Steven Aftergood: CRS on Separation of Powers

Corruption, Ethics, Government
Steven Aftergood
Steven Aftergood

The Congressional Research Service departed from its usual focus on current policy and legislative issues to produce a new disquisition on the separation of powers in the U.S. government. The separation of powers doctrine “is rooted in a political philosophy that aims to keep power from consolidating in any single person or entity, and a key goal of the framers of the Constitution was to establish a governing system that diffused and divided power.”

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Mongoose: Government Treason in Flint, Michigan

Corruption, Government, Idiocy, Ineptitude
Mongoose
Mongoose

Classic government arrogance, corruption, and ignorance….treason.

Flint Wants Safe Water, and Someone to Answer for Its Crisis

In a scathing initial report last month, a task force appointed by Mr. Snyder found that the State Department of Environmental Quality’s response to health concerns “was often one of aggressive dismissal, belittlement and attempts to discredit these efforts and the individuals involved.” That approach, the report added, was “completely unacceptable.”

Berto Jongman: Allen Dulles as Traitor Who Saved Nazis — David Talbot (Devil’s Chessboard) Interview with Salon

04 Inter-State Conflict, 07 Other Atrocities, 10 Transnational Crime
Berto Jongman
Berto Jongman

“Every president has been manipulated by national security officials”: David Talbot exposes America’s “deep state”

From World War II though JFK, “The Devil's Chessboard” explores how Allen Dulles used the CIA as a tool of elites

In some ways, because of people like the Dulles brothers, and other like-minded people in the U.S. government and military, we didn’t defeat the Third Reich so much as repurpose them for the Cold War.

How Chris Christie Can Win — State Rights, Electoral Reform, Fantasy Cabinet, & More

Cultural Intelligence

chris christieDISCLOSURE: My focus is on restoring integrity to the electoral and governance process, not on a particular candidate. I have offered these ideas to other candidates including Donald Trump and Jon Huntsman and will observe that Bernie Sanders in particular refuses to contemplate the reality that 60% of our voters are disenfranchised. If we are to avoid a violent revolution or the secession of multiple states from the United STATES of America, someone has to propose the obvious: restore integrity.

Can Chris Christie Win on Electoral Reform & State Rights?

The Game Plan for Winning and Governing with Intelligence and Integrity

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Mongoose: Germans Warn Saudi Arabia Destabilizing Middle East

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, Corruption, Government, Idiocy, IO Deeds of War, Officers Call
Mongoose
Mongoose

German spy agency warns of Saudi intervention destabilizing Arab world

Germany's foreign intelligence agency BND has released a disparaging report on Saudi Arabia. Their assessment says the country is destabilizing the Middle East with proxy wars in Yemen and elsewhere in the region.

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