The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
D2 SCENARIO I gave a little talk at a financial conference (Casey Research) that included the following very simple economic scenario: Oil prices are going up (inexorably). China + Peak Oil + Financial diversification. Oil doesn’t stop going up until GDP goes down. It’s an inexorable force until then. The US middle class is broken. …
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Full text of Sanya Declaration of the BRICS Leaders Meeting Xinhuanet.com English.news.cn 2011-04-14 21:58:57 SANYA, Hainan, April 14 (Xinhua) — Leaders of five BRICS countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, released on Thursday a joint document, Sanya Declaration, at the BRICS Leaders Meeting in south China’s resort city of Sanya. The following is …
“The National Conversation” Debuts The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars has announced a new initiative launching April 8, 2011: The National Conversation at the Woodrow Wilson Center. The National Conversation will examine overarching themes of U.S. international and domestic policy, drawing on high-profile guests and experts from all sides of the political sphere to …
The discussion of corruption–and the urgency of reasserting integrity–permeates this website. Here are a general comment and a few links. General comment: Corruption consists of a lack of integrity, which in turn is not just about dishonesty, but about a failure to achieve transparency, truth, trust, and accurate feedback loops. The cost of corruption, calculated …
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Corruption works better, or Graphic: Corruption. Graphic: Corruption Slide 1 Nine Zones of Concern Graphic: Corruption Slide 2 Empire as Terrorism Graphic: Corruption Slide 3 Holistic Analysis There is also the category in the directory: JOURNAL: Corruption (280) REVIEWS: Corruption (125) See Also (Review: Corruption):
Autonomous Internet [or Autonomous Free Distributed Internet for the elderly] is the new meme in town, inspired by the role of Facebook and Twitter as well as the rapidly developed Internet Work-Arounds that were developed by a huge network of great-hearted citizens. Freedom Box is an idea, not a capability, but it holds enormous potential, …
Hezbollah-Israel: Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address to be ready to invade northern Israel if ordered to do so, The Associated Press reported. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned the Israel Defense Forces Northern Command on 15 February that the border could explode into crisis. Nasrallah said Hezbollah should be ready to seize …
