The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Golda vs. Goldstone: A Cultural Evolution of Getting Away With Murder The date when the United States became Israel’s unquestioning benefactor can the fixed with precision: June 8, 1967, the fourth day of the six-day 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It was on this day that Israel’s air and naval forces attacked the USS Liberty, killing 34 …
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With a tip of the hat to Marcus Aurelius, who flagged this, we have loaded an original document summarizing the lessons learned on leadership from the “Black Hawk Down” engagement (19 hours of intense combat) and list the highlights below. Click below for the full document (5 pages). STRATEGIC LESSONS: White House gutted the mission …
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PBI Comment: Tip of the hat to both the New York Times and the U.S. Army for this story. The dirty little secret behind this may be that much of Army doctrine has been written by contractors who know little, supervised by Training Officers far removed from the Mission Area being supported. This has been …
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A Lucky Hawk So Far Robert Gates, a success under George Bush, seeks to do even better under Barack Obama Napoleon, it is said, preferred a lucky general to a good one. Sitting in the E-ring of the cavernous Pentagon is a man who has shown himself to be both fortunate and skilful. These days …
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The attached report in the New York Times portrays, perhaps inadvertently, some of the mental effects of the Taliban’s (really the Afghan) style of war, note particularly an impression of being surprised by the tactical skill exhibited by the Aghan insurgents. In that sense, this report compliments and reinforces the far more detailed information in …
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5 for content, 1 for outrageous pricing, June 19, 2009
Reasonable Outrage, Glib Delivery, Core Righteousness, May 30, 2009
