The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
This important essay by Ray McGovern makes a compelling case for the recommendation he makes last two paragraphs which are repeated in italics below: “As a former CIA analyst, I hope that Obama would have the presence of mind to order a fast-track special National Intelligence Estimate on the implications of the Iran-Brazil-Turkey agreement …
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One of the probable spinoffs of America’s disastrous “you are with us or against us” unilateralism in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iran, etc., is a loss of our moral authority to lead other nations into supporting our adventures. In this regard, the future of Nato is the big question mark. This question can not be …
CS Note: Note this is focused on deterring Israel and is consistent with Turkey’s emerging regional grand strategy of rapprochement with its neighbors, in this case Iran and Syria. Thursday May 13, 2010 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Turkey has installed Anti-Aircraft Hawk Missiles at a village close to the Syrian border in …
A Roadmap to Folly in Afghanistan The Arrogance of Ignorance By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY Counterpunch http://www.counterpunch.org/spinney05172010.html Nisos Kos, Greece A report by Jonathan Landay and Dion Nissenbaum for McClatchy Newspapers provides important insights into our rapidly diminishing prospects for success in Afghanistan, some direct, others inferential: First, the direct: the Qandahar operation that General McChrystal …
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The below article by Professor Aruri is an excellent summary of the Palestinian-Israel conflict. It provides yet more information on why the two-state solution is kaput. Had he discussed the water issue, his case would have been even stronger, but this is a nitpick on an excellent analysis that is both clearly and succinctly written. Chuck …
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My good friend Marshall Auerback analyzes the currency/debt crisis in in EU, and explains why this creates a situation fundamentally different from that facing nations with sovereign currencies. like Britain, Japan, and United States. It is a distinction that needs to be kept in mind, if the US is have a constructive fiscal …
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My good friend Robert Bryce tries to inject a little truth into a green technology known as Carbon Capture. He is author of several energy-related books, including the the book shown below. May 12, 2010 A Bad Bet on Carbon By ROBERT BRYCE On Wednesday John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman introduced their long-awaited Senate energy bill, …
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