Mongoose: CIA as Pawn — the Candidates — and the Nominee is…

UPDATE:  Brannan nominated.  We wish him well.  The drone program will be his death unless he wises up quickly and transfers the drone program to the military.  During his tenure CIA will face legal challenges in world courts, direct assassination of not-so-secret CIA case officers operating with impunity, and a president very disappointed that CIA …

Gold Transformer: Mother, Should I Trust the Government?

Mother, Should I Trust the Government? James Quinn Financial Sense, 01/02/2013 EXTRACT 1: The white collared psychopathic criminals on Wall Street reaped billions in profits, paid themselves millions in bonuses, and cost taxpayers trillions when it all blew up in 2008. The ruling elite have added $6 trillion to our national debt and their central …

Tom Atlee: Quinn Norton at WIRED – Eulogy for #Occupy

Dear friends, Over the last 15 months I posted many reflections on the Occupy movement. That movement is clearly not over, morphing into new shapes even as its most potent meme – “We are the 99%” – continues to reverberate. Yet there was something about the original Occupy encampments – those intense micro-communities, living vibrant …

Search: directory of online budget simulators / games

Important search.  Something OMB should have created decades ago.  A priority item within the Open Source Agency (OSA) concept of service to Whole of Government and unscrewing the DoD acquisition process which is corrupt to the bone (front-loading, false assumptions, etcetera).  Warning notice: the big money is focused on reducing the deficit as a financial …

Richard Wright: Friedman on Hagel — Zionists Backing Down? Steele Overview & Remember the USS Liberty

Given the out of control slander and vicious opposition of the Zionists and the neo-cons to Chuck Hagel’s leaked nomination prospects, this comes as a pleasant surprise. Give Chuck a Chance By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN New York Times December 25, 2012 In case you haven’t heard, President Obama is considering appointing Chuck Hagel, a former …

DefDog: Steve Clemons of Atlantic Gathers Pros and Cons on Chuck Hagel for SecDef

Worth a read — balanced and bottom line positive. Washington Roundup: Arguments for and Against Chuck Hagel’s Nomination I have gathered some more views on Chuck Hagel’s potential — and challenged — nomination to serve as President Obama’s Secretary of Defense. Read full article. See Also: Chuck Hagel and the Jews The Wall Street Journal …