The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Phi Beta Iota: The October 2011 Peace Summit being hosted by Pope BenedictXVI is a useful touchstone for reviewing the many predictions and possibilities that have been forecast with astonishing precision and documentation down through the ages. There are two divergent interpretations; Phi Beta Iota accepts the second. 1. End of Humanity–apocalypse, nuclear wars, plagues, …
VIEWPOINT #1: Gabby Giffords, a tragic prophet Washington Post, By E.J. Dionne Jr. Monday, January 10, 2011 There is one commentator whose words should enlighten us on the meaning of Saturday’s shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the savage murders that took the lives of, among others, a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl. The …
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Harrison Owen: Well said. And I rather suspect that the core of the matter is deeper than Culture – and that would be an extended conversation. But it is certainly not about rule change and redesign, I think. Alexander Carpenter: Right on, as your imminent study of evolutionary psychology will confirm. I reckon we don’t …
“American soft power is vanishing” by jonl on January 6, 2011 Bruce Sterling and I are well into our annual State of the World conversation over on the WELL. Bruce, who’s traveled the world all his life and has been in unique situations (like his travels through Russia and Eastern Europe after the fall of …
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Pakistan: An elite police commando from the provincial police force who was assigned as a bodyguard for the governor of Punjab Province murdered the governor today in Islamabad. The commando dropped his weapon and surrendered to the police, bragging that he was proud he killed a blasphemer. With that, Pakistan’s political crisis deepened.
THE RICH ARE NOT HYPOCRITES Paul Williams I am sick to my stomach with “progressive” and “liberal” leaders hurling the insult of “hypocrites!” at the rich. “Hypocrite” is a word used by men in suits and ties. “Hypocrite” is even used by people who think this Obama deal on the extension of unemployment benefits is …
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Phenomenal “Primary” Source Relevant Today July 26, 2010 Nick Cullather This is the original, Stanford has also just produced a new version, Secret History: The CIA’s Classified Account of Its Operations in Guatemala 1952-1954. I bought this used and not only loved the speed of delivery, but the notes from the previous owner. My next …
