The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Deja Vu in Marja Our guiding illusions in Afghanistan ANDREW J. BACEVICH, America Magazine: The National Catholic Weekly, 29 March 2010 In American politics, deficits have suddenly become all the rage. Throughout the presidency of George W. Bush, the federal government hemorrhaged red ink, with no one paying much attention. Upon the election of Barack …
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[DoD] Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants KABUL, Afghanistan — Under the cover of a benign government information-gathering program, a Defense Department official set up a network of private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan to help track and kill suspected militants, according to military officials and businessmen in Afghanistan and the United …
Timeline: Government Under Attack By Dawn Lim and Ross Gianfortune dlim@govexec.com March 5, 2010 Thursday evening’s shootout between Pentagon police officers and a gunman apparently motivated by anti-government sentiment was the latest in a spate of attacks on federal employees and facilities and serves as a stark reminder that public servants too often find themselves …
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Greed Pricing, Useful Content, March 8, 2010 Completed 30 August 2010 Joseph W. Dellapenna (Editor), Joyeeta Gupta (Editor) I was forced to buy this book as part of a twelve book review for an international organization, and even though it was a business expense, this kind of greed pricing makes me urge all authors to …
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Islam in Africa (Wikipedia) Islam in Africa (Congressional Research Service, 9 May 08) Ending Wahabism Influence in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Sudan, Gulf (INDOLin, 4 Jan 09) ANALYSIS-Saudi power below par despite wealth, Islamic role (Reuters 22 Feb 09) Growing Iranian Regional Influence Worries Saudi Arabia (News.com, 23 Feb 07) Saudis buying influence in Gaza (World …
Note to analysts: Analysts new to this problem need to take this aboard. Pakistani and Indian officers obey or they get cashiered, if not executed. The ability of the Pakistani security authorities to round up and arrest more than half the membership of the Quetta Shura, fled to Karachi, indicates the Shura members always were …
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