The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Disclaimer: Werther is my good friend, but that said, the attached is an excellent review, IMO. Chuck Spinney ————————— Imperial Hubris: A Review of The Pentagon Labyrinth By Werther Electric Politics, March 6, 2011 12:33 PM * Werther is the pen name of a Northern Virginia-based defense analyst. In a recent radio interview, the British …
Pulitzer Prize Winner Seymour Hersh And The Men Who Want Him Committed By Matthew Phelan on February 23, 2011 WhoWhatWhy: Forensic Journalism It seems unusual for a staid, respected publication (one that has received three National Magazine Awards in just this past decade) to start treating a celebrated journalist (who himself has won two National Magazine Awards …
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Mike Huckabee Great Mind and Heart, Too Simple, Good Start February 26, 2011 Right up front, and in part because this is going to be a “tough love” commentary, I want to say that of all those of any persuasion who are known presidential contenders, Mike Huckabee is the only one I genuinely like, trust, …
Among Libya’s lobbyists Laura Rozen, Politico, 21 February 2011 As several Libyan diplomats Monday denounced their country’s four-decade ruler Col. Muammar Qadhafi for unleashing the army against anti-government protesters, U.S. consultancies that have worked to burnish Libya’s and Qadhafi’s U.S. image were laying low. Several consulting, law and lobbying firms have moved in to advise the …
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Curveball: How US was duped by Iraqi fantasist looking to topple Saddam Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi let imagination run wild and became main source for Colin Powell’s case for war in 2003 Defector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq war Admissions vindicate CIA’s former Europe chief Read full article… Phi Beta Iota: The story …
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Behind Closed Doors On 31 January 2011 Secrecy News returned to a subject that had been discussed earlier: the federal investigations of former NSA employee Thomas Drake for revealing classified information and of a former congressional intelligence committee staffer, Diane Roark, for assisting him. This latest article essentially quotes former NSA Deputy Director Barbara McNamara …
Central Asia: Decay and Decline International Crisis Group Report 201 3 Feb 2011 Quietly but steadily Central Asia’s basic human and physical infrastructure – the roads, power plants, hospitals and schools and the last generation of Soviet-trained specialists who have kept this all running – is disappearing. The equipment is wearing out, the personnel retiring …
