The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Preventing Torture in the 21st Century: Monitoring in Europe Two Decades On, Monitoring Globally Two Years On Part II Cover Page and Acknowledgements Table of Contents (A4 Online Accessible Version) Table of Contents (A5 Print Version)
When confronted with a persistent foreign policy problem that threatens U.S. interests, and that cannot be adequately addressed through economic or political pressure, American policymakers and opinion formers have increasingly resorted to recommending the use of limited military force: that is, enough force to attempt to resolve the problem while minimizing U.S. military deaths, local …
Terror Threat More Diverse, Study Says By Siobhan Gorman Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2010 The terrorist threat faced by the U.S. nine years after the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington is far more difficult to detect but less likely to produce mass-casualty attacks, according to the former leaders of the 9/11 Commission. …
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On the one hand: Nine Years After 9/11: Assessing the War on Terror Joseph J. Collins, Small Wars Journal, 7 September 2010 Tip of the Hat to Small Wars Journal at FaceBook. NATO eyes 2,000 extra troops for Afghanistan: official Tip of the Hat to Berto Jongman at FaceBook. And on the other hand: Al …
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This year’s survey places strong emphasis on the global nature of economic and financial vulernability, and on Afghanistan. Below is a quote in two sections from the official press statement releasing the survey to the public. Strategic Survey 2010 does not seek to lay out a new comprehensive strategy for Afghanistan. It does however argue …
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A Safety Net for Global Capitalism Inside Munich Re, the World’s Risk Center By Uwe Buse EXTRACT 1: An endless supply of data, probably unparalleled in its breadth and depth, flows from every continent to a cluster of buildings on the edge of the English Garden in Munich. An encyclopedia of life, its dangers, its …
Visualizing Global Population Growth Hans Rosling Posted: Sep 4, 2010 The world’s population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years — and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans Rosling unveils at TED@Cannes using colorful new data display …
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