The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Highlighting by Chuck Spinney High Cost, Low Odds by STEPHEN M. WALT The Nation October 21, 2009 http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091109/walt/print Deciding what to do in Afghanistan requires a hard-nosed assessment of the costs of the war, the alleged benefits of victory and the likelihood of success. We know the price will be high. The United States has …
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Hot Topics AA: Cyber warfare: Sound the alarm or move ahead in stride? 10/21/09 AA: Iranian strike inside Pakistan a distant option: analysts 10/22/09 AA: Saudi-Iranian hostility hits boiling point 10/20/09 AE: UAE Attorney General calls for Arab coordination to combat crimes 10/20/09 AF: Brown Goes Wobbly on Afghanistan 10/21/09 AF: Italian troops denied access …
Johann Hari: The three fallacies that have driven the war in Afghanistan Case for escalating the war is based on premises that turn to dust on inspection Johann Hari Independent Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Is Barack Obama about to drive his Presidency into a bloody ditch strewn with corpses? The President is expected any day …
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Reaonsable and useful coverage, shows great promise. Ideal would be a collaborative deal with the Association for Intelligence Officers (AFIO) to have it all in one place. Sample postings, along with clips “News You May Have Missed” all focused on government secret intelligence and counterintelligence that are NOT covered by Phi Beta Iota. Iran government …
Phi Beta Iota: The public and Congress–and perhaps even the White House–are not fully informed on the this matter. In our view, “the Borg” is out of control and Iran could be a nuclear flash-point. See headlines. Zbigniew Brzezinski is the common threat, and is doing as much damage as he is because the “Bush …
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Hot Topics AA: Shariah Asia Spread Appeases Islamists, Risks Rights 10/15/09 AU: Australia admits to fatal shooting in Afghanistan 10/13/09 BD: Bangladesh Hires US Law Firm in Bay of Bengal Dispute 10/14/09 CN: Big Gains by Yuan Could Destabilize China, ADB Economist Says 10/16/09 ID: Indonesian Military Misses Its Deadline 10/16/09 ID: Rudd seeks Jakarta’s …
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. ignored warnings before deadly Afghan attack…Three intelligence reports dismissed days before eight U.S. soldiers killed Bill Gertz, October 16, 2009 Army Maj. T.G. Taylor, a spokesman for the Army’s Task Force Mountain Warrior, told The Times that the three reports did not stand out among hundreds of others and that the intelligence was …
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