Counterpunch: Lies from Spies – Mel Goodman on Robert Gates as a Liar, Bad Manager, and Rotten Analyst

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Former CIA director and secretary of defense Robert M. Gates, who served both Bush administrations as well as the Obama administration, has produced his third self-aggrandizing memoir.  His most recent effort, “A Passion for Leadership,” is in the form of lessons learned, but there is no acknowledgement of any flaw or stumble, let alone mistake.

Dave Witzel: Shifting Plastics to a Circular Economy Could Generate Billions

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Shifting Plastics to a Circular Economy Could Generate Billions

Plastic packaging is a part of our lives. Just think of everything you buy that is packaged in plastic. But too much of it is just chucked into the garbage. Consider that 32 percent of plastic packaging never makes it into collection systems, according to a new report released by the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. That waste creates “significant economic costs by reducing the productivity of vital natural systems such as the ocean and clogging urban infrastructure,” the report’s authors wrote. The cost of thrown-away plastic packaging that isn’t recycled is “conservatively estimated” at $40 billion a year, which exceeds “the plastic packaging industry’s profit pool.”

Antechinus: The Dirty (US) War on Syria

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The Dirty War on Syria: Washington, Regime Change and Resistance ebook by Professor Tim Anderson, distinguished author and senior lecturer of political economy at the University of Sydney, Australia.

The best systematic critique of western fabrications justifying the war against the Assad government.  – Michel Chossudovsky   –  This text is essential reading for all peace and justice activists.  – James Petras   –  There’s nothing civil about war in Syria, raped by US imperialism, partnered with rogue allies. Anderson’s book is essential reading to understand what’s going on. – Stephen Lendman

Jean Lievens: How Blockchain Can Redefinite Relations between A Government and Its Citizens

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How can Blockchain redefine the relationship between the UK government and citizens?

Just last week, the UK government was urged to consider adopting blockchain, with the government’s chief scientist, Sir Mark Walport who argued that using the technology could “redefine the relationship between government and the citizen in terms of data sharing, transparency and trust.”