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2011/02/18

NIGHTWATCH Extracts & Corrective Observations

North Korea/China: Why public intelligence matters more than Chinese blocking of UN information. Bahrein: Corrects erroneous view that Egyptian Army was “insubordinate and policized” in contrast to the disciplined and brutally repressive Bahrein forces. Egypt: Excellent overview on Workers, Brotherhood, the naive young–and corrective comment on why US Government is failing to get it right …

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2011/02/082011/02/08

Why Boeing is Imploding–Spinney, Sprey, & Reality vs Political Engineering & Government Spec Cost Plus

Below are three separate contributions: Spinney on Sprey; Sprey on Boeing; and Seattle Times on Boeing. CHUCK SPINNEY SOUNDS OFF President Obama says that restoring America’s competitiveness is one of his top priorities. Yet under his watch, deindustrialization, financialization, and globalization continue without interruption. Many advocates of defense spending argue that spinoffs from the Pentagon’s …

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2011/01/302011/02/13

Women of Washington–The Lunacy Continues

(1) This **could** be DoD’s near-term future; (2) honestly have not heard anything bad about her; (3) my principal concern is that she has no personal military experience, which I personally think should be mandatory for any SECDEF. Chuck Spinney Sends: Truely nuts. The article is a puff piece about an incompetent fraud who happens …

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2011/01/292011/01/29

Revolution & Secession: The Game is ON!

NIGHTWATCH Complete Report for 28 January 2011 Jordan: Protesters across Jordan called for the government to step down. In Amman, more than 5,000 marched. Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans, blamed the government for rising prices and called for the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai. Egypt: Today was the Day of Rage and so it has …

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2011/01/252011/01/25

Public Health Advocates Pressure on EPA Flouride Reduction

EPA to Bar Fluoride-Based Pesticide Decision aims to protect children’s health CONTACT: EWG Public Affairs, 202-667-6982 leeann@ewg.org; Beyond Pesticides: Jay Feldman, 202-543-5450; Fluoride Action Network: Ellen Connett, 315-379-9200 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2011 Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed to grant three environmental groups’ petition to end …

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2011/01/182011/01/18

NIGHTWATCH Extract: Tunesia & USA Politics

Phi Beta Iota: If one reads the Winner Take All Politics book review by Retired Reader first, and then the analytic comments here, one is struck by the raw nearly identical nature of the corrupt politicians and the dysfunctional political system. Third World America, indeed. Tunisia: Politics. The Speaker of the Parliament is the new …

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2011/01/18

Review (Guest): Winner-Take-All Politics–How Washington Made the Rich Richer – and Turned its Back on the Middle Class

Paul Pierson and Jacob S. Hacker 5.0 out of 5 stars Political Economy January 17, 2011 Retired Reader (New Mexico) – See all my reviews This book is an effort by two political scientist to explain how in the last thirty years or so wealth in the U.S. has become concentrated in the hands of …

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