The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The True Cost of 9/11 Trillions and trillions wasted on wars, a fiscal catastrophe, a weaker America. By Joseph E. Stiglitz Slate, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 The Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks by al-Qaida were meant to harm the United States, and they did, but in ways that Osama Bin Laden probably never imagined. President …
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CS Note: Lightly reformatted by text unchanged and nothing added Can the United States move beyond the narcissism of 9/11? The unity brought about by the tragedy was intense but fleeting. The war on terror has been disastrous abroad and divisive at home Gary Younge, guardian.co.uk, Sunday 4 September 2011 18.00 In the immediate aftermath of …
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The new normal, era persistent conflict. A decade after the 9/11 attacks, Americans live in an era of endless war Gregg Jaffe Washington Post, September 5, 2011, p. 1 Video: The attacks of September 11, 2001 forced Americans to reevaluate their views on the nation’s security. A decade later, is the country stronger and better …
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Always remember Howard Zinn’s remarks: “In this awful world where the efforts of caring people often pale in comparison to what is done by those who have power, how do I manage to stay involved and seemingly happy? I am totally confident not that the world will get better, but that we should not give …
War and Private Contractors: Can’t Live with Them, Can’t Live Without Them David Isenberg Huffington Post, 9/2/2011 EXTRACT: The number of Department of Defense (Defense), Department of State (State), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractor employees in Iraq and Afghanistan has varied, but exceeded 260,000 in 2010. The contractor employee count has …
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Dana Priest and William M. Arkin 5.0 out of 5 stars 6 Stars–A Nation-Changing Public Mind Opener of a Book,September 2, 2011 I generally take a very jaundiced view of books that emerge from Washington Post columns I have already read, but this book surprised, engages, and out-performs the columns by such a leap that …
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Better late than never. Do I sense people catching up with the emphasis on intelligence with integrity? MI5 former chief decries ‘war on terror’ Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller uses BBC lecture to criticise ‘unhelpful’ term, attack Iraq invasion and suggest al-Qaida talks Richard Norton-Taylor The Guardian, Friday 2 September 2011 Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former head …
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