Chuck Spinney: Global Moral Downside of Privatizing US Military Support

In the late 1980s, under the leadership of Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, the Pentagon began to privatise many of  the military’s support services that had traditionally be done soldiers, sailors, and airmen — laundries, dining halls, security guards, cleaning latrines, some supply functions, etc.  It was argued at the time that this would save …

Paul Craig Roberts: Recovery or Collapse? I’m Betting Collapse

Recovery or Collapse? Bet on Collapse May 20, 2012 The US financial system and, probably, the financial system of Europe, like the police, no longer serves a useful social purpose. In the US the police have proven themselves to be a greater threat to public safety than private sector criminals. I just googled “police brutality” …

Review (Guest): Westmoreland – The General Who Lost Vietnam – Includes Second Review With Contextual Detail on Failure of Intelligence (Including Soviets Owning US Crypto)

Lewis Sorley A Man Promoted Above his Ability September 12, 2011 By Hrafnkell Haraldsson VINE™ VOICE I grew up during the Vietnam War. I was seven years old when General William Westmoreland was sent to Vietnam by LBJ to take charge of things there. I was eleven when he lost his job and by then, …

Berto Jongman: Interesting Global Security Links

Army Launches Sweeping Review of PTSD Diagnoses ISIS: Iran’s foreign minister established clandestine nuclear program in the 90s Syrian Jihadis: Real and Exaggerated Targeted Killing in the U.S. War on Terror: Effective Tool or Double-Edged Sword Terrorism Bookshelf: Top 150 Books on Terrorism and Counterterrorism TESTIMONY:  Iran Sanctions: Strategy, Implementation and Enforcement The Story of …

NIGHTWATCH: Saudi Arabia Begins to Absorb Bahrain — Is Qatar Next?

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia and Bahrain discussed a political union at a meeting in Riyadh on 13 May. The arrangement under discussion would allow Bahrain to retain its seat at the United Nations, but the two states would merge foreign relations, defense and economic policy, according to press sources. The details have not been released. …