The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
good indication…” that we are out of our minds Information Security Oversight Office 2011 Cost Report Phi Beta Iota: The cost, totalling $12 billion, is as good as a deceptive bureaucracy can provide. Our own estimate based on other sources over time is that it is closer to $15-20 billion, and this is without considering …
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All together now, “shhhhhhhhh!” http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/icd/icd-700.pdf Phi Beta Iota: The DNI’s staff is taking fluff to new heights–naturally with the best of intentions, but some pretty profound ignorance for that level, as well as neutering in place. There is no security to speak of, anywhere, there is no defensive counterintelligence worthy of the name, and there …
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Stuxnet cyberattack by US a ‘destabilizing and dangerous’ course of action, security expert Bruce Schneier says Schneier calls Stuxnet ‘mistake’ for US, argues world needs to tackle cyber-arms control By Ellen Messmer Network World, June 18, 2012 Revelations by The New York Times that President Barack Obama in his role as commander in chief ordered …
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DEAR AMERICA: You Should Be Mad As Hell About This [CHARTS] In November, Americans will have a chance to speak their minds. And there’s one thing everyone should agree on: America just isn’t working right now. It’s not just Americans who aren’t working. It’s America itself, a country whose economy once worked for almost everyone, …
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U.S.S. Liberty Messages Situation Following Air Attack, 08 Jun 1967 USS LIBERTY Orbited by Jet Fighters, 08 Jun 1967 SIGINT Advisory, 02 Jun 1967 Temporary Repairs Made to TRSSCOMM Hydraulic System, 02 Jun 1967 SITREP Number One AN/SRC-33 (XN-1) System, 02 Jun 1967 USS Liberty, 02 Jun 1967 SIGINT Advisory, 02 Jun 1967 USN 855 …
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The hampsters’ cheeks are bulging. Deputy Secretary of Defense Carter Speech to the American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC Thank you, Tom, for that introduction. It was almost exactly a year ago today that my former boss, Secretary Gates, spoke to you on the eve of his departure as Secretary of Defense. In looking back …
With respect to both Ignatius and Pincus lacking integrity, am inclined to give Pincus the benefit of the doubt. Here is one piece that certainly took integrity to develop and present. Is U.S. going above and beyond for Israel? Walter Pincus Washington Post, 16 May 2012 Should the United States put solving Israel’s budget problems …
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