Paul Craig Roberts: For the Record – Bin Laden’s 2001 Obituary Notice

Bin Laden’s Obituary Notice A Funeral Notice for Osama bin Laden was published on December 26, 2001, in the Egyptian newspaper al-Ward. An English translation is provided below. Anyone fluent in Arabic is invited to verify or correct the translation. This item was sent to me from a reader abroad. Also below are is a …

Marcus Aurelius: Five Takeaways from a Decade of War [Defense One] Plus Blistering Alternative View from Phi Beta Iota Editors

Five Takeaways from a Decade of War Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, in a keynote address at the Center for Strategic and International Studies this week, signaled to military commanders that they should assume the across-the-board, automatic spending cuts imposed by sequester over the next decade will remain in place indefinitely. “We do not have …

Rob Sentse: FUSION – A Behavioral Approach to Counterinsurgency

FUSION: A BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH TO COUNTERINSURGENCY Article by: Rob Sentse and Jeroen Jansen Major BC. Rob SENTSE is attached to the 13 Mechanized Brigade RNLA as a Staff officer Information Operations. In 2006 he worked at the Canadian led RC-S HQ as J2PLANS also responsible for the Fusion Cell and in 2008 he worked as …

4th Media: US and Saudi Responsible for Chemical Weapons in Syria?

Top US and Saudi Officials Responsible for Chemical Weapons in Syria Evidence leads directly to the White House, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey, CIA Director John Brennan, Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Bandar, and Saudi Arabia´s Interior Ministry. The Strategic Situation, leading up to the Use of Chemical Substances in the Eastern …

Penguin: All US Military Precision Systems Subject to Jamming & Misdirection — Is This the Real Reason Elective Attack on Syria Was Called Off?

SPEAKING FREELY Lost Cruise fears save Obama on Syria By Gregory Sinaisky Asia Times, 3 October 2013 Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing. US President Barack Obama’s reversal on the bombing of Syria took the world …

Berto Jongman: Open Secure Internet Moves Forward — Estonia Leads the Way

How the Tech-Savvy Estonian President Led His Country to the Cutting Edge of Internet Politics On Monday, September 23, the President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, gave the key note address at the United Nations panel discussion entitled “A Secure and Free Internet.” That day he was also hailed in a thorough profile on Buzzfeed …