The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Review by Guido G. Preparata (Rome, Italy) 5.0 out of 5 stars Innovative and courageous social science June 8, 2009 Eric Wilson and Tim Lindsey (eds) In this recent volume by Pluto Press, Eric Wilson (Monash University) has assembled an all-stars team of politologists with the objective of changing the face of social analysis. This …
Original, Totally Absorbing, and a Great Cast March 28, 2010 Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes Not sure why Eva Mendes is not listed by Amazon in the credits. This movie is already very hot in the Latin American bootleg circuit and I watched it this quiet Sunday. As another reviewer observes, this movie has not gotten …
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Phi Beta Iota: We don’t make this stuff up. The Pentagon has no strategy because the U.S. Government has no strategy. The National Security Council is managed by a General who emphasized getting along with the Chief of Naval Operation, never-mind leaving Marines wounded on the battlefield for lack of Naval Gunfire Support (NFS). Join …
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This is an absolutely world-class document, and to the best of our recollection, the single best formulation we have seen. The perspectives, insights, professional approach, and over-all treatment of the challenges of the future are truly first class, and superior to CIA’s Global Trends and other such offerings in relation to the needs of the …
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Beyond Six Stars–a Game Changer, Pure Public Intelligence March 15, 2010 Julie Cook This book will join the Six Stars and Beyond group at Phi Beta Iota the Public Intelligence Blog, where I can group my reviews in the 98 categories in which I read and you can do a whole lot of other things …
This is a truly spectacular tubesteak in the April Fools Day issue of the American Conservative produced with verve by two writers I am proud to call my friends!!!!!! Chuck Mindless Missiles The Pentagon’s drone budget is on autopilot. BY WINSLOW T. WHEELER AND PIERRE M. SPREY American Conservative, 1 April 2010 Today’s Pentagon is …
Afghanistan: Special note. Lessons from the PBS show, Frontline, titled Behind Taliban Lines. The first-hand video by Najibullah Quraishi is worth viewing on the PBS home page where it was posted today. Quraishi accepted an invitation by a Hizbe Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) commander to live with a HIG anti-government fighting unit in Baghlan Province. Until …
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