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Owl: NSA Perfect Storm — Time to Clean House — Fire Alexander, Close DNI Down (Restore DCI), Cancel CIA Drone Program (“A Thousand Genocides”), Fund Open Source Agency….

MS, Yahoo FB, Apple and the rest all deny they know anything the NSA’s program – implemented with these tech giant’s cooperation – called “PRISM.” It’s evident from this article they are all lying: ” America, here’s hoping you’ve had enough time to be come to terms with the National Security Agency scooping up all …

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Berto Jongman: US Public Diplomacy – Time for Competence?

Novel Suggestion: A Qualified Nominee for America’s Next Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy? By Patricia H. Kushlis Whirled View, Saturday, 25 May 2013 Will persistence pay off or does hope just spring eternal? The former would be nice. On May 24, 2013, 51 former US Ambassadors and senior US government officials with extensive overseas and …

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Neal Rauhauser: National Defense University’s New Directions

National Defense University’s New Directions I recently finished NDU’s Convergence, which is a collection of monographs on illicit networks. Queued up right behind it New Directions in U.S. National Security Strategy, Defense Plans, and Diplomacy: A Review of Official Strategic Documents, which I finished a first review of last night. The book collects seven important strategic …

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NIGHTWATCH: Iran, Syria, WMD — and Bolivia Expels AID for Covert Operations

Iran: The Foreign Minister said Iran considers use of chemical weapons in Syria a “red line” and wants the opposition investigated for using them. “We have always emphasized that the use of chemical weapons on the part of anyone is our red line,” Salehi said, according to the ISNA news agency. “Iran is opposed to …

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Winslow Wheeler: Iraq Invasion at 10 Years — Learning from the Past

The media is doing its usual vapid tour of the 10th “anniversary” of the American invasion of Iraq. Far better to consider how the nation permitted the disgrace to happen. Mike Lofgren cites three important lessons to learn. For myself, I believe it most important to consider the domestic politics and careerist posturing that drives …

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