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2011/02/18

NIGHTWATCH Extracts & Corrective Observations

North Korea/China: Why public intelligence matters more than Chinese blocking of UN information. Bahrein: Corrects erroneous view that Egyptian Army was “insubordinate and policized” in contrast to the disciplined and brutally repressive Bahrein forces. Egypt: Excellent overview on Workers, Brotherhood, the naive young–and corrective comment on why US Government is failing to get it right …

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2011/02/172011/02/17

CURVEBALL: The Interview + Integrity RECAP

Curveball: How US was duped by Iraqi fantasist looking to topple Saddam Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi let imagination run wild and became main source for Colin Powell’s case for war in 2003 Defector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq war Admissions vindicate CIA’s former Europe chief Read full article… Phi Beta Iota: The story …

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2011/02/162011/02/16

NIGHTWATCH: Sunni-Shi’ite Side-by-Side in Bahrein

Bahrain: The King of Bahrain appeared on television to announce an investigation into the deaths of two protesters killed in clashes with security forces, during the past two days of demonstrations. King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa said, “There have sadly been two deaths. I express my deep condolences to their families.” He also promised …

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2011/02/122011/02/12

Chuck Spinny on George Will: Pusillanimous Mush

In a 13 February 2011 op-ed column [also attached below], George Will, a self-proclaimed conservative, who by definition must favor adherence to the Accountability and Appropriations Clauses of the Constitution, not to mention the rule of law (for example, the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990), announced that he has discovered the Pentagon’s bookkeeping shambles! …

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2011/02/10

Guns, & More Guns–Never Mind Social Security

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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2011/02/062011/02/06

Terror at Fort Hood? Or Terror from America?

We Could Have Stopped The Terror At Fort Hood Washington Post February 6, 2011 Pg. B1 By Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman and Susan M. Collins Maj. Nidal Hasan, accused in the murders of 13 people and the attempted murders of 32 others in the shooting spree at Fort Hood, Tex., in November 2009, appears to …

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2011/02/052011/02/21

NIGHTWATCH Special Comment on Egypt

Phi Beta Iota: Below the line is a most intriguing speculative analytic comment on what role Saudi Arabia may have played, and the intersection between religion, despots, military, and the public.