The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
A Disappointing Year With Obama By William Pfaff Posted on Nov 10, 2009 Who would have thought a year ago that most of the issues of conflict in America’s foreign relations would be made worse during the first year following Barack Obama’s election as U.S. president? Even those disputes or differences that were appeased or quiet a …
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Chuck Spinney Sends… America’s diplomatic recipe for winning the hearts and minds of “furriners” in the 21st Century: Mix – Blind unreasoning fear with the Domestic politics of privatizing embassy protection and the Domestic politics of huge construction contracts into neat grand-strategic soufflé, then bake it in the domestic political-economic oven of heated by the coals of the …
I am saddened to report that John Guenther began guarding heaven’s gates at 2030 on Oct 29, 2009. His wife Gerrie Guenther told me to pass the word and that ceremonies and services were still in the planning stages. John will be cremated and his remains interred at Arlington, but as many know there is …
From the Editor of Consortiumnew.com: Editor’s Note: In this modern age – and especially since George W. Bush declared the “war on terror” eight years ago – the price for truth-telling has been high, especially for individuals whose consciences led them to protest the torture of alleged terrorists. From the Story: I tell you that …
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Been There, Done That, Shinseki & LISTENING October 26, 2009 Greg Jaffe This is unquestionably a great book but it is so narrow, and so oblivious to the larger context within which the U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Shinseki GOT IT RIGHT and knew exactly what was needed, and the impeachable offenses of Chenez, …
The disastrous mid-east strategy of Mad King George put the interests of Israel before all the interests of all others, including ourselves. It destroyed Iraq, alienated Turkey, countenanced the destruction of Gaza, placed Jordan in an impossible situation, and opened the door to the expansion of Iranian influence, among other things. One reaction to this …
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What a great search phrase! Thank you. KEY POINT: Design is not just about physical structures, but about relationships as well as ideas. Will Durant has a great deal to say about this in Philosophy and the Social Problem. KEY POINT: Information is the means by which we harmonize understanding of the threats, sustainable consensus …
