On Thursday, I appeared on KRIV-Houston 'Fox 26 News at 5pm' and KTRH's 'Michael Berry Show,' to discuss the path to recovery for Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey's damage and destruction along Gulf Coast communities.
I have been spending every moment touring the gulf coast from the area that Harvey hit, and talking about 250 miles and visiting the communities today. The Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, was in town and so a number of Members of the Texas delegation took the Speaker and the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee in the House of Representatives on an aerial tour in a helicopter that went up the ship channel and showed the damage that was there. On that tour, we cut down along Brays Bayou and Buffalo Bayou and showing them, number one, the scope of the damage. It made a real impression on them as I showed them where Heidi and I lived. It really impacted how broad the geographic scope of disaster and suffering was in Houston. On that tour, we pointed street after street after street where you could see the debris on the front lawns and pull out the carpet, floor, sheet rock, and the whole lives. Houston is hurting. And Texas is hurting. It was valuable for the Speaker to see that firsthand and to underscore the need for continued, very significant federal resources to get Texans through this.
I've visited with communities like Victoria, Port Aransas, and Aransas Pass, Refugio, and all of the neighborhoods around Houston, Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange- it's almost 250 miles of devastation. But I will say one of the interesting things, having visited many of these communities two or three times in the past couple of weeks, you can already see very major progress. Texans have been helping their fellow Texans to rebuild and recover. They've been pulling the sheet rock from houses, ripping up flooring, and throwing out the furniture that was ruined by floods. Texas has started to rebuild and that same spirit of unity and strength and love that we saw in the storm is what's going to carry us through and rebuild. And we'll come out stronger in the end.


Another Cisco Live has come and gone. Overall it was a fun time for many. Catching up with friends. Meeting people for the first time. Enjoying the balmy Orlando weather. It was a chance to relive some great times for every one. But does Cisco Live 2018 dictate how the future of the event will go?
Did you get a chance to attend any of the social events at Cisco Live? There were a ton. There were Tweetups and meet ups and special sessions galore. There was every opportunity to visit a lounge or area dedicated to social media presence, Boomerang videos, goofy pictures, or global outreach. Every twenty feet had something for you to do or some way for you to make an impact.
In fact, if you went to all of these things you probably didn't have time for much else. Definitely not time for the four or five keynote addresses. Or a certification test. Or the classes and sessions. In fact, if you tried to do everything there was to do at Cisco Live, you'd probably not sleep the whole week. There's almost as much stuff to do outside the conference sessions as there is to do in them.
But is it too much? Are the activities around the learning sessions taking away from the conference itself? Think about something like the Big Ideas theater this year. In theory, it's a great way to get people to attend sessions that are not specifically related to tech. You can introduce new ideas, especially those that are focused more on changing the world. But you're also competing for time away from sessions that are focused on new products or building better architectures.
Every booth in the World of Solutions is designed to draw you in and keep you there. For the sponsors of the event it's important to have conversations about their products and solutions. For Cisco people, it's almost like they're competing with the sessions to give you different content or a chance to interview people. Is that how things should be? I can understand the desire of DevNet wanting to change the way people look at programmable networking, for example. But every other little booth like Cisco Advanced Services or the Emergency Response Vehicle? Those feel more like attractions designed to show off rather than educate.
And what does all this cost in the long run? Sure, I love having extra features around the conference as much as the next person. But to what end? Things don't pay for themselves. Every conference has a budget. Every piece of entertainment and every showcase booth costs money in some way or another. And how does that all get paid for? By us, the attendees.
It's no secret that attending conferences isn't cheap. A full conference pass for Cisco Live is around $2,000. In the past, there were cheaper options for just attending for the people networking aspect of things. But, with the growth of DevNet and other "included" options at the conference, Cisco needed to find a way to pay for them this year.
I'm not going to spend a lot of time going into the Imagine Pass issue right now because I want to sit down and have an honest discussion with Cisco about the pros and cons of the approach. But it is very important that we examine what we're getting for the increased cost. There has to be a significant value for people to want to be a part of the event if the costs go up. The way to do that is to create compelling reasons to want to be at Cisco Live.
The way not to do that is to lock the content behind gates. Some of the things at Cisco Live this year were placed in areas that were not easy to access. One of my personal pet peeves is the NetVet lounge. I'm going to start this off by saying that I was a NetVet for many years before I moved to Tech Field Day. I'm no longer a NetVet. However, until 2013 the NetVet lounge was one of the de facto social hangout places. Now, it's another area where you can get coffee and snacks.
Why does the NetVet lounge bother me? Because of the placement. Front and center across the aisle from the on-site Cisco Store (which took the place of the Social Media hub from 2013). Why does the NetVet lounge get to be outside the World of Solutions? Aside from the historical reasons, I can't think of a good reason. You need to have a full conference pass to achieve NetVet status. A full conference pass gets you into the World of Solutions. Why not have NetVets meet there?
The obvious reason is that the World of Solutions closes. Yet the NetVet lounge does too. And the hours are pretty similar. Why not move the NetVet lounge into the World of Solutions and give that space to the Social Media folks. There are no restrictions on getting into the Social Media Hub. Why not have them front and center? Again, aside from the "tradition" of having the NetVet lounge outside the World of Solutions I can't think of a good reason.
I love Cisco Live. I realized this year that I've been to thirteen of them. Every year since 2006. The conference has changed and grown. The focus has shifted. But the people remain the same. With the changes in the way that the pass structure the people may not be there much longer. We, as IT professionals, need to decide what's important and give some feedback. We need to make it constructive and honest. Point out what works and what doesn't. Don't whine, but offer direct criticism. We can only make the conference we want by telling the people what we need. That's how you make Cisco Live a place to be for now and for the future.
It's been about a month since the CCIE Continuing Education program was announced ahead of Cisco Live. There was a fair amount of discussion about it both on this blog as well as other places, like Jeff Fry's post. Overall, the response has been positive. However, there are a few questions and ideas about the program that are simply not true. And no, this is not The Death Of The CCIE Program (just Google it). So, let's take a look at this edition of Mythbusters for the CCIE CE program.
This was a good one. The list of CE classes that was release at the beginning of the program included Cisco Live classes as well as Cisco Authorized training classes. Those were the only thing on the list as of right now. When some people saw the list, they jumped to the conclusion that the reason why the CE program exists is because Cisco wants to push their training courses. Let's look at that.
I can only imagine that you would pick #2 every time. Remember that the CCIE CE program is barely a month old. It was announced so people could start taking advantage of it at Cisco Live. The list of classes included on the list was small on purpose. They were Cisco affiliated classes on purpose. The CCIE team can audit these classes easily with internal metrics. They can drop in on them and ensure the content is high quality and appropriate for learners. They can revoke classes deemed too easy or add advanced classes at any time.
The list of training classes looks the way it does because Cisco thinks that these are classes that CCIEs would learn from. They weren't picked at random to get class sizes higher or to make more profit for Cisco. These classes are something that people would benefit from. And if you're going to be taking the class anyway or are looking to take a class on a subject, wouldn't you rather take one that you can get extra credit for?
Another chuckle-worthy conclusion about the CCIE CE program. People assumed that because Cisco Live courses were included in the acceptable courses for CE credits, Cisco must obviously be trying to push people to register for more Cisco Live courses, right?
It is true that the CCIE CE program was announced right before Cisco Live 2017. I personally think that was so the CCIEs attending the conference could get credit toward any classes they had booked already. Yes, the courses count. And yes, the longer 4-hour and 8-hour Techtorial classes count for more credits than the 1-hour sessions. But, there is a limit to how many classes count for credit at Cisco Live in total. And there is a cap of 70 credits per cycle on Cisco Live credits in total.
Even if Cisco wanted to use the CCIE CE program to push Cisco Live attendance, this isn't the best way to do it. The Cisco Live option was to reward those that went anyway for things like advanced training classes and the CCIE NetVet lunch with the CEO. If Cisco wanted to make the CCIE dependent on Cisco Live, they could easily go back to the model of a specific conference just for CCIE recert as they did in the past. They could also just require a specific number of 3000-level classes be taken to recertify, again as in the past, instead of awarding points for other things like Techtorials. Thanks to Terry Slattery for helping me out with these last two points.
Additionally, tying CCIE CE credits to Cisco Live is a horrible way to push conference attendance. Most of the "cool stuff" happening at Cisco Live right now is happening in the DevNet Zone. Many people that I talked to ahead of the conference this year are strongly considering getting Explorer or Social passes next year and spending the whole time in the DevNet Zone instead of the conference proper. If Cisco wanted to push Cisco Live conference pass purchases, they would lock the DevNet Zone behind a more expensive pass.
This myth is currently a half truth. Yes, there are no third party CCIE CE options as of July 2017. Let's go back to myth #1 and take a look at things. Why would Cisco open the program to the whole world and deal with all the hassle of auditing every potential source of CE credits just after launching the program? Sure, there are a lot of great providers out there. But, for every Narbik bootcamp there's a bunch of shady stuff going on that isn't on the up-and-up. But investigating the difference requires time and manpower, which aren't easy to come by.
Ask yourself a simple question: Do you think Cisco will never have third party options? I can almost guarantee you the answer is no. Based on conversations I had with CCIE program people at Cisco Live this year, I would speculate that the CCIE CE program will expand in the future to encompass more training options, including third parties. I would bet the first inclusions will be certified trainers offering official courses. The next step will be auditing of classes for inclusion, like bootcamps and other semi-official classes. Expansion will be slow, but the classes that make the grade will help enhance the program.
What won't be included? Youtube videos. Training webinars that are just cleverly disguised promotional pitches. Anything that is given without any way to track down the author and verify their knowledge level. And, as much as it pains me, I can almost guarantee that blog posts won't count either. Cisco wants to be able to verify that you learned something and that you put in the effort. The only way to do that is through class attendance auditing and verification. Not through Youtube views or blog post counters.
For a program that's less than a month old, there were a lot of people rushing to pass judgement on the hard work put into it. To pronounce the death of something that has endured for more than 20 years is a bit presumptuous. Is the current version of the CCIE CE program perfect? Nope. However, it's better than the lack of a CE program we had three months ago. It's also a work-in-progress that will only get better over time. It's a program that Cisco is going to put significant investment into across the entire certification portfolio.
Rather than tearing down the hard work of so many people for the sake of ego stroking, let's look at what was delivered and help the CCIE program managers build a bigger, better offering that helps us all in the long run. Cisco wants their CCIEs to succeed and go far in the networking world. And that's no myth.
Hey! I made the sign pic this year!
I've had a week to get over my Cisco Live hangover this year. I've been going to Cisco Live for ten years and been involved in the social community for five of them. And I couldn't be prouder of what I've seen. As the picture above shows, the community is growing by leaps and bounds.
I was asked many, many times about Tom's Corner. What was it? Why was it important? Did you really start it? The real answer is that I'm a bit curious. I want to meet people. I want to talk to them and learn their stories. I want to understand what drives people to learn about networking or wireless or fax machines. Talking to a person is one of the best parts of my job, whether it be my Bruce Wayne day job or my Batman night job.
Social media helps us all stay in touch when we aren't face-to-face, but meeting people in real life is as important too. You know who likes to hug. You find out who tells good stories. Little things matter like finding out how tall someone is in real life. You don't get that unless you find a way to meet them in person.
Technology changes every day. We change from hardware to software and back again. Routers give way to switches. Fabrics rise. Analytics tell all. But all this technology still has people behind it. Those people make the difference. People learn and grow and change. They figure out how to make SDN work today after learning ISDN and Frame Relay yesterday. They have the power to expand beyond their station and be truly amazing.
Cisco Live is huge. Almost 30,000 attendees this year. The Mandalay Bay Convention Center was packed to the gills. The World of Solutions took up two entire halls this year. The number of folks coming to the event keeps going up every year. The networking world has turned this show into the biggest thing going on. Just like VMworld, it's become synonymous with the industry.
People have a desire to learn. They want to know things. They want high quality introductions to content and deep dives into things they want to know inside and out. So long as those sessions are offered at conferences like Cisco Live and Interop people will continue to flock to them. For the shows that assemble content from the community this is an easy proposition. People are going to want to talk where others are willing to listen. For single sourced talks like Cisco Live, it's very important to identify great speakers like Denise Fishburne (@DeniseFishburne) and Peter Jones (@PeterGJones) and find ways to get them involved. It's also crucial to listen to feedback from attendees about what did work and what they want to see more of in the coming years.
One thing that I'm most proud of is seeing the community grow and grow. I love seeing new faces come in and join the group. This year had people from many different social circles taking part in the Cisco Live community. Reddit's /r/networking group was there. Kilted Monday happened. Engineering Deathmatches happened. Everywhere you looked, communities were doing great things.
As great as it was to see so many people coming together, it's just as important to understand that we have to keep the momentum going. Networking doesn't keep rolling along without new ideas and new people expressing them. Four years ago I could never have guessed the impact that Matt Oswalt (@Mierdin) and Jason Edelman (@JEdelman8) could have had on the networking community. They didn't start out on top of the world. They fought their way up with new ideas and perspectives. The community adopted what they had to say and ran with it.
We need to keep that going. Not just at Cisco Live either. We need to identify the people doing great things and shining a spotlight on them. Thankfully, my day job affords me an opportunity to do just that. But the whole community needs to be doing it as well. If you can just find one person to tell the world about it's a win for all of us. Convince a friend to write a blog post. Make a co-worker join Twitter. In the end every new voice is a chance for us all to learn something.
I'm no leader. I do what I have to do. Sometimes people come with me.
That's what Cisco Live is to me. It's not about a corner or a table or a suite at an event. It's about people coming together to do things. People talking about work and having a good time. The last five years of Cisco Live have been some of the happiest of my life. More than any other event, I look forward to seeing the community and catching up with old friends. I am thankful to have a job that allows me to go to the event. I'm grateful for a community full of wonderful people that are some of the best and brightest at what they do. For me, Cisco Live is about each of you. The learning and access to Cisco is a huge benefit. But I would go for the people time and time and time again. Thanks for making the fifth year of this community something special to me.
Cisco Live 2015 is in the books. A great return to San Diego. A farewell from John Chambers. A greeting from Chuck Robbins (@ChuckRobbins). And a few other things.
The absolute best part of Cisco Live is the community that has grown from the social media attendees. More than once I heard during the week "I can't believe this used to be 20-30 people!". The social community continues to grow and change. Some people move on. Others return from absence. Still others are coming for the first time.
The Cisco Live social community is as inclusive as any I have seen. From the Sunday night Tweetup to the various interactions throughout the week, I'm proud to be a part of a community that strives to make everyone feel like they are part of a greater whole. I met so many new people this year and marveled at the way the Social Media Hub and Meetup Area were both packed at all hours of the day.
That being said, the community does have some concerns. Some of them are around institutionalized community. There was worry that bringing so many people into the Champions community threatened to marginalize the organic community that had grown up in the past six years. While some of that worry was quieted by the end of the show, I think the major concerns are still present and valid to a certain degree. I think a discussion about the direction of the Champion program and how it will interact with other organic communities is definitely in order sooner rather than later.
Rewards are offered. Prizes are requested. The difference is important.
I'm all for having fun. But the reward for a well-played game should be in the game itself. When things have to be modified and changed and curated to ensure no one is taking advantage, it stops being fun and starts being a competition. Competitions cause hurt feelings and bad blood. I think it's time to look at what the result of this gamification is and whether it's worth it.
As expected, John Chambers gave his farewell as CEO and introduced Chuck Robbins to the Cisco Live community. By all accounts, it was an orderly transfer of power and a great way to reassure the investors and press that things are going to proceed as usual. I was a bit interested in the talk from Chambers about how this transition plan has been in place for at least ten months. Given the discussion in the tech press (and more than a couple private comments), the succession wasn't a smooth as John lets on. Maybe it's better that the general Cisco public not know how crazy the behind-the-scenes politics really were.
Chuck finds himself in a very precarious position. He's the person that follows the legend. Love him or hate him, Chambers has been the face of Cisco forever. He is the legend in the networking community. How do you step into his shoes? It's better that John stepped down on his own terms instead of being forced out by the board. Chuck has also done a great job of rolling out his executive team and making some smart moves to solidify his position at the top.
Cisco has missed transitions, SDN being the most recent. They need to concentrate on what's important and remove the barriers to agile movement. A start would be cutting back on the crazy amounts of business units (BUs) competing for face time with the CEO. You could easily consolidate 50% of the organizations inside Cisco and still have more than anyone else in networking. A racecar that goes 200 mph is still unstable if it isn't streamlined. Chuck needs to cut Cisco down to fighting weight to make the story sound right.
I applaud the people inside of Cisco and Cisco Live that have fought tooth and nail for the past few years to highlight the importance of social. Turning a ship the size of Cisco can't be easy, but it's finally starting to sink in how powerful social media can be. I can promise you that Cisco understands it better than companies like IBM or Oracle. That's not to say that Cisco embraces social like it should.
Cisco is still in the uncomfortable mode of using social as a broadcast platform rather than an interaction tool. There are some inside of Cisco that realize the need to focus on the audience rather than the message. But those are exceptions to the general rule of being "on message".
Social media is a powerful tool to build visibility of personalities. The messenger is often more important than the message. Just ask Pheidippides. Allow your people the freedom to develop a voice and be themselves will win you more converts than having a force of robots parroting the same platitudes on a scheduled basis.
Cisco has some great people invovled in the community. Folks like J Metz (@DrJMetz), Rob Novak (@Gallifreyan), and Lauren Friedman (@Lauren) how how dedicated people can make a name for themselves separate from their employer. Cisco would do well to follow the example of these folks (and many others) and let the messengers make the audience they key.
Thanks to Tech Field Day, I go to a lot of industry events now. But Cisco Live is still my favorite. The people make it wonderful. The atmosphere is as electric as any I've been a part of. This was my tenth Cisco Live. I can't imagine not being a part of the event.
Yes, I have concerns about some of the things going on, but it's the kind of concern that you have for a loved one or dear friend. I want people to understand the challenges of keeping Cisco Live relevant and important to attendees and find a way to fix the issues before they become problems. What I don't want to see is a conference devoid of personality and wonderful people going through the motions. That would not only destroy the event, but the communities that have sprung from it as well.
Cisco Live 2016 will be intensely personal for me. It's the first return to Las Vegas since 2011. It's also the fifth anniversary of Tom's Corner. I want to make the next Cisco Live as important as Cisco Live 2011 was for me. I hope you will all join me there and be a part of the community that has changed my life for the better.
The Moscone Center in San Francisco is a popular place for technical events. Apple's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) is an annual user of the space. Cisco Live and VMworld also come back every few years to keep the location lively. This year, both conferences utilized Moscone to showcase tech advances and foster community discussion. Having attended both this year in San Francisco, I think I can finally state the following with certainty.
It's time for tech conferences to stop using the Moscone Center.
Let's face it. If your conference has more than 10,000 attendees, you have outgrown Moscone. WWDC works in Moscone because they cap the number of attendees at 5,000. VMworld 2014 has 22,000 attendees. Cisco Live 2014 had well over 20,000 as well. Cramming four times the number of delegates into a cramped Moscone Center does not foster the kind of environment you want at your flagship conference.
The main keynote hall in Moscone North is too small to hold the large number of audience members. In an age where every keynote address is streamed live, that shouldn't be a problem. Except that people still want to be involved and close to the event. At both Cisco Live and VMworld, the keynote room filled up quickly and staff were directing the overflow to community spaces that were already packed too full. Being stuffed into a crowded room with no seating or table space is frustrating. But those are just the challenges of Moscone. There are others as well.
San Francisco isn't cheap. It is one of the most expensive places in the country to live. By holding your conference in downtown San Francisco, you are forcing your 20,000+ attendees into a crowded metropolitan area with expensive hotels. Every time I looked up a hotel room in the vicinity of VMworld or Cisco Live, I was unable to find anything for less than $300 per night. Contrast that with Interop or Cisco Live in Las Vegas, where sub-$100 are available and $200 per night gets you into the hotel of the conference center.
Las Vegas is built for conferences. It has adequate inexpensive hotel options. It is designed to handle a large number of travelers arriving at once. While spread out geographically, it is easy to navigate. In fact, except for the lack of Uber, Las Vegas is easy to get around in than San Francisco. I never have a problem finding a restaurant in Vegas to take a large party. Bringing a group of 5 or 6 to a restaurant in San Francisco all but guarantees you won't find a seat for hours.
The only real reason I can see for holding conferences at Moscone, aside from historical value, is the ease of getting materials and people into San Francisco. Cisco and VMware both are in Silicon Valley. Driving up to San Francisco is much easier than shipping the conference equipment to Las Vegas or Orlando. But ease-of-transport does not make it easy on your attendees. Add in the fact that the lower cost of setup is not reflected in additional services or reduced hotel rates and you can imagine that attendees have no real incentive to come to Moscone.
The Moscone Center is like the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. While both have a history of producing wonderful events, both have passed their prime. They are ill-suited for modern events. They are cramped and crowded. They are in unfavorable areas. It is quickly becoming more difficult to hold events for these reasons. But unlike the Cotton Bowl, which has almost 100 years of history, Moscone offers not real reason to stay. Apple will always be here. Every new iPhone, Mac, and iPad will be launched here. But those 5,000 attendees are comfortable in one section of Moscone. Subjecting your VMworld and Cisco Live users to these kinds of conditions is unacceptable.
It's time for Cisco, VMware, and other large organizations to move away from Moscone. It's time to recognize that Moscone is not big enough for an event that tries to stuff in every user it can. instead, conferences should be located where it makes sense. Las Vegas, San Diego, and Orlando are conference towns. Let's use them as they were meant to be used. Let's stop the madness of trying to shoehorn 20,000 important attendees into the sardine can of the Moscone Center.
Cisco Live 2014 was a rollicking fun ride from start to finish this year. Lots of people to see and things to do. The social media aspect of Cisco has come full circle as well. No longer are social folks trying to borrow chairs at lunch tables or finding spots to camp out for keynotes. Social is integrated into everything now at all levels. And that's because of the people. But I'm getting ahead of myself here.
Cisco Live seemed a bit spread out this year. But that's not the fault of Cisco. It's because Moscone wasn't designed to handle an influx of people like this. Who has a 25,000 attendee convention? Cisco Live overwhelmed the place. You couldn't walk on the streets without seeing CLUS badges. Mel's Drive-In was packed every day. Moscone was built for a day when 10,000 people was a lot. Now it's just too small. Sessions spread across three buildings. People loading for the keynote through the tunnels. Moscone needs an upgrade before CLUS comes back again.
That being said, the location of the Social Media Hub (upgraded to the Social Media Routed Bridge on Foursqure) and the Tweetup area were spot on this year. Right inside the doors at Moscone South. Easy to find. Great to hangout within. Easy access to keynote monitors. Except for the ever-present DJ, it was close to perfect. Seeing how the hub has grown really makes me proud. Social is starting to be a bigger part of everything. And that's because of the people.
People make the event. Plain and simple. Cisco Live is like the biggest family reunion you'll ever get to attend. Catching up with old friends. Meeting new ones. Staying out until the wee hours of the morning discussing routing design with four people you met two hours ago. Those are the kinds of memories you won't forget any time soon.
This year was packed with greatness. People that wanted to get involved. People that helped make the event bigger than it's ever been. The first introduction of the Cisco Champions at Cisco Live. The Tech Field Day roundtables. Even walking the show floor and bumping into friends working the booths. That shows me that the power of a single person on Twitter or on a blog is starting to have a huge impact on the perception of a brand.
One voice makes a difference. One person can influence a group and bring about change. Sometimes it's small, like getting getting friends to meet up to got to lunch. Other times it's the CLUS Scavenger Hunt, where dozens of people competed for prizes. Still bigger is the Sunday evening tweetup, where 150 social media rockstars showed how powerful our voices can be. It's important to remember that people are watching the things you say. You can have an impact. When you realize that, you'll know just how powerful you can truly be.
I was talking with Amy Lewis (@CommsNinja) during the Customer Appreciation Event about how far we've come since Tom's Corner just a few years ago. In fact, we took a pic that someone remarked "made us look like proud parents".
We are proud parents. But only because our kids, namely you, have shown everyone how to make it on their own in the crazy social media world. We're a community now. This isn't a club or a clique. This is about awesome people coming together to be a part of something greater. That's what gestalt means. We're greater than the sum of our parts. Cisco Live is our chance to shine. Sure, we have goofy jokes. We give each other bats and t-shrts and tiaras. But that's because we want to show each and every one how important they are.
Every year we have more people at Cisco Live. We have more and more people joining the community. But we also have those that can't make it back for one reason or another. They are always missed. But it does show everyone how the community keeps going every year. And that's what makes me the most proud. That the community can and will endure.
Thanks to everyone that said "hello" during Cisco Live. Thanks also to Cisco and their great staff for making CLUS 2014 so amazing. We always appreciate everything you do for us. Next year in San Diego is shaping up to be epic again. Let's make our voices heard once more!


It is not often I deign to comment on politics or newspapers but something the White House said stung me, although I almost immediately realised they weren't the only ones who were daft or disingenuous in this case. Plus it follows on tenuously from my last post.
Porter Goss is set to take over from George Tenet.. He explained, "My language skills were romance languages and stuff. We're looking for Arabists today. I don't have the cultural background probably.
The White House dismissed the footage as "hearsay".
All the guy really seems to be saying is that he wouldn't get an entry level job in the current CIA, an uncontroversial statement of their supposed focus of technology and Persian languages, yet Moore is reported as suggesting this is him ruling himself out of the top post.. a wholly different barrel of pitch. Naughty Michael Moore!
Meanwhile, did I read that right!? 'The White House dismissed the footage as "hearsay".' Now, I've heard it said that GW Bush is stupid but I'd always imagined his staff were smart (and so clearly inexcusably, irredemably evil) I also thought that everyone in Washington was a lawyer, so I cannot conceive of how they can say what I just heard!!?
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Libyan "Rebel" Leader Spent Much of Past 20 Years in Suburban Virginia
McClatchy Newspapers
Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:05 UTC
Khalifa Hifter
The new leader of Libya's opposition military spent the past two decades in suburban Virginia but felt compelled - even in his late-60s - to return to the battlefield in his homeland, according to people who know him.
Khalifa Hifter was once a top military officer for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, but after a disastrous military adventure in Chad in the late 1980s, Hifter switched to the anti-Gadhafi opposition. In the early 1990s, he moved to suburban Virginia, where he established a life but maintained ties to anti-Gadhafi groups.
Late last week, Hifter was appointed to lead the rebel army, which has been in chaos for weeks. He is the third such leader in less than a month, and rebels interviewed in Libya openly voiced distrust for the most recent leader, Abdel Fatah Younes, who had been at Gadhafi's side until just a month ago.
At a news conference Thursday, the rebel's military spokesman said Younes will stay as Hifter's chief of staff, and added that the army - such as it is - would need "weeks" of training.
According to Abdel Salam Badr of Richmond, Va., who said he has known Hifter all his life - including back in Libya - Hifter -- whose name is sometimes spelled Haftar, Hefter or Huftur -- was motivated by his intense anti-Gadhafi feelings.
"Libyans - every single one of them - they hate that guy so much they will do whatever it takes," Badr said in an interview Saturday. "Khalifa has a personal grudge against Gadhafi... That was his purpose in life."
According to Badr and another friend in the U.S., a Georgia-based Libyan activist named Salem alHasi, Hifter left for Libya two weeks ago.
alHasi, who said Hifter was once his superior in the opposition's military wing, said he and Hifter talked in mid-February about the possibility that Gadhafi would use force on protesters.
"He made the decision he had to go inside Libya," alHasi said Saturday. "With his military experience, and with his strong relationship with officers on many levels of rank, he decided to go and see the possibility of participating in the military effort against Gadhafi."
He added that Hifter is very popular among members of the Libyan army, "and he is the most experienced person in the whole Libyan army." He acted out of a sense of "national responsibility," alHasi said.
"This responsibility no one can take care of but him," alHasi said. "I know very well that the Libyan army especially in the eastern part is in desperate need of his presence."
Omar Elkeddi, a Libyan expatriate journalist based in Holland, said in an interview that the opposition forces are getting more organized than they were at the beginning up the uprising. Hifter, he said, is "very professional, very distinguished," and commands great respect.
Since coming to the United States in the early 1990s, Hifter lived in suburban Virginia outside Washington, D.C. Badr said he was unsure exactly what Hifter did to support himself, and that Hifter primarily focused on helping his large family.
Homo Ferus · 2011-09-01T01:37:16Z
NATO, USA AND AL-QAEDA JOIN HANDS IN LIBYA
("at eleven days away from the commemoration of 9-11")
The "Liberation" of Libya: NATO Special Forces and Al Qaeda Join Hands
"Former Terrorists" Join the "Pro-democracy" Bandwagon
by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research, August 28, 2011
"....According to DebkaFile (Israeli intelligence online report), the "pro-Al Qaeda brigades "led by LIFG (LIBYAN ISLAMIC FIGHTING GROUP) Commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj constitute the dominant force of the rebellion, overriding the authority of the Transitional Council. They are in control of strategic buildings including Gadhafi's compound.
"The LIFG chief [Abdel Hakim Belhadj] now styles himself "Commander of the Tripoli Military Council." Asked by our sources whether they plan to hand control of the Libyan capital to the National Transitional Council, which has been recognized in the West, the jihadi fighters made a gesture of dismissal without answering. (Debka, Pro-Al Qaeda brigades control Qaddafi Tripoli strongholds seized by rebels, August 28, 2011 )
Abdul Hakim Belhhadj received military training in CIA sponsored guerrilla camp in Afghanistan. He constitutes a CIA "intelligence asset" in the Lybian war theater. An earlier report suggests that he has some 1,000 men under his command. (Libyan rebels at pains to distance themselves from extremists - The Globe and Mail, March 12, 2011)
The US-NATO coaltion is arming the Jihadists. Weapons are being channelled to the LIFG from Saudi Arabia, which historically, since the outset of the Soviet-Afghan war, has covertly supported Al Qaeda. The Saudis are now providing the rebels, in liaison with Washington and Brussels, with anti-tank rockets and ground-to-air missiles. (See Michel Chossudovsky "Our Man in Tripoli": US-NATO Sponsored Islamic Terrorists Integrate Libya's Pro-Democracy Opposition, Global Research, 3 April 2011)
A "Democracy" run by Terrorists
Reports also confirm that large numbers of terrorists imprisoned in Abu Salim jail were released by rebel forces. They are now being recruited by the former LIFG Islamic brigades, led by "former" jihadists pro-democracy commanders.
So all ends well in the smooth transition towards a democracy run by terrorists.
NATO's Islamic Jihad
There is indications that NATO, in coordination with Western intelligence agencies (including Israel's Mossad), is involved in recruiting Islamist fighters. Israeli intelligence sources confirm that NATO in cooperation with Turkey, is now directly training and recruiting in several Muslim countries a new jihadist generation of "Freedom Fighters". The Mujahideen after undergoing training are slated to participate in NATO's "pro-democracy" "humanitarian" military campaigns. The Israeli report by Debka pertains to Syria, which is next in line on the NATO military roadmap:
"Our sources report, is a [NATO] campaign to enlist thousands of Muslim volunteers in Middle East countries and the Muslim world to fight alongside the Syrian rebels... " (Debka File August 15, 2011 [Link])
The NATO led invasion and occupation of Libya is using Islamic fighters as the backbone of an alleged transition to democracy.
The tragic events of 9/11 have played a key role in developing a massive propaganda campaign geared towards justifying a "war on terrorism" directed against Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda.
In a bitter twist, throughout the Middle East and Central Asia, the Western military alliance is using Islamic brigades, trained and groomed by the CIA, MI6 and Mossad, to wage its "Global War on Terrorism".
The war on terrorism constitutes a broad consensus instilled in the minds of millions of people, What is not known to Western public opinion is that the West's holy crusade against Islamic terrorism rather than targeting terrorists actually includes terrorists in his ranks, i.e Al Qaeda "freedom fighters" have been integrated into the ranks of US-NATO led military operations.
Rest assured, in the case of Libya, the rebels are "the good guys": they are "former" rather than "active" members of Al Qaeda.
The Western media has not reported on NATO war crimes. It has casually dismissed NATO atrocities: 8000 strike sorties represents more than 50,000 missiles and bombs dropped on the Libyan people.
There are various ways of concealing the truth. From the outset of the air campaign, the media has denied the existence of a war. Its causes and consequences are distorted. In turn, an effective propaganda campaign requires targeting people's mindset in newspapers, network TV and online.
People must be distracted from an understanding of the war on Libya. Atrocities committed by NATO with the support of the United Nations is rarely frontpage news. How best to camouflage the truth? By redirecting news coverage on Libya towards a number of trivial "talking points", including the size of Gadhafi's swimming pool, his female bodyguards, his cosmetic plastic surgery, etc. The Guardian, August 23, 2011)....."
Khalifa HIFTLER
Omitted and necessary complement:
is the perfect supplement and extra hand in the equation
of NATO, USA AND AL-QAEDA JOIN HANDS
farang · 2011-09-01T09:07:26Z
Hahahaha "suburban Virginia"...
Is that what they call Langley now? Hell, CIA Headquarters works much better for me.

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20 Must-Visit Attractions in Cambodia
Bayon Temple, Cambodia | © TAMVISUT / Shutterstock
Cambodia is full of diversity and offers a variety of activities for visitors to quickly fill up their agendas with. From its array of glorious temples and religious structures, rich heritage and culture to the rare wildlife and stunning eco-tourism spots, the country has it all.
Angkor Wat Archaeological Park
Angkor Wat | © Sergey Peterman / Shutterstock
Home to world-famous Angkor Wat, this UNESCO heritage site stretches across more than 400 kilometers squared and contains hundreds of temples and structures dating back to the Khmer Empire era. The most popular are Angkor Wat, Bayon and its multiple faces and root-riddled Ta Prohm, which was the location for parts of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, starring Angelina Jolie. Location:
Krong Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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National Museum of Cambodia
National Museum of Cambodia | © National Museum of Cambodia
The National Museum is home to the world's greatest collection of Khmer artifacts and is well worth a visit ahead of a trip to the temples of Angkor Wat. A stroll through the attraction takes in a range of sculptures, ceramics, and other ancient objects dating back to the prehistoric, pre-Angkorian, and post-Angkorian periods, offering an intriguing insight into the country's rich history. Location:
Preah Ang Eng St. (13), Khan Doun Penh Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Buddhist Temple, History Museum, Shrine
The Royal Palace in Phnom Penh | © Simon / Pixabay
Unmissable thanks to its glittering golden roofs, the Royal Palace serves as the official royal residence of King Sihamoni, meaning parts of the sprawling palace grounds are closed to the public. However, the Throne Hall and surrounding buildings, as well as neighboring Silver Pagoda, can be visited, and you can take in intricately decorated temples and buildings, among manicured tropical gardens. Location:
Street 240, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Outdoors, Indoors
Phnom Kulen
Park, Buddhist Temple
Tropical waterfall Phnom Kulen | © f9photos / Shutterstock
Phnom Kulen, or Kulen Mountain in Siem Reap province, offers a great day trip away from Angkor. The sacred site doubles up as a national park and is especially popular with Khmers during religious holidays, when offerings are left at the hilltop temple. The area is also home to two waterfalls for swimming, picnic areas, and Kbal Spean, an archaeological spot where The River of a Thousand Lingas is located. Location:
Banteay Srei, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Outdoors, Scenic
Cambodian Living Arts
As a country rich in arts and culture, a trip to see Cambodian Living Arts' live shows in the capital is a must. Fusing traditional Cambodian dance, theatre, music, and song, the one-hour performances take place at a dedicated space in the back of The National Museum in Phnom Penh, from Monday to Saturday at 7 p.m.
The Preying Mantis Dance |© Jim Huston
Banteay Srei Butterfly Centre
Banteay Srei Butterfly Centre | © Anna Bella Betts
More than 30 species of Cambodian butterflies flutter around Banteay Srey Butterfly Centre in Siem Reap province, making it one of the largest fully enclosed butterfly centers in southeast Asia. Visitors can also learn, and see first-hand, the insects' journey from egg to caterpillar, pupa, and finally, adult butterfly. Location:
Banteay Srei, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Cambodia Landmine Museum
Cambodia Landmine Museum | © Marissa Carruthers
Cambodia Landmine Museum is the result of tireless work from landmine victim Aki Ra, who has contributed towards the huge operations to rid the country of explosives left over from the war. The museum, which is close to the Butterfly Centre, houses a collection of mines, mortars, and other weapons, as well as tells the stories of some of the country's countless victims. Location:
Street 67, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Accessible (Wheelchair), Family Friendly
Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom | © Lenar Musin / Shutterstock
Standing as the capital's only hill, this well-manicured park offers welcome respite from the capital's heat. Wat Phnom pagoda and its intricately-detailed temple sits atop and welcomes visitors, with foreigners paying a $1 fee. Steer clear of the mischievous, and often vicious, monkeys. Location:
ផ្លូវវត្តភ្នំ, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center
Chhouk, a resident elephant at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Center | © Phnom Tamao Wildlife Center
Nature lovers will be in their element at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center, where animals rescued from the clutches of poachers and illegal traders are nursed back to health by Wildlife Alliance. Animals include elephants, monkeys, tigers, and sun bears. A behind-the-scenes tour is also available. Location:
National Road 2, Takeo, Cambodia
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Sambor Prei Kuk
This collection of 50 pre-Angkorian temples, which sit between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap in Kampong Thom province, recently received the coveted title of Cambodia's third UNESCO World Heritage site. The ancient capital of Sambor Prei Kuk pays testament to some of the country's earliest architecture and, for now, remains away from the crowds.
Sambor Prei Kuk |© Perfect Lazybones / Shutterstock
Phare, the Cambodian Circus
Phare, The Cambodian Circus | © James Antrobus / Flickr
Dubbed Cambodia's alternative to Cirque du Soliel, jaw-dropping performances blend theatrics, music, dance, acrobatics, and modern circus art to retell Khmer folktales with a modern take. Daily Phare performances take place in Siem Reap, with two or three shows a week in Battambang, depending on the season. Locations:
Phare Circus Ring Road, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Bokor Mountain, Kampot
Casino, Church, Hill Station
Bokor Hill Station | © Svetlana Eremina / Shutterstock
The 42-mile drive from Kampot town to Bokor's peak is a bikers' dream, with it only accessible to motorbikes and cars. It is home to the Popokvil waterfall, a giant Buddhist statue, an abandoned Bokor Hill Station, a giant casino, derelict church, unparalleled views, and a refreshingly cool climate. Location:
Bokor National Park, Kampot, Cambodia
Crab Market, Kep
Market, Seafood
Workers at the crab market in Kep | © Mandy2110/ Shutterstock.com
The famous Cambodian dish of Kampot pepper and crab was born in this stylish seaside town, and a visit to the Crab Market serves up an authentic taste. Watch women wade into the sea to haul in the crab baskets ahead of being served the freshest dish in the Kingdom. There are several neighboring shacks to enjoy an accompanying beer. Location:
Krong Kaeb, Cambodia
Koh Dach
Visit the silk weavers on Koh Dach | © Marissa Carruthers
Nestled a short ferry ride from Phnom Penh, this small island sits a million miles away from the capital's hustle and bustle. Perfect to explore on the back of a bike, Koh Dach, also known as Silk Island, is renowned for its silk weaving, with a center dedicated to ancient techniques open to the public. Location:
Koh Dach, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Sampeau, Battambang
This pretty hilltop pagoda and surrounding area offers stunning views across the province's pristine paddies. The sobering Killing Caves pay tribute to the lives lost there during the Khmer Rouge reign while spending sunset at the base of the site—the bat caves—has a seemingly endless stream of bats spiraling to the sky for a night of hunting.
Phnom Sampeau
Aerial scenery around Phnom Sampeou in Cambodia |© PRILL / Shutterstock
Bamboo Train, Battambang
Rumors have been circulating for the last few years about the famed bamboo train's demise. However, it was recently confirmed it will be rebuilt to pave way for a train line. This unique trip sees passengers transported seven kilometers on a bamboo train, or norry, which is a wooden frame connected to an engine. Hitting speeds of 15 kilometers per hour, this is a fun way to watch the scenery whizz by.
Bamboo Train
The bamboo train in Battambang |© Cristina Stoian / Shutterstock | © Cristina Stoian / Shutterstock.com
Views from Preah Vihear, Cambodia | © Marissa Carruthers
Cambodia's lesser known UNESCO site is well worth getting off the beaten track to visit. The stunning temple complex, which sits on the border of Thailand, boasts fewer crowds and a more authentic taste of the Khmer kingdom. Breath-taking views from its summit can be enjoyed. Location:
៦២, Kantuot Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
A trip to this remote eastern province brings with it a wealth of wildlife opportunities. This includes rare Irrawaddy dolphins spotted swimming in stretches of the Mekong River and Cantor's giant softshell turtles can be seen at the Mekong Turtle Conservation Centre. A taste of local life can be sampled at eco-tourism project Le Tonle.
Fishermen on the Mekong River at Kratie |© Tepikina Nastya / Shutterstock | © Tepikina Nastya / Shutterstock
Bassac Lane
Phnom Penh comes to life after hours and Bassac Lane is the place to be for drinks, live music, and bites. The almost-hidden alley is packed with a collection of boutique bars, restaurants, and stores, with the energy spilling into the early hours.
Hangar 44, one of the bars at Bassac Lane |© Kampuchea Party Republic
Russian Market
Sellers offer plenty of food at the Russian Market | © gary yim / Shutterstock
Stalls flogging everything from souvenirs, art, clothes, and jewelry to fruit and vegetables, household goods, and bike parts, a morning or afternoon can easily be spent wandering around the rabbit's warren inside, with bargains waiting to be snagged if the haggling is right. Location:
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