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Journal: Taliban Ramps Up North, Holds South + RECAP

Taliban Influence Grows in North Insurgents Attack, Recruit, Adjudicate, Countering NATO’s Advance in South By YAROSLAV TROFIMOV PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan—The Taliban’s influence in northern Afghanistan has expanded in recent months from a few hotspots to much of the region, as insurgents respond to the U.S.-led coalition’s surge in the south by seizing new ground in areas …

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Newt Gingrich, Vice-President for Global Engagement–Waging Peace

Robert David Steele Recovering spy, serial pioneer for open and public intelligence Posted: October 12, 2010 10:52 AM Newt Gingrich, Vice-President for Global Engagement–Waging Peace Click on Title to Read at Huffington Post and Make Comments. Below, as a memory aid, are the elements and proposed leaders within the Vice Presidency for the Commonwealth, each …

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Michael Bloomberg, Vice President for Education, Intelligence, & Research — Creating a Smart Nation

Robert David Steele Recovering spy, serial pioneer for open and public intelligence Posted: October 7, 2010 10:13 AM Michael Bloomberg, Vice President for Education, Intelligence, & Research — Creating a Smart Nation Click on Title to Read at Huffington Post and Make Comments. Below, as a memory aid and brought forward from the second post …

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NIGHTWATCH: Russian Military & Military Sales Strategy

Algeria-Russia: For the record. Russian President Medvedev and Algerian President Bouteflika signed a joint statement on 6 October for more coordination and communication between the two countries, Itar-Tass reported. The statement said the two countries’ heads of state will meet regularly and that their foreign ministers will hold at least one meeting a year. The …

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Virtual President Announces Coalition Cabinet

UPDATED 29 May 2011 to add top-level link: Seven Promises to America–Who Will Do This? Robert David Steele Recovering spy, serial pioneer for open and public intelligence Posted: September 30, 2010 09:41 AM Virtual President Announces Coalition Cabinet Click on Title to Read at Huffington Post and/or Comment. My fellow Americans, I am honored to …

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Reflections on Integrity UPDATED + Integrity RECAP

Updated 1 November 2012 to add core graphic: Graphic: Ethical Evidence-Based Decisions.  Updated 13 April 2012 to add new book: THE OPEN SOURCE EVERYTHING MANIFESTO: Transparency, Truth & Trust.  Updated 8 March 2012 to add underlying philosophical reference: 2012-03-08 GOD MAN INTERVAL Reformatted & Linked.  Updated 6 December 2011 to add this seminal reference: Journal: …

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Review (DVD): Restrepo

Strong Recommendation from MajGen Robert Scales, USA (Ret) September 27, 2010 Actors: Dan Kearney, Lamonta Caldwell, Kevin Rice, Misha C. Pemble-Belkin, Kyle Steiner Directors: Sebastian Junger;Tim Hetherington General (and PhD) Robert Scales strongly recommended this movie to an audience at the Brookings Institute today. He used it as a backdrop to his official remarks on …

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