The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
David Isenberg Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq Posted: October 7, 2010 12:24 PM A Hundred Billion Dollars Up in Smoke It is a pity that last week’s Senate Armed Services committee hearing on “Department of Defense Efficiencies Initiatives” did not get more coverage, as there were some startling assertions made. Consider what …
Special comment on warning: In the past few days the US media has bombarded viewers and listeners with the latest State Department warning about an al Qaida threat in public places in European cities. The warning instructs travelers to not change their travel plans, but to be alert in public places, transportation hubs and gathering …
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Hisham Wyne Writer, columnist and armchair sociologist Posted: October 1, 2010 12:35 PM Social Entrepreneurs and Change in Dubai An event revolving around the UN Millennium Goals, TEDx Change Dubai, recently gathered three hundred participants at the creek side Dubai Chamber of Commerce. Melinda Gates, wife of billionaire philanthropist and once Microsoft overlord Bill Gates, …
The linked article by William Pfaff illustrates how the Pentagon set up Mr. Obama to do its bidding. Are Obama’s Hands Tied? 28 September 2010 By William Pfaff A splendid and courageous new book, Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War, by Andrew J. Bacevich of Boston University (and for many years previously, the U.S. …
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The below article in Defense News explains how, in Loren Thompson’s words, the Pentagon is trying to embark on a “very important breakthrough” in its effort to determine how much weapons “should” cost. Thompson also expressed concern that the Pentagon does not have the right technical skills to make “should cost” happen. Thompson’s suggestion that …
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The Only Enterprise IT Event in 2010 Covering the Entire Scope of the Cloud Computing Spectrum Cloud computing is steadily becoming an integral part of the enterprise computing environment. Cloud Expo was announced on February 24, 2007, the day the term “cloud computing” was coined. That same year, the first Cloud Expo took place in …
Indonesia: For the record. The government plans to order six more Russian-built Sukhoi fighter planes, Indonesian air force Chief of Staff Marshal Imam Sufaat said on 17 September, ANTARA reported. Indonesian President Yudhoyono has approved the planned acquisitions. Indonesia already has 10 of the aircraft, which are not enough to cover the country’s airspace, according …
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