The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
David Omand 5.0 out of 5 stars THE Best Book by a Professional — All Text, Some Gaps, February 2, 2013 I recommend this book along with another I just reviewed, by Alfred Rolington long-term CEO of Janes, Strategic Intelligence for the 21st Century: The Mosaic Method. This is a master work, and Retired Reader …
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Focused on new book, but in passing provides very good summaries of past books. Jared Diamond: what we can learn from tribal life The west’s dwindling connection with the natural world puts it in increasing peril, says the distinguished anthropologist in his new book. Many of the practices of tribal cultures can help us to …
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While touted as strategy, I fail to see any, more like wishful thinking and hope…..and as we all know, Hope is Not a Strategy…. Remarks by Secretary Panetta at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LEON E. PANETTA: Thank you very much, Theresa, for that kind introduction. And thank you for the …
CIA National Intelligence Council 3.0 out of 5 stars Report Lauds Fracking as Energy Solution, Disappoints on Multiple Fronts, December 27, 2012 Certainly worth reading, along with other and generally better reports linked below, but a huge disappointment. There is nothing here actually useful to a national or corporate leader, and generally nothing new. To …
Old news but always worth revisiting. Dishonesty was on display everywhere in 2012 USA Today, 26 December 2012 EXTRACT: “Cheating creates its own gravitational force. The very act of cheating and getting away with it significantly increases the chances you’ll do it again,” says Michael Josephson, president of the Josephson Institute of Ethics in Los …
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Document: Envisioning 2030: US Strategy for a Post-Western World (Atlantic Council, 10 December 2030) Executive Summary Agree that we are at a potentially historic transition point. However, the Atlantic Council lacks the strategic analytic model to make the most of its otherwise formidable brain trust. Agree on the need for a new mental map, but …
