The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Afghanistan: The Pentagon’s Lost War By William Pfaff, Truthdigg.com, 27 July 2010 While it is unquestionable that Barack Obama made the war in Afghanistan “his” war, it also is true that it was served to him on a platter and with a gun pressed against his back. It was in fact the Pentagon’s chosen war. …
It is not as if the disaster described below, in the Afghan war logs released by Wikileaks to the Guardian, the New York Times, and der Spiegle, was not foreseeable. Here, for example, is an op-ed I wrote for Defense Week in April 2001, well before we began the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And I …
The report of Damian McElroy in the Telegraph [UK] describes General Petraeus new strategy for Afghanistan. It will be have a broad emphasis on counterinsurgency, like McChrystal’s strategy, but McElroy highlighted the following (presumed) differences or distinguishing features: Recognition that Taliban defections are crucial to achieving goal of ending war in 4 yrs (2014). … Observation: …
Georges Clemencueau, premier of France 1917-20, said war (WWI) is too serious a matter to be left to the generals. Matthias Gebauer explains below why the recent Nato conference of ministers in Kabul proves that the Afghan war is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. —————– The Conference that Wasn’t NATO …
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Another fascinating report by Jonathan Cook, a freelance reporter based in Nazareth on the West Bank, and one of the best reporters covering the Middle East One-State Debate Explodes Myth About Zionist Left by Jonathan Cook, Antiwar.com, July 21, 2010 http://original.antiwar.com/cook/2010/07/20/one-state-debate-explodes-myth/ A version of this article originally appeared in The National, published in Abu Dhabi. A …
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The attached very important report is by Jonathan Cook, a freelance resporter based in Nazareth in the occupied West Bank and one of the most intrepid reporters covering the Israel’s occupation policies, is — or should be — a long overdue wakeup call to the US people, the US media, and the US government, but …
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Tim Geithner’s Ninth Political Life By Simon Johnson, Baseline Scenario, 16 July 2010 In modern American life, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner stands out as amazingly resilient and remarkably lucky – despite presiding over or being deeply involved in a series of political debacles, he has gone from strength to strength. After at least eight improbably …
