The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Phi Beta Iota: Our interpretation of today’s live broadcast of testimony by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: 01 She was not consulted about Ambassador Rice being the point person for publicly presenting the talking points butchered by the White House. She was allegedly in town and monitoring demonstrations in Egypt rather than the security situation …
Algeria-US: Update. A senior Algerian official said that one of the terrorists captured at the In Amenas gas plant said under interrogation that some of the dead Egyptian terrorists also participated in the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi last year. Three terrorists are in custody. The official said the terrorists staged in southern …
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Algeria: Islamist militants, apparently affiliated with al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, seized a natural gas facility in east-central Algeria early Wednesday. The 20 or so attackers took as hostages up to 41 foreign supervisors, technicians and workers. They include at least 13 Norwegians and seven Americans, plus one Irishman, and a number of Japanese …
Unusually interesting article. Some aspects of problem I was aware. Disagree with several of proposed fixes. Understand Air Force has had some success with running an open bid system on upcoming assignments. An Army Of None Why the Pentagon is failing to keep its best and brightest. Tim Kane ForeignPolicy.com, January 10, 2013 As the …
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Mafia States:Organized Crime Takes Office By Moisés Naím Foreign Affairs, May/June 2012 SUMMARY: Around the world, criminal organizations and governments are fusing to an unprecedented degree, blurring the distinction between national interests and what suits the gangsters. Mafia states enjoy the unhealthy advantages of their hybrid status: they’re as nimble as gangs and as well …
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Being read in Europe and Asia. The Secret History of US Drone Strikes in 2012 (Woods et al.) Chris Woods, Jack Serle and Alice K. Ross write at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: EXTRACTS PAKISTAN Drone strikes in Pakistan are now at their lowest level in five years, as Islamabad protests almost every attack. The …
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Two Swedes Renditioned To The US, Possibly To Death Penalty, In Secrecy And Without Lawyers’ Knowledge Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:34 AM PST Process of Law – Henrik Alexandersson: Mid-November, two Swedish citizens with Somali origins were renditioned from Djibouti to a prison in the United States of America. According to the US, they are …
