The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Disclaimer: Werther is my good friend, but that said, the attached is an excellent review, IMO. Chuck Spinney ————————— Imperial Hubris: A Review of The Pentagon Labyrinth By Werther Electric Politics, March 6, 2011 12:33 PM * Werther is the pen name of a Northern Virginia-based defense analyst. In a recent radio interview, the British …
Curveball: How US was duped by Iraqi fantasist looking to topple Saddam Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi let imagination run wild and became main source for Colin Powell’s case for war in 2003 Defector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq war Admissions vindicate CIA’s former Europe chief Read full article… Phi Beta Iota: The story …
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CrisisWatch N°90, 1 February 2011 Historic events in the Arab world gripped the world’s attention in January. In Tunisia weeks of escalating riots and demonstrations over dire economic conditions, corruption and government repression culminated in the ouster of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on 14 January. He was replaced by an interim government which announced …
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(1) This **could** be DoD’s near-term future; (2) honestly have not heard anything bad about her; (3) my principal concern is that she has no personal military experience, which I personally think should be mandatory for any SECDEF. Chuck Spinney Sends: Truely nuts. The article is a puff piece about an incompetent fraud who happens …
The Clear-Hold-Build (C-H-B) strategy was first enunciated enthusiastically during the Bush Administration as the new counterinsurgency strategy to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people. Actually, this strategy was merely an unimaginative regurgitation of Marshall Lautey’s “tache d’huile” (oil spot) strategy used to quell native uprisings during France colonial wars at the end …
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It’s a good think Ike is dead… else he would realize his nightmare survived. Chuck Newsday January 13, 2011 Pg. 34 The Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex Eisenhower warned against the influence of arms production, but did we listen? By Bob Keeler EXTRACT: Now, the deficit has caused some unexpected voices to say, ever so softly, that everything …
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Five actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and two improved in December 2010, according to the latest issue of the International Crisis Group’s monthly bulletin CrisisWatch. Côte d’Ivoire was gripped by political crisis as incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo refused to cede power after losing to rival Alassane Outtara in the late-November presidential …
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