The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Two articles, one each from Wash Post and NYT follow. Both focus on finance as it relates to national security. IMHO, both are probably more true than not. Also IMHO, the two parties principally responsible are Donald Rumsfeld and L. Paul Bremer. Had those two, particularly Rumsfeld, not filled the Coalition Provisional Authority with ideologues, …
Afghanistan-Denmark-NATO: Today the Danish Foreign Minister said Denmark has turned down a NATO request to send F-16 fighters to Afghanistan because it believes it has done enough for the international military mission there. “We are one of the countries that contributes the most to Afghanistan,” Foreign Minister Lene Espersen told the media after a meeting …
Why Gates Seems Set on a 2011 Departure, by Jim Watson. So Robert Gates is set on retiring from government – for the second time. Or so he says. In an interview with ForeignPolicy.com, he has repeated more firmly than ever his desire to resign as secretary of defense sometime in 2011. Why would he …
Incompetence, Corruption or Both How the Defense Industry is Hosing Obama and the Taxpayer … Again By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY Counterpunch Monastir, Tunisa On 3 March 2010, CounterPunch carried my critique of the Pentagon’s 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), which was released in February. QDRs have a long history of producing rubbish, and President Obama’s …
The report of Damian McElroy in the Telegraph [UK] describes General Petraeus new strategy for Afghanistan. It will be have a broad emphasis on counterinsurgency, like McChrystal’s strategy, but McElroy highlighted the following (presumed) differences or distinguishing features: Recognition that Taliban defections are crucial to achieving goal of ending war in 4 yrs (2014). … Observation: …
Admin Threatens Veto Over GAO Role in Intel Oversight March 17th, 2010 by Steven Aftergood One of the simplest, most effective ways to strengthen congressional oversight of intelligence would be for Congress to make increased use of specially cleared investigators from the Government Accountability Office. This is such a straightforward step towards improving oversight that …
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This is a truly spectacular tubesteak in the April Fools Day issue of the American Conservative produced with verve by two writers I am proud to call my friends!!!!!! Chuck Mindless Missiles The Pentagon’s drone budget is on autopilot. BY WINSLOW T. WHEELER AND PIERRE M. SPREY American Conservative, 1 April 2010 Today’s Pentagon is …
