The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Hot Topics AA: SA slips in governance ratings 10/01/09 GN: Thousands of people have gathered at a mosque in Guinea’s capital … 10/02/09 MG: Madagascar says consensus government not viable 10/04/09 NG: Nigeria rebel disarms under amnesty 10/04/09 SO: Somali gunmen release 3 foreign aid workers 10/03/09 SO: Somalia: Harakat Al-Shabab Mujahideen Forces Closes Down …
SMALL WARS JOURNAL This Week at War: America’s Last Counterinsurgent? McChrystal report unwittingly slays counterinsurgency doctrine September 25, 2009 Robert Haddock This summer the U.S. government has faced a deteriorating crisis in Afghanistan. Such crises tend to force policymakers to face up to the facile assumptions they have previously made. Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s report to …
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What Next In Afghanistan? The Five People Obama Is Asking Click on photo for full story. Grades and comments are those of Phi Beta Iota. Vice President Joe Biden. C+. Scale back, Drones and Special Forces on high-value targets. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. F. Delusional on Taliban as lovers of Al Qaeda, listening …
WIRED MAGAZINE: 17.10 Warning: The ideas expressed here may be dangerous. . The 12 Ideas with Links to Each Sub-Story and Comment We found four of the ideas to be truly radical. 5. Cut Off Aid to Africa 6. Empty the Prisons 7. Save the Slums 8. Forget Medical Privacy The rest, including 12, Overhaul …
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Hot Topics AA: Instability made political risk expensive in Africa 09/20/09 AA: Somalia raid reopens debate on Maghreb security, economic co-operation 09/18/09 AA: Thaisarco suspends Congo tin ore purchases 09/18/09 AO: Dos Santos – Angola’s silent leader 09/20/09 DZ: Russia investigates jet part sales to Algeria 09/18/09 ER: Eritrea: Who Is EU Trying To Kid …
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Phenomenal Overview, Timely, the One Book to Buy If… September 12, 2009 David Gordon I read in threes and fours on any given topic, and in some ways I regret getting to this book last, but on the other hand, having read the other books below first, it makes me appreciate, and be willing to …
A foolish article about a foolish survey about a foolish educational system captures all that is wrong with America today. The best and the brightest become hackers and self-directed pioneers (Richard Stahlman is the most righteous, Bill Gates the most obvious). The “well-behaved” are the ones that cross “the finish line” because they do not …
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