The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The essay by Andrew Bacevich (Colonel USA ret.) portrays one of the very worst aspects of the imperial court of Versailles on the Potomac — collective amnesia that opens the door to the grotesque… Chuck Spinney The Washington Gossip Machine Posted By Tom Engelhardt On September 26, 2010 Prisoners of War Bob Woodward and all …
SCHEDULED SEMINARS | SEMINAR SPECIFICS | QUESTIONS? The Rethinking Seminar Series produced by the Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory has been underway for six years. The Seminars bring together distinguished speakers and interested professionals in free, informal discussions on a wide range of national security topics. The seminars occur approximately monthly in Arlington, VA, near the Pentagon. …
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PENTAGON DELAYS PUBLICATION OF NEW BOOK The Department of Defense says that a forthcoming book about the war in Afghanistan contains classified information, and that it should not be put on the market in its current form. Instead, the Pentagon is considering whether to purchase and destroy the entire first printing of the book, “Operation …
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This seemed worthwhile. Although below appear on this site already, we have done some prospecting and pulled a few other graphics and reports together. Afghanistan War Wealth + Corruption Cycle (Opium, Hashish, Minerals, Past Pipeline Attempts) Journal: Pentagon Lies, NYT Sells Out, Obama Fiddles New today, thank you for the inspiration: Propaganda Busters: Afghanistan minerals, …
Untangling the Bizarre CIA Links to the Ground Zero Mosque By Mark Ames September 10, 2010 | 2:36 p.m EXTRACT 1: Leslie Deak’s resume also notes his role as “business consultant” for Patriot Defense Group, LLC, a private defense contractor with offices in Winter Park, Florida, and in Tucson. The only names listed on the …
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The Self-Inflicted Wounds of 9/11 Saturday 11 September 2010 by: Melvin A. Goodman, t r u t h o u t | News Analysis EXTRACT 1: The defense budget is, in fact, out of control, increasing funding for both near-term and long-term programs and activities. EXTRACT 2: In addition to unprecedented military spending, the Pentagon …
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What Did the Pentagon Do With That Extra Trillion Dollars? The Surge in Defense Spending By WINSLOW T. WHEELER EXTRACT: Finally, that $102 billion efficiency drive being pursued by Secretary Gates is over five years. The current Pentagon budget plan is to spend $3.245 Trillion over that period. In other words, the much touted Gates …
