The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Superb From Right of Center–VERY Satisfying Competent Collection January 10, 2010 Melvyn Leffler and Jeffrey Legro Of the three books I bought to explore this particular theme, this was the best by far and the only one to earn five stars. Twelve chapters, twelve authors, not a single runt in this litter. The notes are …
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The Meaning Of Al Qaeda’s Double Agent: The jihadists are showing impressive counterintelligence ability that the CIA seems to have underestimated. Wall Street Journal Reuel Marc Gerecht January 8, 2010 [safety copy of entire piece below the fold] Amid the Hysteria, A Look at What al-Qaeda Can’t Do TIME Magazine By Peter Beinart Monday, Jan. 18, …
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Contrarian Investor Sees Economic Crash in China by David Barboza Friday, January 8, 2010 James S. Chanos built one of the largest fortunes on Wall Street by foreseeing the collapse of Enron and other highflying companies whose stories were too good to be true. Now Mr. Chanos, a wealthy hedge fund investor, is working to …
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Five for Personal Effort Most Intriguing Overview December 28, 2009 Gunnar Sevelius, MD This is actually three books in one, and I am not certain if the middle book is intended or not. Book 1: Page 1-140 then pick up with pages 141-185 Book 2: G. K. Chesteron, What’s Wrong with the World by Seven …
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NOW AVAILABLE AT AMAZON FOR $15 THIS IS A ‘MUST BUY” FOR ANYONE WHO CARES… Tom Atlee, author of The Tao of Democracy: Using Co-Intelligence to Create a World That Works for All has been moved at this particular point in time to present to all of us with an extraordinary collection of short stories …
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The Radical Legacy Of 1979 By Edward. P. Djerejian If ever one year in recent times was a catalyst for change in the broader Middle East and Muslim world, it was 1979. One ray of bright light in that year of darkness was the signing of the historic Camp David peace treaty between Israel and …
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This handbook is nothing more than a Chaplain’s Rice Bowl. It has nothing to do with what we were hoping for, Religious Engagement. For that, see the two references below by Capt Doug Johnston, USN (Ret), still the Top Gun on the topic. JCS needs to completely rewrite this publication, triple it in breadth and …
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