The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Headlines Only: Not Just Drones: Militants Can Snoop on Most U.S. Warplanes (Updated) Spytech Agency Wants Software Brains to Connect the Dots Training For The Civilian Surge TSA Cannot Order Sites to Take Down Sensitive Manual Headlines and Snippets Below the Fold with Phi Beta Iota Comment
Phi Beta Iota: Zbigniew Brzezinski is doing an enormous amount of damage in his hidden counsel to the White House; if John Hamre replaces Bob Gates in January as has been discussed, this will get worse, not better. Below are a few odds and ends from various contributing editors, consolidated here to avoid beating a …
Amidst reports that the Department of Homeland Security is adding 30,000 positions, below are two items on the continued expansion of the surveillance state. Sprint Provided 8 Million Reports on Customers to Law Enforcement Yahoo, Verizon: Our Spy Capabilities Would ‘Shock’, ‘Confuse’ Consumers EFF sues feds for info on social-network surveillance
Marcus Aurelius Recommends: Karzai Aides, Tribal Leaders Say Surge Is Wrong Strategy KABUL — Some powerful Afghan politicians and tribal leaders have expressed doubts that more U.S. troops can turn the tide of the war, as President Barack Obama prepares to unveil a new Afghanistan strategy Tuesday. Army Researchers Warn Against Tribal War in Afghanistan …
November 9, 2009 Afghan Mythologies by Victor Davis Hanson As President Obama decides whether to send more troops to Afsghanistan, we should remember that most of the conventional pessimism about Afghanistan is only half-truth. Remember the mantra that the region is the “graveyard of empires,” where Alexander the Great, the British in the 19th century, …
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Marcus Aurelius Transmittal Comment and Phi Beta Iota Comment:
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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