rule of 72

http://www.doughroller.net/investing/nifty-tricks-with-the-rule-of-72-71-70-693-114-144-and-my-favorites-15-and-1080000/

NSA

Kerry cites ‘high confidence’ in intelligence on Syrian weapons The Hill (and Pelosi)
Obama: No Final Decision Made on Syrian Attack military.com.
U.N. investigators to exit Syria, chemical probe may take weeks Reuters
Chemical weapons experts weigh in on Syria intelligence report McClatchy.
EXCLUSIVE: Syrians In Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack Mint
U.S. Intelligence on Syria Stops Short of Assad’s Role Bloomberg
Sources and Methods: A Case for War Emptywheel.
Air Force Developed Bombs Capable of Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons DefenseTech
Meet the Military Forces Gathering on Syria’s Doorstep Foreign Policy.
Unlikely Allies in Congress Question Obama Over Syria Online WSJ
The ethics of a Syrian military intervention: The experts respond Religion News
Awaiting Obama’s Climb-down Moon of Alabama

NSA, Tice, Counter intelligence video

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/08/gaius-publius-deep-state-is-the-upper-echelon-of-the-intelligence-community-running-america.html

http://metanoia-films.org/counter-intelligence/ - video of spookworks

Poll: Americans Cared More About Snowden Than Sports, Celebrity Scandals This Summer US News
U.S. spy network’s successes, failures and objectives detailed in ‘black budget’ summary WaPo
Edward Snowden leaks again: five takeaways from the ‘black budget’ Christian Science Monitor
New Snowden Leak Reports ‘Groundbreaking’ NSA Crypto-Cracking Wired
Snowden impersonated NSA officials, sources say NBC
Castro denies Cuba caved to U.S. pressure on Snowden Montreal Gazette

Treasury holdings

Crude, August 28, 12:02 pm

Wall Street’s greatest enemy: The man who knows too much - for later reading

Wall Street’s greatest enemy: The man who knows too much

NSA

Exclusive Glenn Greenwald Interview: "I Won't Be Kept Out of My Country for Doing Journalism!"

Chart of the Day: Which Countries Snoop on Facebook Users the Most Mother Jones
From Tom Paine to Glenn Greenwald, we need partisan journalism Jack Shafer
Internal Documents Reveal How the FBI Blew Fort Hood Mother Jones.

August 27, Oil price, WTI

Syria, Russia

NSA

Manning Sentenced to 35 Years After Obama’s Broken Promise to Whistleblowers Bradblog. amende honorable .
NSA Officers Sometimes Spy on Love Interests Online WSJ.
Part 1: Obama Uses August 9 “Presser” To Put Points on the Board Against Snowden. His Real Purpose Should Be To Protect the Constitution Op-Ed News. Parts 2 and 3.
The Game of Spooks Cannonfire
A pocket guide to NSA sabotage Cryptome.
Next Microsoft CEO faces rocky road in easing NSA-fueled privacy worries Network World

Internet Architects Plan Counter-Attack On NSA Snooping

Julian Assange Reveals "Google's Covert Role In Foaming Uprisings"