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Fixing Intel II

Intelligence should produce decision-support – generally unclassified – for all.

Robert David Steele

For just under thirty years I have been striving to re-direct the craft of intelligence away from spies and secrecy promoting war and waste, toward open sources and decision-support – generally unclassified – useful not only to the President, but to all who need decision-support.

Until Donald Trump and Mike Flynn came along, and John Brennan over-played his hand with lies of a very grand scale, I have been successfully marginalized. It remains to be seen if Donald Trump can in fact defeat the Deep State, but I for one pray that he is successful.

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2017/01/192017/01/17

Betty Boop: Why Did 47% Not Vote in US 2016 Election?

Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, Government

I asked one of America's top pollsters why 47% did not vote in the US 2016 election. Mindful that this is common to past elections, generally 50% do not vote in presidential election years and fewer in the intervening congressional years, this is what he said, asking for non-attribution at the same time that he agreed his remarks could be published.

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2017/01/182017/01/18

Robert Steele: Trump Intelligence — An Interpretation for Europe

Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, Government, Peace Intelligence

Trump Intelligence

Sometimes really big lies are good – when seen to be lies!

As published today in Norway and Russia.

The election of Donald Trump against all odds (20-1 at best, 200-1 at worst) could go down in history as the turning point in Western civilization. Bracketed on one end by Brexit and on the other by the looming collapse of the European cartel mis-named the European Union, this election has seen three sacred cows gored deeply, perhaps to the death:

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2017/01/172017/01/16

Berto Jongman: Udo Ulfkotte –Europe’s Most Courageous Journalist Who Exposed CIA Control Over European Media — Dies

Ethics, Media

The death is not so suspicious. It has been reported as a regular heart attack after he had survived several other heart attacks before and did not recover well from a case of malaria Tropicana.Over the years he moved in the direction of rightwing circles. His latest books were on silent islamization and the profitable refugee industry. He also issued a publication based on a German secret domestic intelligence report on no-go zones for the police in Germany

Paul Craig Roberts in Global Research: Udo Ulfkotte: Europe’s Courageous Journalism Voice Has Passed Away

Global Research: Udo Ulfkotte’s Powerful Message: “German Politicians are US Puppets”. German Journalists are Urged to Bias their Writings in Favor of the US

Global Research: Dr.Udo Ulfkotte: World Class Journalist Spills the Beans, Admits Mainstream Media is Completely Fake

2017/01/172017/01/16

Norie Huddle: Surveillance State Repeal Act — a Non-Starter as Long as Most Members Work for the Military-Industrial Complex

Ethics, Government

Police State USA Finally Gains the Attention of Congress, Bipartisan Bill Will Kill PATRIOT Act

Aptly named the Surveillance State Repeal Act, the bill, if enacted, would be the single biggest legislative check against the unwarranted government overreach and draconian surveillance of Americans that has transpired subsequent the events of 9/11, while at the same time restoring our civil liberties.

The bill is looked at by congressional watchers as a non-starter, as there are far too many congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle in Congress that have strong interests in the Military/Intelligence Industrial Complex.

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2017/01/162017/01/13

Don Vandergriff: The US Army’s Poor Leadership — How Did It Get So Bad?

Ethics, Military

How did the US Army’s leadership problem grow so bad?

Summary: The US spends $600 billion on the US military (narrowly defined; almost a trillion broadly), yet repeatedly fails to defeat our poorly trained and equipped foes. In this chapter of our series asking “why”, Don Vandergriff points to ways the Army selects and promotes officers (its problems are usually about people; seldom about hardware). Tomorrow he discusses solutions.

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2017/01/162017/01/13

Don Vandergriff: Next Steps for Military Personnel Reform

Ethics, Military

Next Steps for Military Personnel Reform

Mandy Smithberger, 19 September 2016

Ten years ago the Center for Defense Information published Raising the Bar: Creating and Nurturing Adaptability to Deal with the Changing Face of War. Written by Straus Military Reform Project Advisory Board Member Major Donald E. Vandergriff, USA (ret.), the book has been used in numerous courses, including in the Department of Military Instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and remains a pivotal reform text. This spring Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s attempts to modernize the military, an initiative called “Force of the Future,” have been largely rejected. We interviewed Vandergriff for his thoughts on the next steps for military reform.

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