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Berto Jongman: Ebola Breaks Out Toward Europe – MERS Spikes in Saudi Arabia

Report: Ebola Suspected In Europe: “Broken Through All Containment Efforts” Mac Slavo SHTFplan.com, 20 April 2014 EXTRACT Despite the best efforts of emergency health workers it appears that virus may have crossed out of Africa into Europe. The outbreak of Ebola Virus in seven west African countries has broken through all containment efforts and is …

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Rob Dover & Robert Steele: Intelligence and National Strategy? Rethinking Intelligence – Seven Barriers to Reform

PDF (15 Pages): Dover Steele PSA April 2014 Dover, R & Steele, RD (2014) Intelligence and National Strategy? Rethinking Intelligence: Seven Barriers to Reform, Paper presented the UK Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Manchester (14 Arpil 2014). ROBERT STEELE: An Open Source Agency would be helpful but I was naive to expect the US IC …

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Marcus Aurelius: Ground Truth from an “Average” Lieutenant in Afghanistan

Below is one of the better pieces of its type that I’ve read.  While it refers several times to USMA, the majority of it is, IMHO, applicable to new officers from all commissioning sources. I think the most important point author makes comes at the end where he emphasizes the reality of a platoon leader’s …

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4th Media: Latin America Chooses Russian Weapons Systems — De-Americanization Proceeds Apace

Latin America Chooses Russia-Made Weapons Nil Nikandrov Latin American experts know it well – Russia-made weapons are known for quality. Rosoboronexport (the state intermediary agency for Russia’s exports/imports of defense-related products, technologies and services) has rich experience of doing deals in the Western Hemisphere – from Mexico to Chile. Its efforts have not gone down …

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