The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Nato investigates Libya civilian death claims Libya accuses NATO of killing civilians in Tripoli airstrike. Are the charges true this time? NATO is terrorizing Libyan civilians Libya: Here we go again Libya intervention interrogated See Also: Cynthia McKinney’s reporting from Libya
The Narrative Battle & Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century By John Marke Warfare in the 21st century is about the battle for the mind – it is about ideas and perceptions. Understanding how people make sense of what’s happening around them, i.e., socially constructed reality is a key element of this dynamic. Military strategists, at …
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It is apparent that there is a limited view of what is really going on in the MENA arena. Zawahri is tied to the Muslim Brotherhood, who is beginning to appear to be the real underlying role player in the so called “Arab Spring” that most American policy makers (read the Administration) believe want democracy. …
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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS Phi Beta Iota: This is one of the very few legitimate international events focusing on Open Source Intelligence with integrity. Highly recommended. Intelligence & Security Informatics Including Open Source Intelligence Athens, Greece, September 12-14, 2011 http://www.eisic.org, http://www.eisic.eu Co-sponsored by IEEE Computer Society ——————— Call for Participants ——————— Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) …
Anonymous [US counterterrorism analyst] NOTE: Free Online, Table of Contents Beyond Five Stars–Epic, Poetic, Startling, Reasoned, June 11, 2011 I have been totally absorbed with this book, and I HATE electronic books. At the age of 58, if I can’t hold it and flip back and forth and quickly check the index, and so on, …
Charles Hill Beyond 5 Stars–Can Frustrate, But Righteously Broad, June 9, 2011 I am sympathetic to those who are critical of the author, as I myself was frustrated at many points and also I confess feeling very ignorant about many of the literary works that were mentioned. However, and despite a rotten index and the …
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John Marke is writer/consultant, formerly the senior risk expert at Deloitte’s Federal Practice and an advisor to a Presidential candidate on terrorism. He is one of the country’s leading authorities on risk, complexity and resilience, and also contributes on asymmetrical warfare and transnational threats. His clients include The White House, DHS, USJFORCOM, USC’s Center for Risk & …
