The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Hot Topics AA: Full text of draft legal complaint in Eyal Katorza case 08/10/09 BA: Forensic experts risk lives for Bosnia justice 08/09/09 BG: SANS Agents to Examine Public Procurements in Ministry of Defence 08/07/09 CH: Swiss in fresh push for UBS tax settlement with US 08/12/09 IL: Israel asks Syria for info on missing …
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Small Wars Journal By Robert Haddick August 7, 2009 Climate change and reduced sea ice cover may result in opening up the Arctic to vastly increased resource development and commercial traffic. These trends will inevitably spark international conflicts and create a need for more military forces to provide security and protect interests in the Arctic …
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Hot Topics AU: Outlawing al-Shabaab not the answer 08/06/09 BD: BANGLADESHS AMBIVALENT RELATIONS WITH THE PRC 08/04/09 BT: Bharti says to expand cable network to Bhutan 08/04/09 CN: China Investigates Top Nuclear Official 08/06/09 CN: China to surpass US in manufacturing by 2015 on road to Empire 08/04/09 CN: Chinese teen dies at Internet addiction rehab camp 08/06/09 CN: …
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Franklin “Chuck” Spinney is living the dream sailing in the Mediterranean with his forever spouse and a dog that is all bark and no bite. He remains the “last man standing” from the whistle-blowing era of the 1980’s when giants like Colonel John Boyd tried to force the Pentagon to get a grip on reality. …
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PHOTO:David Guttenfelder/The Associated Press Josh Habib, far left, a 53-year-old translator for the U.S. Marines, speaks with Afghan villagers and two Marines in the Nawa district of Helmand province. By JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press writer July 26, 2009 6:00 AM NAWA, Afghanistan — Josh Habib lay in a dirt field, gasping for air. Two days …
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Hot Topics BR: Latin Americas new amigo 07/27/09 CL: Chilean Human Rights Lawyer Denounces CIA and Pentagon in Honduras 07/25/09 CU: Cuba — How the workers and peasants made the revolution 07/25/09 CU: Fair Play for Cuba and the Cuban Revolution 07/24/09 EC: Ecuador signs oil deal with China 07/23/09 HN: Backgrounder: Timeline of political …
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Hot Topics AZ: Azerbaijan-Russia gas deal mainly attributable to Russias defense 07/17/09 BA: Bosnians Got What They Voted For 07/20/09 BG: Court action against Bulgarian military for gender discrimination 07/19/09 DE: France, Germany vie to sell Pakistan subs 07/22/09 IL: In Possible Iran Signal, Israeli Boats Cross Suez 07/21/09 IL: Mossad and Military Intelligence engaged …
