The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Weekend Edition July 8 – 10, 2011 Pork, Dodges and Gimmickry The Pentagon Remains Immune By WINSLOW T. WHEELER, Counterpunch The House of Representatives will soon be debating the new Department of Defense (DoD) appropriations bill. It’s expensive – $649 billion, close to another post-World War II high. The bill covers almost all of DoD’s …
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The arrogance of willful ignorance People have come before us, failed, learned, written it down. Scientists have figured out what works, and proven it. Economists have gained significant understanding about the long-term impacts of short-term decisions. And historians have seen it all before. How dare we, then, decide to just wing it? To skip class. …
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14 Propaganda Techniques Fox News TV Uses to Brainwash Americans By Cynthia Boaz Truth Out, July 4, 2011 There is nothing more sacred to the maintenance of democracy than a free press. Access to comprehensive, accurate and quality information is essential to the manifestation of Socratic citizenship – the society characterized by a civically engaged, …
UPDATE: A former member of Patraeus staff comments below the line. Somewhat paraphrasing a senior Israeli leader of the late 1940s, speaking in reference to COL(USA-Ret) David Michael (Mickey) Marcus who had just given his life for Israeli independence, Dave Petraeus is, IMHO, the best man we have. But, again IMHO, this is probably not …
Thursday, 30 June 2011 WAR NERD: How the IRA used Systems Disruption I’ve enjoyed The War Nerd for years. Great, colorful writing. The author of the column, “Gary Brecher,” was never on the same page as me when it came to warfare. However, that’s changed. He now thinks, and makes an excellent case for global guerrilla …
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Libya, Amnesty questions the Hague‘s findings: Are the rebels making up claims of mass rape? Libya Dismisses International Court Warrants for Gadhafi, 2 Top Aides Phi Beta Iota: Based on in-country reporting from Cynthia McKinney and others, we are quite certain that it is NATO that is committing the war crimes, and the rebels who …
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TSA diaper screening of 95-year-old draws angry reader reactions: ‘Home of the free?’ Texas lawmakers revive TSA anti-groping measure TSA’s Diaper Grope Sparks More Criticism of Feds A Florida group is calling on state lawmakers to enact a law “against state-sponsored perversion and oppression” in the wake of an aggressive TSA patdown of a diapered …
