The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
ADM Allen is arguably the most credible and capable individual in the U.S. Government with respect to disaster relief. Haiti response effort brings lessons from Katrina When the after-action reviews of the recent catastrophic earthquake in Haiti are finally written, the tragedy will likely prove another major milestone in gauging U.S. disaster response. For an …
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From A Retired Special Forces Sgt Major: To All, I just returned from Haiti with Hebler. We flew in at 3 AM Sunday to the scene of such incredible destruction on one side, and enormous ineptitude and criminal neglect on the other. Port o Prince is in ruins. The rest of the country is fairly …
Murder and Cover-Up The Guantánamo Suicides By STEPHEN SOLDZ My friends who served in the military speak of the pride with they performed what they viewed as their duty. This duty included the obligation to act with honor, including, above all, following the Geneva Conventions when handling detainees and prisoners of war. My friends tell …
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Recurring Themes: 1) US Intelligence Community does not actually “know” where Iran is on nuclear, where Yemen is on Al Qaeda, where the Taliban is on Afghanistan….the list is long. 2) CIA and DoJ ares out of control on assessments and investigations–or they are consistently politicized. One or the other, which is it? 3) Terrorism …
Questions stall effort to protect Pentagon network WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s plan to set up a command to defend its global network of computer systems has been slowed by congressional questions about its mission and possible privacy concerns, according to officials familiar with the plan. Resolving questions about the command’s mission are central not only …
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By IAN LIVINGSTON, HEATHER MESSERA, MICHAEL O’HANLON and AMY UNIKEWICZ January 2, 2010 In 2009, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan dominated American military and foreign policy. Which themes emerged over the last year? In Iraq, 2009 was the year of relatively smooth transitions. In Pakistan, 2009 was the year of the offensives. In Afghanistan, 2009 was …
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A terrorist war Obama has denied Charles Krauthammer Friday, January 1, 2010 . . . The reason the country is uneasy about the Obama administration’s response to this attack is a distinct sense of not just incompetence but incomprehension. From the very beginning, President Obama has relentlessly tried to play down and deny the nature …
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