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2011/02/232011/02/23

How Neocon Central Worked for Muammar Qadhafi

Among Libya’s lobbyists Laura Rozen, Politico, 21 February 2011 As several Libyan diplomats Monday denounced their country’s four-decade ruler Col. Muammar Qadhafi for unleashing the army against anti-government protesters, U.S. consultancies that have worked to burnish Libya’s and Qadhafi’s U.S. image were laying low. Several consulting, law and lobbying firms have moved in to advise the …

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2011/02/202011/02/20

Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail? + US Fraud RECAP

Phi Beta Iota: With a tip of the hat to Rolling Stone and author Matt Taibbi, reproducing the entire article was the only way to show the emphasis added by Brother Chuck. Updated to add photo and observe that this particular article is rocketing around the Internet. See also our review of GRIFTOPIA. UPDATE: Three …

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2011/02/182011/02/18

Search: how did open source get squelched?

Although the question has been asked often, we did not understand it ourselves until we saw the US Government ignore the Somali pirates despite a coherent, unclassified, and very explicit report done for CENTCOM J-2 Plans in 2005. In 2007 both Special Forces and US Navy Irregular Warfare were asked why they had ignored the …

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2011/02/122011/10/22

Disagree, but Engage–Free and Fair Elections in USA?

Disagree, but engage: That’s civility On issues ranging from abortion to guns, it is possible for adversaries to find common ground February 10, 2011|By Robert Fersh and Andrew L. Yarrow EXTRACT: These processes are most successful when participants have strong, informed opinions and can make a difference if they reach agreement. This was the case …

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2011/02/062011/02/06

Obama to Clapper: “Disappointed.” Duh.

UPDATED to ADD USMC NIT 1991 & 3 articles. In 1991 the Marine Corps proposed a redirection of National Intelligence Topics (NIT) toward the Third World and Global Coverage. Here is what was proposed and refused, following upon General Al Gray’s article, “Global Intelligence Challenges in the 1990’s“: Reference: USMC Proposed Alternative National Intelligence Topics …

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2011/02/012011/02/01

Americans Admire Military Personnel While Being Unaware & Uninterested in What They Do “In Our Name”

Troops Die Because of Their Country, Not For It US admiration for its soldiers may be deep and widespread, but interest in what they are doing is shallow and fleeting by Gary Younge Published on Monday, January 31, 2011 by The Guardian Most of the stories told about Benjamin Moore, 23, at his funeral started …

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2011/01/312011/01/31

End of Hegemony, Deceit, & Despots

Analysis: The US moral conundrum in Egypt (AP) – 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — As with Iran 30 years ago, American leaders again are wrestling with the moral conflict between Washington’s demands for democracy among its friends and strategic coziness with dictatorial regimes seen as key to stability in an increasingly complex world, particularly …

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