The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Hot Topics AA: Indian political awakening stirs Latin America 11/01/09 AA: Latin American leaders move to extend their rule 11/02/09 AA: Presidents of Chile, Argentina Inaugurate Santiago Book Fair 10/31/09 AA: Weapons sales are on the rise in Latin America 11/02/09 BR: Amazon Indians find Brazil plane crash survivors 11/30/09 BR: The Time Has Come …
The Detritus of Katrina and the Paralysis of Fear: A Metaphor for Contemporary Politics The vast Mississippi Delta in Louisiana is sinking as sea water from the Gulf of Mexico seeps in to destroy its fresh water marshlands. The Army’s Corps of Engineers says it can not protect New Orleans from the inevitable storm surges …
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Hot Topics CD: Protest in DRC over insecurity 11/01/09 CF: Children bearing brunt of Central African Republic’s troubles, says UNICEF offic 10/21/09 DZ: Algeria: Al-Qaeda failing to attract recruits govt claims 10/30/09 ET: Can Ethiopia’s Electoral Code Guarantee Fair Elections? 11/01/09 ET: Ethiopia: 3 soldiers defect to Eritrea 10/31/09 GM: Former military police commander calls …
Hot Topics AA: As US looks for exit in Afghanistan, China digs in 10/31/09 AU: China is not a strategic threat: Australian opposition leader 10/31/09 CN: China’s crime-buster gets a second wind 10/30/09 CN: The monks and the military 10/31/09 CN: US admiral concerned about China military buildup 10/30/09 IN: India rebels ‘got corporate fund’ …
‘Jobs Created or Saved’ Is White House Fantasy: Caroline Baum Commentary by Caroline Baum Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) Heresy, thy name is Christina Romer. Last week, the chairman of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers — a position that carried the title “chief economist” until Larry Summers took up residence in the White House — …
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Hot Topics AA: European Statebuilding Through Hard And Soft Power 10/25/09 AA: Gaddafi: Disarm Israel or let Arabs develop nukes 10/26/09 AA: In the Cybersecurity War, Collaboration Is Key 10/26/09 AA: Iran plans to file ‘gas complaint’ against Turkey 10/24/09 AA: More diplomatic confusion between US and Poland 10/27/09 BY: Crime prevention is among priorities …
Hot Topics AA: Uruguay #1 for Prosperity in South America; Venezuela and Bolivia the Worst 10/26/09 CL: Chile president proposes limiting military courts 10/27/09 CO: Uribe requests repatriation of Colombians murdered in Venezuela 10/26/09 DO: Lucrative charcoal spurs Dominican- Haitian crime cartels 10/26/09 HN: Honduran forces blast recordings of sound effects outside Brazilian embassy 10/22/09 …
