The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Robert David Steele Serial pioneer, hacking humanity… Posted: November 2, 2010 04:34 PM 8 Populations, 4 Methods Minister-Mentor Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore has said that demography, not democracy, is the defining element of the future, and I agree with him. This is important for two reasons: First, if the projected population explosions occur in …
Top of the Fives, A Bold Departure Elegantly Executed August 25, 2010 Erik Assadourian et al I’ve become someone jaundiced about the State of the World series, while always respecting the persistence of Lester Brown (Peter Drucker called people like us “mono-maniacs” essential as change agents), but this one knocked me off my seat just …
(COMMENT: The drumbeat to screw retirees continues…) Tacoma News Tribune August 14, 2010 Pg. 14 Military Update Higher Health Premiums On Gates’ Cost-Cutting Agenda By Tom Philpott Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signaled that the department’s fiscal 2012 budget request to be sent to Congress early next year will include recommendations to raise TRICARE premiums …
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Today we have a Pentagon that is spending more money (in inflation adjusted dollars) on defense than at any time since WWII, yet it can not pass the relatively simple audits required by the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. This law was intended to put teeth into the Accountability and Appropriations clauses of the …
Combines Holistic Thinking with Drill-Down Detail August 1, 2010 Heather Rogers This is a solid five in my view because the author goes beyond weaving a story about green gone wrong in three main areas (food, shelter, transportation), providing what almost all other books miss: the systems of systems “its all connected” and “what’s good …
GAO OVERSIGHT OF INTEL AGENCIES IN DISPUTE One of the simplest and most effective ways to strengthen congressional oversight of intelligence agencies would be to task cleared staffers from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which is the investigative arm of Congress, to undertake specific audits or investigations of intelligence programs. Perhaps the clearest indication of …
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Vermont Senate Votes to Close Nuclear Plant MONTPELIER, Vt. — In an unusual state foray into nuclear regulation, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 Wednesday to block a license extension for the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, citing radioactive leaks, misstatements in testimony by plant officials and other problems. Phi Beta Iota: America is fed …
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