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2012/05/182012/05/18

Penguin: US Government Gives Israel Too Much

With respect to both Ignatius and Pincus lacking integrity, am inclined to give Pincus the benefit of the doubt. Here is one piece that certainly took integrity to develop and present. Is U.S. going above and beyond for Israel? Walter Pincus Washington Post, 16 May 2012 Should the United States put solving Israel’s budget problems …

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2012/05/132012/05/13

Marcus Aurelius: US SOF Seeks Global SOF Network Including Regional Multinational Op-Intel Centers — What Regional Commands SHOULD Have Created

U.S. [SOF Commander] Seeks Global Spec Ops Network 1st ‘Node’ to Stand Up in ’13 Defense News, May 14, 2012, Pg. 1 By Barbara Opall-Rome AMMAN — U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) wants to establish a worldwide network linking special operations forces (SOF) of allied and partner nations to combat terrorism. Championed by SOCOM commander …

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2012/05/102012/05/10

Mini-Me: Agents of Religion – Religion of Agents

Huh? AGENTS OF RELIGION-RELIGION OF AGENTS (Vol. I): THE INFLUENCE OF FAITH IN THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES Zhyldyz Oskonbaeva (RIEAS Senior Advisor & Eurasian Liaison) NEWSLETTER Issue #5 – May 2012 (Mediterranean Council for Intelligence Studies) The more followers you have, the stronger is their belief in you. The more believers you have, the greater your …

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2012/04/222012/04/22

James Wall: Israel to Palestine is as Britain to Slavery – “Throw Their Dirty Little Ships Out of the Water” — Tide Turning Against Israeli Atrocities

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 | Posted by Veterans Today “Throw Their Dirty, Filthy Ships Out of the Water!” Historical parallels are never exact. But it is not unusual for us to see moments from the past resonating with moments of the present. by James M Wall About the author: James M. Wall is currently a Contributing …

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2012/04/152012/04/15

Mini-Me: How the US Struck Back to Strangle the Arab Spring

Huh? Revolution vs. Counterrevolution: Whatever Happened to the Arab Spring? by ISMAEL HOSSEIN-ZADEH CounterPunch, Weekend Edition April 13-15, 2012 Within the first few months of 2011, the U.S. and its allies lost three loyal “friends”: Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, Zine el-Abbidine Ben Ali in Tunisia and Saad Hariri in Lebanon. While Mubarak and Ali were …

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2012/04/112012/04/11

Amitai Etzioni: USG Suffering Multiple Realism Deficiency Disorder (MRDD)

The World America Didn’t Make Amitai Etzioni The National Interest, March 21, 2012 Robert Kagan’s book, The World America Made, is refocusing the debate on whether the United States is declining as a global power—and speculation about whether other powers will step in to assume the responsibility for sustaining a liberal, rule-based international order. Kagan …

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2012/04/10

Berto Jongman: From the Daily Star, Perspective on the Arab Spring and USA

Being read in Europe. The counter-revolution is in full swing By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Lebanon, 11 April 2012 It is common for analysts in the Middle East and abroad to view most of the conflicts and tensions in our region through the lens of (take your pick) the Iranian-Saudi Arabian regional cold …

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