Journal: Dana Priest Strikes Again…

On Deadline (USAToday.com) July 16, 2010 Intelligence World Bracing For ‘Wash. Post’ Series On CIA, Pentagon Contractors By Michael Winter The nation’s spy world is anxiously — certainly not eagerly — anticipating a Washington Post series looking at CIA and Pentagon contractors, according to insider reports. And the intelligence community has been preparing for an …

Review: Grand Theft Pentagon–Tales of Corruption and Profiteering in the War on Terror

Chapter and Verse But No Footnotes–a Cornerstone Read   June 17, 2010 Jeffrey St. Clair I come late to this book, published in 2005 and consisting of well-organized Op-Eds published in CounterPunch from 2000-2005. My review is primarily for my own benefit (my notes) and those who follow my reviews of non-fiction at Phi Beta …

Review (Guest): Government of the Shadows–Parapolitics and Criminal Sovereignty (Paperback)

Review by Guido G. Preparata (Rome, Italy) 5.0 out of 5 stars Innovative and courageous social science June 8, 2009 Eric Wilson and Tim Lindsey (eds) In this recent volume by Pluto Press, Eric Wilson (Monash University) has assembled an all-stars team of politologists with the objective of changing the face of social analysis. This …

Review: Comeback America–Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility (Hardcover)

Ten Years Late, More Whimper than Roar February 7, 2010 David Walker I was watching David Walker as he served nine of his fifteen years at Comptroller General, with light-weight whimpers to Congress until he finally got Peter Peterson to bail him out of government and give him a chunk of cash for making movies …