#OWS Rolling Update + US Revolution RECAP

CORRUPTION is the common enemy, both in government and in the private sector.  ELECTORAL REFORM is the singular demand.  COALITION CABINET is the method.  INTEGRITY is the core value.  COMMONWEALTH RESTORED is the outcome. Occupy Revolution OccupyWallStreet (Home Site) Original Electoral Reform Documents (Updated) We the People Reform Coalition   25 March 2012 Penn Badgley …

Marcus Aurelius: SOF, Syria, and Pandora’s Box

SmallWarsJournal.com, February 17, 2012 This Week at War: The Toughest Op By Robert Haddick In my Foreign Policy column, I discuss whether Admiral William McRaven’s request for greater operational freedom for Special Operations Command will extend to an unconventional warfare campaign in Syria. This week, the New York Times reported on a draft proposal circulating …

Chuck Spinney: The Shadow World of the Global Arms Trade

In my opinion, one of the most important books written in recent years on the subject of the global arms trade and its corrupting effects is Andrew Feinstein’s, The Shadow World, Inside the Global Arms Trade. This voluminous book is mind numbing in its detail, but it is thoroughly sourced and, I believe, it will become a standard reference over time. …

Marcus Aurelius: Pentagon PSYOP on Spending Cuts + Meta-RECAP

Pentagon’s Budget Plan Said To Draw 40% Of Cuts From Weapons By Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg News Bloomberg.com, February 11, 2012 The U.S. Defense Department’s fiscal 2013 spending plan draws more than 40 percent of proposed reductions from weapons accounts that contribute less than a fifth of the budget, based on Pentagon projections. The military budget …

Paul Craig Roberts: The Real Economic Picture

The Real Economic Picture If you have any money and you want to understand the lies that “your” government tells you with statistics, subscribe to John Williams shadowstats.com. John Williams is the best and utterly truthful statistician that we the people have. The charts below come from John Williams Hyperinflation Report, January 25, 2012. The …