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2012/02/032012/02/03

Berto Jongman: Does Terrorism Work? What Do They Want? + Meta-RECAP

Does Terrorism Really Work? Evolution in the Conventional Wisdom Since 9/11 (Max Abrahms) What Terrorists Really Want: Terrorist Motives and Counterterrorism Strategy (Max Abrahms) Why Terrorism Does Not Work (Max Abrahms) Max Abrahms Website Phi Beta Iota: Terrorism is a tactic. Both Israel and the USA have used it to great effect, and evidently continue …

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2012/01/132012/01/13

David Swanson: Recommended Book on Green Earth

How Much Is an Earth, and Do You Have One in Extra Large? A new book suggests that “It’s the economy, stupid,” may be more than political strategy; it may also be the key to environmental sustainability. The book is Green Washed: Why We Can’t Buy Our Way to a Green Planet, by Kendra Pierre-Louis. …

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2011/12/312011/12/31

Chuck Spinney: Newt Gingrich Exposed

POLITICS The `K Street Clausewitz’ Remembered By CHUCK SPINNEY | December 30, 2011 Mark Thompson’s 27 December posting, “General Newt,” alerted readers of Battleland to Karen Tumulty’s pastiche of mini portraits of Newt Gingrich’s martial prowess. Mark highlighted one the few passages that zeroed in on the insubstantial essence of the K Street Clausewitz. Unable to contain my …

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2011/12/232011/12/26

Matt Taibbi: GRIFTOPIA – RECAP

Phi Beta Iota: If there were one book that could be said to have at a minimum lent credence to Occupy when others were scornful, and at best been an inspiration to millions who had ignored many other excellent works in the past dealing with both the corruption of politics and the corruption of finance, …

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2011/12/21

Yoda: The Corruption of America

The Corruption of America Porter Stansberry, December 21st, 2011 Stansberry Research The numbers tell us America is in decline… if not outright collapse. . . . . . . . I know this is a politically charged and emotional issue. My conclusions will not be easy for most readers to accept. Likewise, many of the …

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2011/12/082011/12/08

Mini-Me: Cuba-Venezuela Unite the South – CELAC

Gringos? We don’t need no stinkin’ gringos… A Union is Born: Latin America in Revolution The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) by Eva Golinger Global Research, December 8, 2011 While much of the world is in crisis and protests are erupting throughout Europe and the United States, Latin American and Caribbean nations …

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2011/11/25

Chuck Spinney: Good, Bizarre, and Ugly

WEEKEND EDITION NOVEMBER 25-27, 2011 The Good, the Bizarre and the Ugly AF-PAK Sitrep by FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY, Counterpunch It is becoming increasingly clear that the AF-PAK war will end in yet another grand strategic defeat for the United States. To date, President Obama, has been able to distract attention from this issue, but given …

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