The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The crash in real estate among the very rich who were NOT part of the Wall Street cabal is a fine indicator of “relative valuations.” Bottom line: Everything is worth 50% less now in “real dollars,” and will be worth even less as the US dollar continues to devalue. In other news of idiocy run …
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Chuck Spinney Sends…. Here are two opposing views on how to win in Afghanistan: 1. An Air Force general’s view from the Top Down 2. Army Special Forces major’s view from the bottom up My comment: While I think the major is far closer to reality than the general, I would argue that the Pentagon, …
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Turkey and the Iranian Question: Implications for Regional Stability Today’s Guardian contains at report with the provocative leader, ‘Iran is our friend,’ says Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan • We have no difficulty with Ahmadinejad – Erdogan • Warning to Europe not to ignore Turkey’s strengths Perhaps it is time for America and the EU …
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Hot Topics AA: Al-Qaeda launchpad in Yemen gives Saudis new headache 09/02/09 AF: Warlord’s Defection Shows Afghan Risk 09/02/09 AF: What’s Right With Afghanistan 09/02/09 IQ: Iraq al Qaeda militant says Syria trained him 08/31/09 KG: US troops ordered out of Kyrgyzstan after Russia deal 08/30/09 PK: Pakistan’s most-wanted: look at who isn’t listed 09/01/09 …
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Meet Walter Pincus. He has “covered” the U.S. Intelligence Community for over two decades. Fine Print: U.S. Intelligence and Afghan Narcotics By Walter Pincus Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Click on the story title to read the story. The entire story is built arouind an Air Force contracting announcement, and everything there-in is taken at face …
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Worth keeping in the briefcase September 7, 2007 Bob Briner I normally shy away from the platitudes and punditry of self-help and business “rules, tools, & tips”, but I saw this book in the uniform sales shop that serves the US Special Operations Command,right next to War of the Flea: The Classic Study of Guerrilla …
