The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
In my opinion, one of the most important books written in recent years on the subject of the global arms trade and its corrupting effects is Andrew Feinstein’s, The Shadow World, Inside the Global Arms Trade. This voluminous book is mind numbing in its detail, but it is thoroughly sourced and, I believe, it will become a standard reference over time. …
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Koko sign: Sad. As seniors climb from poverty, young fall in By Marisol Bello USA TODAY, 15 February 2012 EXTRACT: Nationally, official Census numbers show 9% of seniors in poverty. Among children, 22% — 15.6 million — live in poverty. . . . . . . . A 2011 analysis by the Urban Institute, a …
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Intelligence, as it has existed throughout history, can be described in terms of two related functions: a) On behalf of the sovereign, obtain relevant and difficult-to-obtain information concerning grave threats. b) Support the judgment of the sovereign concerning these grave threats. In Byzantium, for example, the emperor was the sovereign and was perpetually threatened by …
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A Catalogue of Social Media (and Related) Tools Alan Rosenblatt BigThink, 7 Feburary 2012 I have assembled a catalogue of 85 tools to help you run a more effective social media program for your campaign, organization, or business. Most of these are free. A lot are for Twitter. Many help you leverage Facebook and other …
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By now, most readers have probably heard of the critical report issued on Afghanistan by a serving Army Lt Colonel. For those readers who have not seen it, this email forwards it without commentary. In the attached 84 page report (pdf), Lt Colonel Daniel Davis (US Army) opens with the following charge: “Senior ranking US …
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Gulag Wealth Fund In a recent and very interesting interview with author Cory Doctorow, he mentions Max Keiser’s “Gulag Wealth Fund”. Doctorow says: “And there’s this symbiotic relationship between criminalization or prohibition, and the people who benefit from enforcement, right? There’s a rogue economist named Max Keiser who has a notional fund, just a fund …
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Where is Conyers with Impeachment Threats Against President for Iran Attack Now? By Ralph Lopez It may have been the one and only thing which prevented an attack on Iran during the Bush years. Chairman of the Judiciary Committee John Conyers spent years fending off nationwide calls to impeach George W. Bush over the invasion …
