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Wesley Clark: ISIS Funded by Our Closest Allies

Corruption, Government, IO Deeds of War, Peace Intelligence
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Gen. Wesley Clark: “ISIS Got Started With Funding From Our Closest Allies”

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Far from a spontaneously-arising root-of-all-evil organization, at least according to General Wesley Clark, ISIS was created and funded by our “closest allies.” As the General said: “ISIS got started through funding from our friends and allies… to fight to the death against Hezbollah.” Which friends and allies, he did not say. But he did suggest that it has become a “Frankenstein monster.” Read more.

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Review (Guest): Thieves of State – Why Corruption Threatens Global Security

5 Star, Corruption, Crime (Government)
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Sarah Chayes

5 of 5 Stars. An Important Book By Deborah O'Keeffe on January 26, 2015

I believe Thieves of State is a must-read for anyone concerned about promoting peace and civility in communities, nations, and the world. Sarah Chayes compellingly discusses how the corrupt practices of governments and authorities spawn violent reactionary movements that undermine the security and stability of societies. Chayes’s voice is strong and confident, her prose is taut, fact-rich, and colorful, sometimes passionate but never indulgent. The book is intelligent and well-researched and refreshingly accessible, with a strong narrative current to draw the reader along. More than that, this is an important book, one with the potential to alter the discussion and–one may hope–the U. S. government’s approach to diplomacy and national security issues.

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Worth a Look: Project Veritas

Civil Society, Ethics
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Founded by James O’Keefe, the mission of Project Veritas is:

Investigate and expose corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions in order to achieve a more ethical and transparent society.

Project Veritas is the most effective non-profit on the national scene, period.

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Michael Kearns: Google in Charge of Truth?

Advanced Cyber/IO, Commerce, Ethics, IO Deeds of Peace, IO Sense-Making
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In charge of truth? Google considers ranking sites on facts, not popularity

Google is considering putting itself in charge of online truth, in order to assist users in an age of information overload. The web giant would rank search results based on each site’s ‘truth score' instead of its popularity level. Read more.

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Michael Kearns: Anthony McWatt on Pirsig’s Metaphysics of Quality

Collective Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence
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A most helpful integrative starting point for thinking about ethics, leadership, and the unity of knowledge and wisdom. Asks and answers twelve questions.

Pirsig's Metaphysics of Quality

by Anthony McWatt
Philosophy post-grad Seminar, University of Liverpool, February 12th 1998.

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Mongoose: Big Wallets Pushing WWIII

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 07 Other Atrocities, Commerce, Corruption, Government, IO Deeds of War
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Detailed overview of the military-industrial complex think tanks used to skew policy toward military spending and elective wars.

Meet The Big Wallets Pushing Obama Towards A New Cold War

Phi Beta Iota: Beyond this “lite” level of subversion lie banks and the cabal on top of the banks for whom war, human trafficking, drugs, money laundering, and pedophilia are all part of the “grease” for how they do business.