The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Published on Friday, December 18, 2009 by Rebel Reports Stunning Statistics About the War Every American Should Know Contrary to popular belief, the US actually has 189,000 personnel on the ground in Afghanistan right now—and that number is quickly rising. by Jeremy Scahill A hearing in Sen. Claire McCaskill’s Contract Oversight subcommittee on contracting in …
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That Tap Water Is Legal but May Be Unhealthy The 35-year-old federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks — and still be legal. Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, yet more than 60,000 …
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Phi Beta Iota: The briefing below, flagged by Chuck Spinney from the New America Foundation, fails to make the one really big point: that PriceWaterHouseCoopers has found that 50% of all health care spending in the USA is WASTE. However, given the profit motive, that waste generates overhead, and so there is no incentive for …
Super cool global map with question snap-shots. An early look suggests that many are focusing on two things: 1. The insanity of creating a financial carbon trade market instead of focusing on things that are rooted in the ground and impact on what people actually do every day–the public sees Maurice Strong and the Carbon …
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US-China showdown looms over climate talks COPENHAGEN – A showdown between the world’s two largest polluters loomed over the U.N. climate talks Tuesday as China accused the United States and other rich nations of backsliding on their commitments to fight global warming. Phi Beta Iota: The Secretary General means well, but he has no clue …
Phi Beta Iota: As it becomes possible to connect all minds with all information in all languages, one of the most important “memes” is that of “true cost.” Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is being made vastly easier as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) becomes a standard in the supply chain, and as more and more individuals …
Chuck Spinney Sends…. Here are two opposing views on how to win in Afghanistan: 1. An Air Force general’s view from the Top Down 2. Army Special Forces major’s view from the bottom up My comment: While I think the major is far closer to reality than the general, I would argue that the Pentagon, …
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