The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Are US armed forces “the best in the world”? What makes you think so? Not All That It Can Be The myth of American military superiority. WINSLOW WHEELER Foreign Policy | OCTOBER 11, 2012 EXTRACT: We also heard a lot of bombast after the first war with Iraq, Operation Desert Storm in 1991; then, the …
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National Insecurity Questions That Won’t Be Asked in the Presidential Debates How Bad Will Things Get in Afghanistan? by FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY. Counterpunch, October 08, 2012 For reasons that were quite clear well before the Afghan “surge” began (see here and here), America’s Afghan adventure is now ending without achieving its goals. The prospects for a civil life in Afghanistan are likely …
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Free Software Supporter Issue 54, September 2012 Welcome to the Free Software Supporter, the Free Software Foundation’s monthly news digest and action update — being read by you and 61,769 other activists. That’s 1,189 more than last month! Encourage your friends to subscribe and help us build an audience by adding our subscriber widget to …
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I know nothing about the science, but this seems credible–certainly worth considering. World Renown Nuke Expert Nails Bibi to the Wall on Iran Bomb Threat Jim W. Dean EXTRACT (Letter Only, Editorial Hyperbole Detracts) Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu: Iran may be in your red zone, but can not score. Sure, Iran could divert a few …
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Am in Europe where this was brought to my attention. I don’t know what to think of this. My local government counterparts are quite certain that this anti-Islam film was a deliberate and orchestrated affair. We live in a very dangerous time. I hope people will take the right decisions. EDIT: One of my counterparts …
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Building walkable cities cuts emissions more than fuel taxes, study says New Urbanists have advocated walkable cities and shorter commutes for years. But does investing in this approach — what behavioral economists call “smart growth” — simply look good on paper, or does it produce tangible results? It does, according to a new study published …
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Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme. Sean Rayment The Telegraph (UK), 15 September 2012 Battleships, aircraft …
