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2009/10/212009/10/21

Journal: Strategic Analysis & Culture Matter

The Afghanistan Problem The huge cultural misunderstandings between Western forces and the Afghan people make it unlikely any counterinsurgency mission in the countryside will succeed. By Gilles Dorronsoro In the countryside, Westerners are essentially perceived as corrupt and threatening to traditional Afghan or Muslim values. Contrary to our self-perception, the villagers see the foreigners as …

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2009/10/18

Journal: $400 per gallon gas in Afghanistan

$400 per gallon gas to drive debate over cost of war in Afghanistan By Roxana Tiron The Hill 10/15/09 The Pentagon pays an average of $400 to put a gallon of fuel into a combat vehicle or aircraft in Afghanistan. The statistic is likely to play into the escalating debate in Congress over the cost …

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2009/10/152009/10/16

Journal: Demopublicans–NO DIFFERENCE

Phi Beta Iota: In the interest of the public’s appreciation for the current situation, below are three graphics illustrating the current political situation and issue-bias spread; followed by a list of books with one point: We the People are ready to take our country back from Wall Street and the craven Demopublicans that have sold …

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2009/09/282009/09/29

Review: JFK and the Unspeakable–Why He Died & Why It Matters

Stake in the Heart of National Security State September 28, 2009 James W. Douglas The premise is that JFK went against the national security establishment, notably the CIA, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the military-industrial complex, and was assassinated by deliberate plan of the CIA, with Richard Helms, David Atlee Philips, David Sanchez Morales, …

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2009/09/24

Journal: The Smart List: 12 Shocking Ideas That Could Change the World

WIRED MAGAZINE: 17.10 Warning: The ideas expressed here may be dangerous. . The 12 Ideas with Links to Each Sub-Story and Comment We found four of the ideas to be truly radical. 5. Cut Off Aid to Africa 6. Empty the Prisons 7. Save the Slums 8. Forget Medical Privacy The rest, including 12, Overhaul …

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2009/09/222009/09/24

Journal: Government Corruption and Inattention; Foreign Influence and Access: Religious Counterintelligence

Phi Beta Iota: We started thinking about religious counterintelligence in 2003, after reading Robert Maxwell, Israel’s Superspy: The Life and Murder of a Media Mogul, at which point we concluded that we not only needed an FBI division for commercial counter-espionage, but a religious division as well, one able to track not just Islamic support …

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2009/09/152009/09/15

Journal: Chuck Spinney on Al Qaeda Message, Two Comments on CIA and Al Qaeda

First, a link to the translated Al Qaeda message. Then Chuck Spinney’s commentary on the rmessage (there is no assurance it is actually from Bin Laden, who may be long dead). Finally, a Phi Beta Iota comment that will outrage the lame of mind and resonate with every average American. Bin Ladin Says US Should …

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