The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Nato troops in Afghanistan ‘often made conflict worse’ A Territorial Army captain has resigned to publish a book critical of British actions in Afghanistan. Mr Mike Martin said Nato troops in Helmand province “often made the conflict worse”. He quit his role in the TA after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) refused to give him …
One Nation the U.S. Actually Should Liberate “Secretary Kerry? It’s Ukraine on the phone asking about liberation again. Have you been able to get them a reference letter yet from Libya or Iraq or Afghanistan? How about Vietnam? Panama? Grenada? Kosovo maybe? Ukraine says Syria says you have a reference letter in the works from …
Rahul Sagar 5.0 out of 5 stars Highlights from Steven Aftergood’s Review at Lawfare, April 9, 2014 I tried to prevail on Steven Aftergood to repost his rave review at Lawfare here but for various reasons that was not possible. I’ve looked at this book but Steven is vastly superior to me in his contextual …
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Below is one of the better pieces of its type that I’ve read. While it refers several times to USMA, the majority of it is, IMHO, applicable to new officers from all commissioning sources. I think the most important point author makes comes at the end where he emphasizes the reality of a platoon leader’s …
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The Crucible of Iraq The Corpse Exhibition: And Other Stories of Iraq, by Hassan Blasim, is the most important book to come out of the Iraq War. Blasim, whom I met with last week in Princeton, N.J., has a faultless eye for revealing detail, a ribald black humor and a psychological brilliance that makes every story …
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Why Are Americans Paying to be Searched, Spied On, Shot At, and Robbed Blind by the Government [and the Oligarchs Behind the Government]? John Whitehead OpEdNews, 7 April 2014 The State Department wants $400,000 to purchase a fiberglass sculpture of a camel looking at a needle for its new embassy in Pakistan. They’ve already spent …
A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development: The Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda 30 May 2013 PDF (81 Pages): UN High Level Panel Post-2015 May 2013 Eradicating extreme poverty is central, with a focus on hunger, water, sanitation, education, and healthcare.
