Rattling the Cage: Our exclusive right to self-defense By LARRY DERFNER Oct 7, 2009 Virtually all of Israel is now speaking in one voice against the Goldstone report, against any attempt to blame us over the war in Gaza. We’ve honed our message to a sharp point and, inspired by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s performance …
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We pay careful attention to the search terms used by those who visit us, and have noticed a very healthy focus on strategy and on secrecy. The two are incompatible. Strategy, by its inherent nature, must be holistic, transparent, and sustainable. It demands broad collaboration and the broadest possible information-sharing and sense-making. Secrecy, by its …
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Return of the Jedi BY MAJ. GEN. ROBERT H. SCALES (RET.) It’s that time again. About once a decade, the military services attempt to reform how they educate officers. This time, the catalyst is a series of Senate and House hearings on how well the services educate officers. The Defense Science Board will begin a …
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Hot Topics AA: Brazil and Venezuela must consider the construction of nuclear … 10/02/09 AA: Latin American Realpolitik: Colombia Cuts Electricity to Venezuela … 10/01/09 AA: South America: Will defense spending trigger an arms race? 10/02/09 BO: Evo: ALBA to Tackle Key Regional Issue 10/02/09 BO: News of the Weird: Bolivia home to world’s only …
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Below is a simple illsutration of what a proper national health policy should address. This illustration is freely available under Creative Commons non-commercial license except that media outlets are gladly given a waiver and may make free use with attribution to “Phi Beta Iota, Public Intelligence Blog.” Below is a simplified question and four-point answer …
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First, a link to the translated Al Qaeda message. Then Chuck Spinney’s commentary on the rmessage (there is no assurance it is actually from Bin Laden, who may be long dead). Finally, a Phi Beta Iota comment that will outrage the lame of mind and resonate with every average American. Bin Ladin Says US Should …
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