The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Xavier N. De Souza Briggs 5 for Academics, 4 for Isolation from Corruption, June 25, 2011 I am stunned to not see a review of this book published in 2008. It certainly merits attention and inclusion in any dialog about democracy. The author caught my attention immediately in the preface, observing that US democracy “looks …
The Tree of Life may be the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (or not); in his film called “The Tree of Life,” Terence Malick plays with the universals – grace and nature parallel good and evil. Nature is will, ego; grace is nurturing. The film’s narrative plays out in Waco, Texas and …
Dear Friends and Colleagues, George Soros wrote the introduction to Chuck Sudetic’s new book The Philanthropy of George Soros. An excerpt was published in the most recent issue of The New York Review of Books I’ve also included the text below. All best, Michael Vachon Phi Beta Iota: Emphasis added below the line. This is …
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I am just back from a phenomenal conference on UN Air Operations put together by Professor Walter Dorn and Major Bill March. The highlight of that event was Senator Romeo Dallaire, LtGen (Ret), author of Shake Hands with the Devil as well as the more recent They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children. Here …
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this is the second post in a series to highlight the people and projects coming together at this year’s Contact Conference, Oct 20, 2011 in NYCOne of the big areas we’ll be highlighting at Contact is ‘next net’ technologies – hardware and software tools that bring people internet access and the ability to connect, communicate …
What Gates Didn’t Do Robert Gates has been called the best secretary of defense in recent memory. On the other hand, he has a reputation with some as a slick career bureaucrat with a knack for avoiding blame but pocketing credit. Both are true. “Best in recent memory?” It would have been hard for Gates …
Gideon Rachman 4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent but Superficial, June 9, 2011 By Robert D. Steele (Oakton, VA United States) – See all my reviews I was expecting so much more from this book, it is almost a three in relation to disappointment, but assuredly a solid four as far as it goes. This …
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