zimbabwehttp://www.terraplexic.org/review/2009/4/5/reintegrating-zimbabwe.htmlJohn Matthew Barlow2009-04-05T18:33:42ZMorgan Tsvangirai News ZimbabweBBC reports today that the new Zimbabwean government is about to embark on an ambitious 100-day plan aimed at re-engaging itself with the west.  This is interesting and suggests an about-face from the days of Mugabe's total dictatorship.]]>