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Picks for May 23-26 includes a 10th anniversary concert for Gin, Chocolate and Bottle Rockets; fest season is in full swing with Brat Fest and Vegan Sausage Fest.
Isthmus Picks for May 20-23 includes the opening of a new exhibit by Madison artist Xizhou Xie at Garver Canvas; a presentation of the 'State of the Lakes' report at the next Clean Lakes 101 program.
Recently, and tragically, a case study has unfolded illustrating this modern variant of warfare: Hamas’ attack on Israel. While Hamas certainly used conventional military capabilities in the attack, it was also able to innovate and greatly undercut traditional military development cycle times by using commercial technologies. On October 7, Hamas launched a horrific attack across the Israeli border. The attack contradicted Hamas’ earlier claims that it did not deliberately target civilians. A key part of this attack was based on commercial technology – commercially available drones, picku...
David G. Smith has worked for 25 years as a consultant supporting Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and logistics technology clients. He has a doctorate in American History from Penn State University, a Master’s of Science in Science, Technology and Society from Virginia Tech, and a certificate in Terrorism Studies from the University of St. Andrews. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in American Government and a Master’s in History from the University of Virginia.