The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Cass Sunstein is a very good person, but he will die on the vine at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Bruce McConnell’s old job (Bruce spoke at OSS ’92, along with Arnie Donahue, nothing has changed since then). Knowledge policy is best understood at three levels:
Berto Jongman recommends… Special Services Group & Pak-Sponsored Terrorism (ICT 15/11/2009) Till now, the international focus has been on the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as the sponsor and trainer of jihadi groups. Indications of a similar role being played by at least some elements in or of the the SSG—- possibly in tandem with the ISI …
Continue reading “Journal: Pakistan, Terrorism, & Afghanistan”
There is only one “think tank” we pay constant attention to, only one that consistently produces worthwhile relevant information tailored to the needs of those of us concerned about national security writ whole. Here ar just a few of their recent publications, click on the logo to browse their formidable collection of contributing authors and …
Continue reading “Worth A Look: Strategic Studies Institute”
Phi Beta Iota: The Department of State (State), which should be the primary interface between the Republic, it’s policy, acquisition, and operations communities, and the rest of the world, has fewer diplomats than the Department of Defense (DoD) has military musicians; and continues to suffer persistent staffing and foreign language gaps that “compromise diplomatic readiness” …
Continue reading “Reference: Department of State Language Gaps”
Researcher Berto Jongman recommends 6 monographs, 5 articles, 3 books. EDIT of 24 Nov 09: 6 monograph recommendations added. Russia: A Promising Market for Islamic Finance 21/11/2009By Lahem al Nasser Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- There are around 47 million Muslims in Russia, which means that Muslims make up around one third of Russia’s overall population. This …
Wave of Debt Payments Facing U.S. Government By EDMUND L. ANDREWS WASHINGTON — The United States government is financing its more than trillion-dollar-a-year borrowing with i.o.u.’s on terms that seem too good to be true. But that happy situation, aided by ultralow interest rates, may not last much longer. Treasury officials now face a trifecta …
This entire web site is about intelligence reform, at three levels; Level I: Unscrew the secret world, which spends $75B a year on the 10-20% it can steal (of which it only processes 1-6%, ultimately producing no more than 4% of what the President needs to know, and virtually nothing for anyone else. Level II: …
