Penguin: Post Iran-Contra – Clean Army, Dirty Marines + A Few Special Ops Books and DVDs

Further to David Sabow: White House/Pentagon/CIA Iran Contra Drug Running — and Destruction of Senator Gary Hart to Stop Investigation see the below book, bottom line is that Army became super clean and Marines did not; and of course Army had Yellow Fruit. Steve Emerson, Secret Warriors: Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan …

Penguin: Saudi Arabia Definitively Behind Syrian Gas Attacks – Cancel Speech to UN General Assembly

Connecting the dots…. Saudi black op team behind Damascus chem weapons attack – diplomatic sources The August chemical weapons attack in the Syrian capital’s suburbs was done by a Saudi Arabian black operations team, Russian diplomatic sources have told a Russian news agency.   “Based on data from a number of sources a picture can …

Penguin: All US Military Precision Systems Subject to Jamming & Misdirection — Is This the Real Reason Elective Attack on Syria Was Called Off?

SPEAKING FREELY Lost Cruise fears save Obama on Syria By Gregory Sinaisky Asia Times, 3 October 2013 Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing. US President Barack Obama’s reversal on the bombing of Syria took the world …

Penguin: Tomgram from Ann Jones The Afghanistan War Americans Cannot Remember, Afghans Will Never Forget

Some off notes, but seems a useful summary of the overall situation. Tomgram: Ann Jones, Americans Can’t Remember, Afghans Will Never Forget The Afghan War is officially winding down.  American casualties, generally from towns and suburbs you’ve never heard of unless you were born there, are still coming in.  Though far fewer American troops are …

Penguin: Book Review by Andrew Bacevich — Thank You For Your Service [The Unraveling]

Book review: ‘Thank You for Your Service’ by David Finkel By Andrew Bacevich Andrew J. Bacevich teaches at Boston University. His new book is “Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country.” Nominally a sequel to The Good Soldiers, his 2009 account of an American infantry battalion at war in Iraq, David …