The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Below written by one of the better officers I’ve been privileged to know. He’s now in three months predeployment training for the very high threat diplomatic assignment he volunteered for in order to escape our command climate. While his performance while with us probably merited a Legion of Merit, insofar as I know, he left with …
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Egypt: The Army vs. the President. After two days of huge anti-government demonstrations, the Minister of Defense on behalf of the armed forces issued an ultimatum to President Mursi and the opposition to settle the unrest in 48 hours. The statement is reported in full English translation so that Readers may appreciate the entire context. …
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This is “the debate.” 2013-02-00 Roughhead on Cutting Army Saving Navy 2013-06-00 Hix and Simpson on Save Army
What they’re not saying is that it looks like we’re going to have a teeny-weeny Army with little if any money to do anything except hang around home station doing low-level local stuff. Army of Preparation What is it? Today, the U.S. Army stands at a historical inflection point. After fighting two major wars over …
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Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Israel’s Main Infrastructure Control System (SCADA) Submitted by siavash on Wed, 05/08/2013 – 16:53 Cyberwarzone The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) launched a successful cyberattack on the main infrastructure system of Haifa, one of the most important ports in Israel, disrupting the operation of the servers in charge of urban management systems …
We are facing the prospect of an even more horrendous war in Syria and the region. Pressure is mounting on Obama to openly supply the rebel militias with more lethal weapons, and/or to impose a no-fly zone. The White House is “doubting” yesterday’s U.N. investigation finding that points to the Syrian rebels using of sarin …
The author of the attached report, Patrick Cockburn, is one of very best reporters reporting on the Middle East, and perhaps the most knowledgeable on Iraq. This is a very important report, in my opinion. Partition could really have a destabilizing influence on the entire Arab region, but especially Syria, as well as non-Arab Turkey. …
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