The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Chuck Spinney sends: In my opinion, this is an extremely important piece of writing and needs to be read very carefully. The author of this article built an international reputation for excellence during his reporting on the Iraq War, and now he is positioning himself to do the same on Afghanistan. Conflating al Qaeda with …
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The Next Surge: Counterbureaucracy By JONATHAN J. VACCARO December 7, 2009 THE Taliban commander was back in the village. Our base roared to life as we prepared to capture him. Two Chinook helicopters spun their blades in anticipation in the dark. Fifty Afghan commandos brooded outside, pacing in the gravel. I was nearby, yelling into …
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REVIEW (Guest) by By Malvin Historical perspective on China’s ascent, December 19, 2007 Giovanni Arrighi “Adam Smith in Beijing” by Giovanni Arrighi delivers a sophisticated history and analysis of the rise of the Asian economy. Displaying a deep knowledge of world history including novel insights into the works of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, Mr. Arrighi …
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Gates: No good intel on Osama bin Laden in years Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States has not had good intelligence on the whereabouts of terrorist Osama bin Laden in years. Gates made the comment in an interview to be aired Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” The Counter-Revolution In Military Affairs I (2009) …
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David Kilcullen spoke to NCTC and ODNI on Dec 2, unclassified, and spent a good deal of time talking about good and bad ways to measure counter-insurgency. His remarks are at a level below the “global police action against the jihadist criminal conspiracy” (how Bacevich characterized on morning NPR interview, Dec 3). Kilcullen is now …
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Phi Beta Iota: Reprinted in full to allow emphasis and easier reading. Original source at logo, “as is.” Recommended by our physical gold colleagues. ______________________________________ Several financial events this week indicate something big is about to happen, something that may make the 2008 credit crisis seem rather benign. First, the IMF announced that it is …
Chuck Spinney Sends…. Last night President Obama crossed the Rubicon and made the Afghan War his war. Will this decision come back to haunt him? Juan Cole argues that this is likely to be the case, because Obama’s escalation decision is based on a flawed analogy. Reasoning by analogy is powerful albeit particularly dangerous form of …
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