The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Robert, I have given up on the U.S. Intelligence Community; it simply reflects the fact that the U.S. Federal Government and the Political System that it is based on are devoid of both common sense and integrity at all levels. The coruption has undermined our entire National Security Establishment. Clapper’s departure (if valid) is just …
Clean and Clear Derrick Z. Jackson Boston Globe, 11 October 2011 IT WAS unthinkable 20 years ago that the Charles River would ever be clean enough to win the world’s leading environmental prize for river restoration. Back then, human feces lapped at the Museum of Science. It was a river with “belly-up fish and algal …
Sun Tzu or Bismarck: Who will Prevail in the 21st Century? [Note: this first appeared in Time’s Battleland Blog (here)], The first three chapters in Sun Tzu’s timeless classic “The Art of War” describe how to make net assessments by comparing your strengths and weaknesses and those of your adversary and how to formulate strategy. Near …
The mathematical equation that caused the banks to crash The Black-Scholes equation was the mathematical justification for the trading that plunged the world’s banks into catastrophe Ian Stewart The Observer, 11 February 2012 EXTRACT: The equation itself wasn’t the real problem. It was useful, it was precise, and its limitations were clearly stated. It provided …
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Integrity? We don’t need no stinkin’integrity! Precision Munitions Lessen Need for Close Air Support Plane: Schwartz Answers the A-10 Question PENTAGON: One of the longest-running debates between the Air Force and the Army centers on close air support. Historically, the Air Force hates supplying CAS and doesn’t like buying or maintaining the planes that do …
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War as a Lifestyle Butler Shaffer Lou Rockwell.com, 28 December 2011 Whenever I watch the Republican presidential debates, my mind is drawn to that important children’s book, The Emperor’s New Clothes. The six sock-puppets who have thus far managed to survive the musical-chairs comedy ballet wow Mr. and Mrs. Boobus with their visions of a …
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It’s a real shame Gates could not connect to his integrity while in office. Gates on D.C. lawmakers: ‘Oversized egos and undersized backbones’ By MARCUS WEISGERBER | Federal Times, December 14, 2011 Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called out lawmakers for their inability to compromise and develop bipartisan strategies and policies to “address our …
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