The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
24 Dec Journal: Get America Working–A Conversation 3 Jan Journal: Get America Working–A Conversation Part II Andrew Carpenter responds (Robert Steele’s opening at end): I offer here a cautionary note in three areas. First, Robert, I get that you have a prior commitment to electoral reform, and that’s your proprietary thing close to your heart. …
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In defense of RSS Lots of buzz today about RSS (dying or not dying). If you’re not using it, can I strongly suggest you give it a try? I use Newsfire. Not sure the particular readers matters, though. Here’s what you need to know: It’s not particularly difficult to keep up with 200 blogs you …
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Franklin D. Kramer (Editor), Stuart H. Starr (Editor), Larry Wentz (Editor) Read Macgregor & Steele for the Other Half January 1, 2011 I like the book and I like the authors and I do NOT like the fact that neither decision-support nor intelligence (decision-support) nor M4IS2* are in this book. Retired Reader’s review–at five stars–is …
5 Overlooked Stories (CSM) 1. Stuxnet 2. TARP is Cheap 3. Common School Standards 4. Rise of Natural Gas 5. Twilight of the Desktop 20 Hopeful Stories (YES! Magazine) 1. Climate Crisis Response Takes a New Direction 2. Wikileaks Lifts the Veil 3. Momentum is Building for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons …
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Something caught my eye while reading a Slate item written by Tom Scocca and posted on December 20, 2010, “Two Ways of Looking at Our Covert War in Pakistan.” Mr. Scocca wrote: “There are diplomatic tensions because we are fighting a full-on undeclared war on the territory of a country with which we are an …
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This search is a VERY important one, and does not yield the correct answer, which is in itself an indictment of information technology. The correct answer is NEGATIVE, and Paul Strassmann, former Director of Defense Information, is the person who established this fact for the top corporations, although he likes to soft-shoe it and say …
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Anthony H. Cordesman; with Paul S. Frederiksen and William D. Sullivan (Author) 5.0 out of 5 stars Real Defense Exertise, December 22, 2010 By Retired Reader (New Mexico) – See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) Anthony Cordesman is by any rational measure an expert in defense, security, and intelligence issues. Virtually his entire career …
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