The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Madison’s Nightmare: How Much Should We Spend for National Insecurity? Chuck Spinney, FEB 3, 2011 The Atlantic (for James Fallows) Read entire reference piece…. Brother Chuck makes three key points: 1. He quotes Madison, as we have, on the importance of public knowledge as the basis for the Republic keeping the government accountable and in …
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Following a week of political unrest, capped off by Friday’s organized pro-democracy uprising across the USA, President Barack Obama dismissed his Cabinet on Saturday and stepped before television cameras calling for an end to the protests. But he stopped short of resigning—as his people were demanding. They blame him for poverty, unemployment, widespread corruption and …
Phi Beta Iota: The announcement of the Egyptian Army that it recognizes the “legitimate grievances” of the public and that it will not use force is in fact a recognition of both the substance of the public grievances, and the fact that force would backfire–there are not enough guns on the planet to repress the …
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Hugo Chavez Weighs in on US Instability Voice of America, 30 January 2011 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday called for an orderly transition in the US to a government that reflects the aspirations of the American people. The president spoke by telephone with world and Western Hemisphere leaders about the situation in the US. …
Interesting reading…. Middle East & North Africa: Carthage under Siege By Feriel Bouhafa , January 26, 2011 Foreign Policy in Focus The success of a throng of Tunisian protesters who toppled Ben Ali, the seemingly unshakable dictator, caught the world off guard. Analysts have rushed to make sense of Tunisia’s unforeseen popular revolt. The media …
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America’s Core Values Beyond A House Divided By Chuck Colson|Christian Post Guest Columnist In his new book, Beyond a House Divided: The Moral Consensus Ignored by Washington, Wall Street, and the Media, Carl Anderson examines a mountain of polling statistics and has some surprising news. Anderson writes, “In dealing with many high profile issues, we …
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NIGHTWATCH EXTRACT Tunisia: Update. The Tunisian army fired into the air to disperse protesters from the headquarters of former President Ben Ali’s Constitutional Democratic Rally (CDR) in Tunis. The CDR has been disbanded but some demonstrators want the building razed. The state of emergency remains in effect. The interim government met for the first time …
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