The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Pakistan: In response to two US drone attacks since taking his oath of office last week, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif issued an official statement after his first cabinet meeting. “The policy of protesting against drone strikes for public consumption, while working behind the scenes to make them happen, is not on.” He told the cabinet …
Pakistan: Press reports indicate a US drone attack killed a senior Pakistani Taliban leader and, variously, from four to seven comrades today. The Pakistani Taliban denied that Wali ur Rehman Mehsud was killed. Comment: Reaction to this drone attack has been mixed, but the timing relative to political developments in Pakistan is unfortunate. The new …
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Socom’s goal: Pre-empt wars Tampa is headquarters for the commandos who are gaining a bigger role in military operations around the globe. Military writer Howard Altman travels with them this month in Afghanistan. By Howard Altman | Tribune Staff Tampa Tribune, May 19, 2013 They make small footprints at the edges of the Earth. Sometimes …
Note that in addition to propping up Quisling centers at expense of the tribal periphery, we will be fanning the fires of the sectarian warfare and killing gobs of innocents with more signature strikes (note dependency on “technical collection”). Drones for “Regime Protection” The CIA’s insurance plan for Karzai and Maliki—and what it means for …
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Hagel to Israel: Military option will be considered after Iranian elections U.S. officials show Israeli counterparts video trial of ‘bunker buster’ bomb that could be used to destroy Iran’s Fordow nuclear installation, Wall Street Journal reports. Proxy Warfare and the Future of Conflict RUSI Journal, Apr 2013, Vol. 158, No. 2 YouTube (8:46) Drones Are …
Insane as it may sound, some of the smart money is betting that DHS is making a major drone play and trying to find a way to claim that drones everywhere will help them detect and stop IEDs. The Federal Aviation Administration has finally released a new drone authorization list. This list, released in response …
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How Drones Can Live off the Land for Years Cyberweapons and synthetic biological weapons (GMOs) can self provision. They have the ability to live off the land (hosts, like human bodies and PCs) once they are unleashed. NOTE: In many cases, they can also make perfect copies of themselves (copies in the trillions). But what …
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