The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Is this the future of America in the world — racing pell-mell after the UK using essentially the same strategy that the Brits say we condemn? If You Want To Be Obama’s Lieutenant, PM, You’ll Need Soldiers By Camilla Cavendish London Sunday Times, June 16, 2013, Pg. 21 On Friday the sonorous boom of the …
The Costs And Benefits Of The NSA The data-collection debate we need to have is not about civil liberties. By Reuel Marc Gerecht Weekly Standard, June 24, 2013 Should Americans fear the possible abuse of the intercept power of the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland? Absolutely. In the midst of the unfolding scandal …
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Reading between the lines recommended. PDF (72 pages): 2013-01-03 CRS on UCP and COCOMS Phi Beta Iota: Buried in the small print are severe shortcomings in intelligence support to strategy, policy, acquisition, and operations around the world; TRANSCOM thinking that Guam comprises a long-haul strategy; the Arctic uncovered and the Antarctic ignored; and at the …
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What they’re not saying is that it looks like we’re going to have a teeny-weeny Army with little if any money to do anything except hang around home station doing low-level local stuff. Army of Preparation What is it? Today, the U.S. Army stands at a historical inflection point. After fighting two major wars over …
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Congress Smashes Pentagon’s New Den of Spies By Noah Shachtman WIRED Danger Room 05.21.13 7:29 PM If the Pentagon’s not careful, it’s going to find its new network of spies rolled up by Congress. The Defense Clandestine Service was supposed to be the Defense Department’s new squad for conducting “human intelligence” — classic, informant-based spying. …
Nine cartoons below representing current mood across the DoD circuits. Click on any image to enlarge individually.
