The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
In 1986 we invented “reverse hits” in a failed attempt to get the clandestine service to allow electronic searches of its databases. In a related experience we discovered that fewer than 10 percent of the names had been properly indexed because the clerks in the basement were lazy and ignored “INDEX ALL NAMES.” The Human …
Five for the Voice, Four for the Substance December 12, 2009 Thom Hartmann Thom Hartmann is one of a handful of individuals that I consider to be true guides for the rest of us, and I consider two of his earlier books, Cracking the Code and SCREWED, to have been instrumental in my own transformation …
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Brazil Wins WTO Approval to Sanction U.S. Over Cotton (Update2) Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — Brazil won the World Trade Organization’s approval to start retaliating against the U.S. because of subsidies paid to American cotton farmers. The WTO gave Brazil permission in August to impose $294.7 million in sanctions against U.S. goods — the second-highest amount …
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Tom Friedman had an especially fatuous column in Sunday’s New York Times, which is saying something given his well-established capacity for smug self-assurance. According to Friedman, the big challenge we face in the Arab and Islamic world is “the Narrative” — his patronizing term for Muslim views about America’s supposedly negative role in the region. …
There is only one “think tank” we pay constant attention to, only one that consistently produces worthwhile relevant information tailored to the needs of those of us concerned about national security writ whole. Here ar just a few of their recent publications, click on the logo to browse their formidable collection of contributing authors and …
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A Strategic Analytic Model is the non-negotiable first step in creating Strategic Intelligence, and cascades downto also enable Operational, Tactical, and Technical Intelligence. The most relevant strategic analytic model to our purposes is the one inspired by the United Nations High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change. Their report, A More Secure World–Our Shared …
From 4 to Five for Gifted Story and Amazon Price Cut November 29, 2009 Daniel Goleman I chose this book over Ecological Intelligence: Rediscovering Ourselves in Nature and seeing the author’s note about this other book “by a physician, Jungian analyst, and poet” am certain I made the right choice. The author’s “big idea” is …
