The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
24 Dec Journal: Get America Working–A Conversation 3 Jan Journal: Get America Working–A Conversation Part II Andrew Carpenter responds (Robert Steele’s opening at end): I offer here a cautionary note in three areas. First, Robert, I get that you have a prior commitment to electoral reform, and that’s your proprietary thing close to your heart. …
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Table of Contents Key Judgments & Recommendations Background Internet Facilitated Organized Crime Challenges and Opportunities Emerging and Future Trends Concluding Remarks Phi Beta Iota: The most interesting aspect is the recognition that neither government nor corporations nor social networks can be safe in isolation–there is a clear and compelling requirement for new forms of hybrid …
Phi Beta Iota: The author, Michael O’Hanlon, remains one of our most respected commentators on defense, and his suggestions within this document are entirely reasonable. However, he does not go far enough. A 10% reduction of a military-industrial complex budget that has nearly tripled in 30 years is not serious, nor is there innovation in …
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Robert David STEELE Vivas Comprehensive Architect, Prime Design – – – – – – – Posted: January 4, 2011 02:08 PM Cyber-Intelligence — Restore the Republic of “Of, By, and For” – – – – – – – – Posted: December 26, 2010 10:00 AM Infinite Wealth for All Below the line: prior posts on …
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Flawed projects prove costly for Afghanistan, U.S. Contractor leaves Afghan police stations half-complete U.S. hires firms with questionable pasts for Afghan jobs Factory, coal mine show connections matter most in Afghan business Phi Beta Iota: Our political, policy, and military leaders simply do not know what they do not know. Assuming–desiring–that they have the best …
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“We’ve Heard All This About American Decline Before.” This time it’s different. It’s certainly true that America has been through cycles of declinism in the past. Campaigning for the presidency in 1960, John F. Kennedy complained, “American strength relative to that of the Soviet Union has been slipping, and communism has been advancing steadily in …
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John J. Mearsheimer Cornerstone, Not the Whole Building January 2, 2011 By no stretch should this book be dismissed as a three. While I might normally have gone with a four, I am settling on five for balance and because the author not only covers an extraordinarily important topic in a sensible measured way, but …
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