We were surprised this morning to learn that Ray McGovern, a CIA veteran whose credibility we respect, is saying that Leon Panetta and Barack Obama may be treating CIA with kid gloves for fear of being assassinated by the “insider” CIA that itself fears criminal prosecution for the death of over 100 detainees in CIA …
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In keeping with our new-found commitment to focus on public intelligence and leave political reform to others, this commentary provides an overview of the political scene (including political commentary from journalists lacking any independence), and concludes that what is missing from our national dialog are integrity and public intelligence. First, the political “terrain” of ideological …
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With a tip of the hat to MILNET, these two stories go so very well together, they had to be combined her. Telkom says it cannot be blamed for slow broadband services at a Durban-based company which claims a pigeon can carry its data bundles faster. . . . . . . . In total …
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Integrity Takes This to a Full Five–Part of a Review Trilogy September 6, 2009 John Pilger John Pilger was brought to my attention recently. I have known a few really great investigative journalists such as Robert Young Pelton, David Kaplan, and John Fialka, but John Pilger was new to me, and I am *very* glad …
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Work of Historic Value with Deep Meaning for the Future September 6, 2009 John Pilger (Editor) This is the middle book in the John Pilger set that I bought. The others that I am including in a review trilogy include: 2002 The New Rulers of the World 2007 Freedom Next Time: Resisting the Empire Although …
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Integrity Demands a Five, One of Three in My Review Trilogy September 6, 2009 John Pilger This is the third of three books by John Pilger (he has written others, I had to be selective) that I ordered and have read this long-week-end. The others: 2002 The New Rulers of the World 2005 Tell Me …
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