The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Tuareg Independence, not Al Quada Terrorists, is the the Real Target of the French and West Justin Raimondo’s analysis and debunking of what is really going on in Mali has it right, I believe: it is not about expunging Al Queda or terrorist affiliates, but rather about reasserting French imperialism at a time when the …
The attached report by Greg Jaffe in the Washington Post (from 1 August 2012) is an excellent case study of the inside-the-beltway networking by the players in the Military – Industrial – Congressional Complex (MICC). Jaffe shows these networks build a consensus to keep defense spending high when wars end and a terrifying peace dividend …
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EDIT of 21 January 2013: I have gotten both sharp criticism from folks I revere, and complements. I am more than willing to delete this, but I am more interested in having people think outside the lines. I’ve made some revisions, adding issues and readings in each section. Email me as you please, robert.david.steele.vivas [at] …
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Gun Makers on Obama’s “Red List”? According to some observers, several well-known manufactures of guns have died recently, and in one case, police declare the death a homicide. “John Noveske is one of the most celebrated battle rifle manufacturers in America. His rifles, found at www.NoveskeRifleworks.com are widely recognized as some of the finest pieces …
The four business gangs that run the US Ross Gittins Sydney Herald, December 31, 2012 IF YOU’VE ever suspected politics is increasingly being run in the interests of big business, I have news: Jeffrey Sachs, a highly respected economist from Columbia University, agrees with you – at least in respect of the United States. In …
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No Guts, No Glory The Real Challenges Facing the Next Secretary of Defense FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY, This essay appeared in Counterpunch (12 Dec 2012) and Time’s Battleland (3 Jan 2013) EXTRACT: The problem is not just a strategic one of extracting our forces with dignity; nor is it a political one of fingering who is …
