The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Politico is a inside the beltway newsletter that revels in political gossip — the kind of new media phenomena that reflects the self-inflating, self-referencing character of behavior in the Hall of Mirrors that is Versailles on the Potomac. This rag is funded by right leaning contributors. That said, Politico is a barometer of sorts — …
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Phi Beta Iota: Below the line is an excellent overview from NIGHTWATCH. Here are the key points: 1. Muslim Brotherhood was caught by surprise, not just the US Intelligence Community. 2. This is a revolution of young people focused on fundamentals, NOT an Islamic uprising. 3. There is no overt anti-US aspect within the young, …
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Egypt’s Ire Turns to Confidant of Mubarak’s Son CAIRO — As Egyptians turned their anger on symbols of the state late last month, torching police stations along with the headquarters of President Hosni Mubarak’s ruling party, they reserved a special hatred for a garish building with black tinted windows in an upscale neighborhood, setting fire …
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CrisisWatch N°90, 1 February 2011 Historic events in the Arab world gripped the world’s attention in January. In Tunisia weeks of escalating riots and demonstrations over dire economic conditions, corruption and government repression culminated in the ouster of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on 14 January. He was replaced by an interim government which announced …
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Dear friends, Below are the final three relatively short articles I mentioned earlier this week in my “Rise and Role of Concentrated Wealth” post. 1. Twenty-two Statistics That Prove The Middle Class Is Being Systematically Wiped Out Of Existence In America – http://t.co/lNFYiK6 2. A Modest Proposal to Transition to a “Cater to the Rich” …
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Dear friends, Most people — at least in the US — think of wealth as a source of happiness. Rich people can, seemingly, get what they want, secure themselves from suffering, and improve the lives of others through their philanthropy. While this story true in many ways, it is also very incomplete. The lives of …
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Five actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and two improved in December 2010, according to the latest issue of the International Crisis Group’s monthly bulletin CrisisWatch. Côte d’Ivoire was gripped by political crisis as incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo refused to cede power after losing to rival Alassane Outtara in the late-November presidential …
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