The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
This is the original Figure 2 that was mistakenly dropped and replaced by a duplicate of Figure 3, in “Fixing the White House and National Intelligence,” International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence V 23 N 2 (2010). The mistake has been corrected in the online version.
UPDATE: Reuters better longer report
Bush Cancels Visit To Switzerland Due To Threat Of Torture Prosecution, Rights Groups Say
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President George W. Bush has cancelled a visit to Switzerland, where he was to address a Jewish charity gala, due to the risk of legal action against him for alleged torture, rights groups said on Saturday.
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Human rights groups said they had intended to submit a 2,500-page case against Bush in the Swiss city on Monday for alleged mistreatment of suspected militants at Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. naval base in Cuba where captives from Afghanistan, Iraq and other fronts in the so-called War on Terror were interned.
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“I'm surprised he (Bush) would even consider visiting a country that has ratified the torture convention and which takes its responsibilities seriously,” said Brody.
“I think George Bush's world is a very small place at the moment,” he said. “He may enjoy some kind of impunity in the United States, but other countries will not treat him so indulgently.”
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Farm insurance fraud is cheating taxpayers out of millions
Perpetrators falsely claim weather or insects destroyed their crops and cash in on a government-backed insurance program. Some don't bother planting at all. Others sell their harvests in secret.
The vast majority of U.S. farmers follow the rules, insurers and federal officials said. Bert Little, director of the data-mining group Center for Agribusiness Excellence, said that less than one-half of 1% of the farmers who take part in the program cheat the system.
“But that less than 1% represents a pretty big chunk of money, between $100 million to $200 million a year,” said Little, whose Texas group is contracted by the federal government to analyze farm records in search of fraud clues.
Phi Beta Iota: Bert Little has been saving the taxpayer millions at a 20:1 ratio (80 million discovered for 4 million in data mining–finding the 1% can be a challenge). He first briefed his successes at OSS '04. If we had the Open Source Agency as recommended by the 9-11 Commission, it would provide intelligence and counterintelligence to Whole of Government, addressing both the legal fraud (Wall Street) and the illegal fraud (inattentive government).
Journal: Real-Time Intelligence & Medicare Fraud
40 warning signals of the collapse and decay of the Russian Federation (Putinism)
Publication time: 4 February 2011, 13:35
1) Institutionalized corruption and widespread bribe taking, covered up by double entry book keeping systems….I never understood why even every street kiosk had to have an accountant.
2) Theft of state property and funds via crony capitalism.
3) Unrestrained money laundering.
Below the Line: 37 more, and comparison to USA.
Koch brothers now at heart of GOP power
The billionaire brothers' influence is most visible in the makeup of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where members have vowed to undo restrictions on greenhouse gases.
By Tom Hamburger, Kathleen Hennessey and Neela Banerjee,
Los Angeles Times February 6, 2011
The billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch no longer sit outside Washington's political establishment, isolated by their uncompromising conservatism. Instead, they are now at the center of Republican power, a change most evident in the new makeup of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Wichita-based Koch Industries and its employees formed the largest single oil and gas donor to members of the panel, ahead of giants like Exxon Mobil, contributing $279,500 to 22 of the committee's 31 Republicans, and $32,000 to five Democrats.
By Alan Prendergast Wednesday, Feb 2 2011
Denver Westward News
Phi Beta Iota: A very long article (8 sections), this is worth a full reading because it documents both the atrocities that occur in prisons to people who are weak or not part of a gang, and the complete lack of integrity among the prison officials, the state officials, and the US Department of Justice officials, all over the course of decades. In combination with the prison-industrial industry and the out-sourcing of slavery for profit, one can conclude that crimes against humanity in US prison are both routine, and sanctioned by officials, many of whom are themselves criminal.
Review: The Deepening Darkness–Patriarchy, Resistance, and Democracy’s Future
Two contrasting views–one written for the people against an out of control government, the other for a well-intentioned government facing out of control criminal organizations with foreign government support.
This book is a primer on armed resistance to tyranny. It is intended to answer questions the reader might not think of asking, and to direct the reader to sources of more detailed information. Topics covered include justifying revolt, conditions for success, possible government responses, strategy & tactics, the overt and covert organizations, weapons, equipment, survival skills, land navigation, camouflage, boobytraps, weapons caching, training, secure camps, safe houses, communications, encryption & codes, gaining public support, sniping, sabotage, raids, intelligence and counter-intelligence. It is intended for scholarly information purposes only. Dr. Martino is a retired Air Force Colonel. He served in Thailand where he conducted research on counterinsurgency. He later was Chairman of the Counterinsurgency Working Group of the Military Operations Research Society. He teaches a course in Just War Doctrine at Yorktown University. He holds degrees in Physics, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics.
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