US starts emergency radio tests: Why have one network when one radio can use them all?

The Department of Homeland Security has announced preliminary tests of a radio designed to use all the frequencies where first responders hang out, which might prove easier than getting them all to use one network. In an attempt to unify the radio systems used by American emergency teams, the Department of Homeland Security has announced trials of a software-defined radio handset from Thales which is designed to operate on all the frequencies used by the emergency services, while not costing much more than an normal radio. The handsets will...

IntelBrief: July 3, 2009

WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable' The UN's top health official has opened a forum in Mexico on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable. World...

Obama Continues to Move Further Away From Promise of Transparency

(The Intelligence Daily) -- The Obama administration continues to back away from its grand promises of transparency and open government by using legal arguments virtually identical to those made by...

Questioning The Ethical Legitimacy of Drone Attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan

(The Intelligence Daily) -- Ongoing civilian casualties must become an important consideration relative to the use and the legitimacy of drones in South Asia. In a belated official statement last...

Obama Has No Legal Authority To Escalate Afghan War and is Creating “Humanitarian Catastrophe”...

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The Election of Barack Obama Has Paralyzed Progressive Forces in US Politics (Video)

 (Black Agenda Report) -- This speech delivered by BAR Executive Editor Glen Ford at African Liberation Day 2009, highlights the paralysis of black and progressive leadership and the dead end in...

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