The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Osama bin Laden repeatedly said that his strategy for defeating the US and driving it out of the Middle East was to bankrupt the US by suckering it into a string expensive of never ending small wars. Osama may be dead, but the US remains locked in a state of perpetual wars abroad and shrinking …
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This essay discusses how the USA’s security clearance process (mainly related to ensuring secrecy) may have a counter-productive negative effect on the USA’s national security by reducing “cognitive diversity” among security professionals. Background refs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_clearance#United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secrecy Scott Page wrote an insightful book about the value of “cognitive diversity” in making effective groups, called The Difference: …
The new normal, era persistent conflict. A decade after the 9/11 attacks, Americans live in an era of endless war Gregg Jaffe Washington Post, September 5, 2011, p. 1 Video: The attacks of September 11, 2001 forced Americans to reevaluate their views on the nation’s security. A decade later, is the country stronger and better …
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A good summary of the Arab Revolt and explanation of why the West ought to let Arabs sort out things for themselves Remaking the Arab State by Patrick Seale Agence Global, 30 Aug 2011 The Arabs face a formidable task — nothing less than rebuilding the entire state structure and system of government in countries …
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EDIT 4 Sep 2011: Link and misc. fixed. Dear IARPA staff- The greatest threat facing the USA is the irony inherent in our current defense posture, like for example planning to use nuclear energy embodied in missiles to fight over oil fields that nuclear energy could replace. This irony arises in part because the USA’s …
Dick Cheney 3.0 out of 5 stars Here’s the Documented View of Others, and Then Some,August 30, 2011 At three stars–everyone deserves to tell their side of the story, I am pleased to note that this is the ONLY review that is in the middle, all others being on the extreme of blind hate or …
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2nd, 3rd, & 4th thoughts the norm…here’s more. Click on headlines to read full originals. William Pfaff on Libya Libya, Egypt, Tunesia: the Arabs did it themselves Absence of direct US presence in Libya enabled rebel momentum. Washington’s allegiance to Israel makes it impotent in Arabia. America now more hates in Egypt, Pakistan, and Afghanistan …
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