The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Pusillanimity or Hypocrisy or Both Memo to Obama: Three Strikes and You’re Out By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY Counterpunch I believe Obama’s schtick during his campaign for president was to subtly encourage his adversaries to impale themselves of the horns of their own contradictions. This kind of strategy can be particularly effective in the all-important moral …
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When confronted with a persistent foreign policy problem that threatens U.S. interests, and that cannot be adequately addressed through economic or political pressure, American policymakers and opinion formers have increasingly resorted to recommending the use of limited military force: that is, enough force to attempt to resolve the problem while minimizing U.S. military deaths, local …
*Starred Review* Could the U.S. be on the brink of becoming a Third World nation? Syndicated columnist Huffington argues that overspending on war at the expense of domestic issues and the alarming decline of the middle class are troubling signals that the U.S. is losing its economic, political, and social stability—a stability that has always …
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UPDATE 03: Miami Herald Superior Reporting (Guatemala may petition international court on this matter). UPDATE 02: Guatemalan president ‘very angry’ at US tests (BBC short video). Note reference to this probably happening in other countries. We sense a need for–and recommend–a global investigation. UPDATE 01: Horrific medical tests of past raise concerns for today (Commentary …
Netanyahu’s Freeze Scam by Henry Siegman 30 Sep 2010 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks at the formal White House launching of the resumed Middle East peace talks on September 2 were the clearest indication yet of his lack of seriousness. But neither the host, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, nor any of the distinguished guests …
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Haiti Still Waiting For Pledged U.S. Aid The Huffington Post JONATHAN M. KATZ and MARTHA MENDOZA | 09/29/10 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Nearly nine months after the earthquake, more than a million Haitians still live on the streets between piles of rubble. One reason: Not a cent of the $1.15 billion the U.S. promised for rebuilding …
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This article reminds me of two things: 1. The supercilious attitude of many State Department people, akin to that displayed by Clinton White House staffers to GEN Barry McCaffrey when he worked in Joint Staff J-5: “… we don’t talk to you military people …”, something I’ve had said to me by certain State people. …
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