The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
With the possible exception of Syria, Turkey is the most welcoming and friendliest country in the Mediterranean. It is also the Islamic country that is on the friendliest terms with Israel. It predecessor, the Ottoman Empire, had a distinguished history of providing a welcoming sanctuary for Jew persecuted by Christians, particular those in Spain. But …
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UPDATE: A colleague from within asked us to highlight this quote with the observation that neither the US IC nor DoD have any clue how to execute. We agree. Both lack leadership with vision and multinational panache; they simply do not know what they do not know because they have both wasted the last 21 …
NOTE: This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week. Hot Topics AA: How the OSCE Can Contribute to Energy Security 01/12/10 AM: Armenian Journalists Face Election Violence, Harassment 01/12/10 AZ: Ankara can follow Baku in creating good relations with Israel – Azerbaijani MP 01/15/10 BG: Protests …
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H. John Poole is an American military author and Marine combat veteran of Vietnam, specializing in small unit and individual tactics. His books focus on the role, training, and skills of the individual infantry soldier and marine, and on those of the combat junior NCOs (non-commissioned officers). Review: The Tiger’s Way–A U.S. Private’s Best Chance …
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NOTE: This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week. YEMEN is addressed in CENTCOM Week in Review Hot Topics AA: Violence in Angola Puts South Africa on the Defensive 01/11/10 AA: Drug Titans and Coups 01/11/10 AA: Somalis fleeing to Yemen prompt new worries in fight …
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Three Guns for Every Person Only Fools Rush Into Yemen By PATRICK COCKBURN January 11, 2010 The mounting crisis in the country only attracted notice when a Nigerian student is revealed to have been “trained” in Yemen by al-Qa’ida to detonate explosives in his underpants on plane heading for Detroit. But this botched attack has …
Superb From Right of Center–VERY Satisfying Competent Collection January 10, 2010 Melvyn Leffler and Jeffrey Legro Of the three books I bought to explore this particular theme, this was the best by far and the only one to earn five stars. Twelve chapters, twelve authors, not a single runt in this litter. The notes are …
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