The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Gideon Rachman 4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent but Superficial, June 9, 2011 By Robert D. Steele (Oakton, VA United States) – See all my reviews I was expecting so much more from this book, it is almost a three in relation to disappointment, but assuredly a solid four as far as it goes. This …
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UPDATED with Comment from O-5 (at end). This email is from an active duty colonel who travels all over Afghanistan. He actually goes on foot patrols with troops to see things for himself. Here is his latest report. His message is bad Ju Ju, I am afraid. Chuck Spinney La Ciotat, France To All, The …
Some D-Day reflections from 2009 that still merit reflection today. “The Rule of LGOPs” Little Groups of Paratroops On this the 67th anniversary of the World War II D-Day invasion it is only fitting to remind ourselves that rarely do things go as planned in battle. The 18th century military strategist Carl Von Clausewitz called …
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UPDATED to Add The Hill 06/06/11. A new Straus Military Reform Project paper that I have just finished explains how the Pentagon has tailored measures of inflation for itself that generate added billions of dollars — each year — and additional (hidden) “real growth” for its budget. As just one example of the consequences, during the span …
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31 May 2011: BBC Link corrected. Dear friends, The personal is political. This is true in so many ways. I am part of my culture and social systems, and they are part of me, embedded in me. They shape how I think and act, how I respond, what I think is right and possible — …
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The Gates Farewell Warning America can be a superpower or a welfare state, but not both. Phi Beta Iota Sidenote: BOTH of the above “choices” are corruption incarnate. The correct choice was articulated by Thomas Jefferson: “A Nation’s best defense is an educated citizenry.” EXTRACT: In a series of farewell speeches, Mr. Gates has warned …
President Obama appears to have no interest in the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) as a source of accurate information for decision making and policy formulation. John Brennan, his counter-terrorism chief and principal advisor on intelligence issues routinely circumvents the IC when the administration needs strategic intelligence to guide its national security deliberations. During the last …
