The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Been There, Done That, Shinseki & LISTENING October 26, 2009 Greg Jaffe This is unquestionably a great book but it is so narrow, and so oblivious to the larger context within which the U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Shinseki GOT IT RIGHT and knew exactly what was needed, and the impeachable offenses of Chenez, …
Great Airport Book, Really Substantive October 26, 2009 Martin L. Gross The publisher has failed to use the tools that Amazon provides, so “Look Inside the Book” and especially the Table of Contents, are not available. Shame on the publisher. I would normally take away one star for this lack of due diligence. This author …
In my opinion, it is now almost certain that Afghanistan will wreck the presidency of Barack Obama. As I feared, Mr. Obama has allowed the US military and its allies in the Democratic wing and Republican wing of the national-security apparat (there is no real difference between these wings) to ensnare him in the wreckage …
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What a great search phrase! Thank you. KEY POINT: Design is not just about physical structures, but about relationships as well as ideas. Will Durant has a great deal to say about this in Philosophy and the Social Problem. KEY POINT: Information is the means by which we harmonize understanding of the threats, sustainable consensus …
by Matthew M. Aid. Bloomsbury, 423 pp., $30.00 REVIEW BY James Bamford The New York Review of Books (5 November 2009) Pre-released in The Huffington Post (Full Review Here) Bamford on Detail, Steele on Impact–Solid Five Stars October 17, 2009 Phi Beta Iota: James Bamford is without peer in his understanding of the NSA. He …
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First Rate Deep Current Insider View Cannot Be Denied October 16, 2009 Charles S. Faddis I am quite certain this author has been “black-balled” behind his back–Blair and Panetta, if they even have a clue this book exists–are being told reassuringly that the author is a disgruntled former employee, something of a “cowboy,” and not …
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