The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The obvious questions, apart from how easy it is to shoot these down, is not being asked: how many deeply-qualified humans could be fielded for the same amount? The obsession with technology continues….and the Air Force has still not solved the triple-whammy of drones: 1) the reality that pilots are cheaper than bandwidth; 2) Gorgon …
Important note to readers: This differs from the published version. I made one really dumb error (bold below) and corrected a few typos and added some hotlinks to aid referencing. I apologize for my inexcusable mistake. Chuck Spinney July 5, 2011 Perpetual Motion Why the War Machine Keeps on Running By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY, …
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June 22, 2011 From Serbia to Libya The Myth of Precision-Guided Coercion By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY, Counterpunch Vieux Port, St Raphael, France At the end of May the British press was filled with stories headlined “Gaddafi to be told to stand down or face Apache attack.” As of this writing, the Apaches have attacked, but …
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Advisers urge military to rely less on drones, more on expertise Eli Lake, 1 June 2011 The Washington Times Military operations in Afghanistan rely too much on intelligence gathered by unmanned drones, often exclude important publicly available data and do not focus enough on the recruitment of human agents, a Pentagon report says. The report …
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U.S. arms makers said to be bleeding secrets to cyber foes By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON | Tue May 31, 2011 (Reuters) – Top Pentagon contractors have been bleeding secrets for years as a result of penetrations of their computer networks, current and former national security officials say. Read full article…. Phi Beta Iota: This is …
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China-Pakistan: Citing unidentified “media reports,” Pakistan’s Dunya news reported on 18 May that China will give 50 JF-17 aircraft to Pakistan on an emergency basis. Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani, on the second day of his visit to China, and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao discussed bilateral relations and other strategic matters, including the US Abbottabad …
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AP Sources: Raiders Knew Mission A One-Shot Deal By KIMBERLY DOZIER Sacramento Bee, May 17, 2011 WASHINGTON — Those who planned the secret mission to get Osama bin Laden in Pakistan knew it was a one-shot deal, and it nearly went terribly wrong. The U.S. deliberately hid the operation from Pakistan, and predicted that national …
