The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
No one reads history anymore. Japan’s Military Moves Toward Pre-Emptive Strike Capability By YUKA HAYASHI Wall Street Journal, 30 May 2013 TOKYO—Japan’s military, long constrained by the nation’s postwar pacifist constitution, moved toward gaining the freedom to strike enemy targets abroad if an attack is anticipated. Read full article.
Pakistan: Press reports indicate a US drone attack killed a senior Pakistani Taliban leader and, variously, from four to seven comrades today. The Pakistani Taliban denied that Wali ur Rehman Mehsud was killed. Comment: Reaction to this drone attack has been mixed, but the timing relative to political developments in Pakistan is unfortunate. The new …
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Facebook ‘likes’ predict personality What do your Facebook likes say about you? Sexuality, political leanings and even intelligence can be gleaned from the things you choose to “like” on Facebook, a study suggests. Researchers at Cambridge University used algorithms to predict religion, politics, race and sexual orientation. The research, published in the journal PNAS, forms …
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This is the antecedent to my previous post on Gen. Mattis. The administration’s mishandling of Marine Gen. James Mattis Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Friday, January 18, 2013 – 9:50 AM Word on the national security street is that General James Mattis is being given the bum’s rush out of his job as commander of …
Being read in Europe and Asia. The Secret History of US Drone Strikes in 2012 (Woods et al.) Chris Woods, Jack Serle and Alice K. Ross write at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: EXTRACTS PAKISTAN Drone strikes in Pakistan are now at their lowest level in five years, as Islamabad protests almost every attack. The …
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In this hard-hitting piece, Assange offers a taste of Wikileaks-released documents that will curl your hair. Two Years of Cablegate as Bradley Manning Testifies for the First Time Julian Assange Huffington Post, 29 November 2012 Thursday, November 29th, Bradley Manning testified for the first time since his arrest two and a half years ago in …
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Invite your attention to attached think-piece from one of Washington think tanks. BLUF: Compendium of several approaches to screw over military Services, particularly Army and Marine Corps. Retirees, particularly working age, also targeted. AF, Navy, SOF, cyber favored. Several 3-stars and 4-stars signed on to this thing; not supportive of former colleagues IMHO. Peter Peterson Strikes …
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