The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Fast Read, Ground Truth, Moral Truth, Priceless Insights January 5, 2010 Michael Hogan I received this book as a gift from the author after I reviewed Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, and I am very glad to have accepted his offer. At 218 pages double-spaced it is …
NOTE: This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week. Hot Topics AA: 2010: US To Wage War Throughout The World 12/31/09 AA: Mobility Helps al Qaeda Extend Reach 01/04/10 BW: Khama likens corruption to a deadly cancer 12/31/09 CF: Providing education to conflict-affected children in the …
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Undeniable Genius Isolated from Other Movements January 4, 2010 David Gershon This book is a work of undeniable genius and to that I would add peseverence–the author and his wife Gail Straub have been on the forefront of the personal empowerment movement from the late 1970’s onward, and in many ways this book is a …
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By IAN LIVINGSTON, HEATHER MESSERA, MICHAEL O’HANLON and AMY UNIKEWICZ January 2, 2010 In 2009, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan dominated American military and foreign policy. Which themes emerged over the last year? In Iraq, 2009 was the year of relatively smooth transitions. In Pakistan, 2009 was the year of the offensives. In Afghanistan, 2009 was …
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McChrystal Sees Victory Ahead In Afghanistan By Drew Brown, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Saturday, January 2, 2010 “We are not viewed as occupiers now, ” Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, told Stars and Stripes in an interview Friday.
The Radical Legacy Of 1979 By Edward. P. Djerejian If ever one year in recent times was a catalyst for change in the broader Middle East and Muslim world, it was 1979. One ray of bright light in that year of darkness was the signing of the historic Camp David peace treaty between Israel and …
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The above first appeared in “The Cloak and the Blue Beret: Limitations on Intelligence in UN Peacekeeping, chapter 19 in PEACEKEEPING INTELLIGENCE: Emerging Concepts for the Future. His earlier article “Intelligence and Peacekeeping: The UN Operation in the Congo, 1960-1964” remains the single best exposition of how to use intelligence as the foundation for successful …
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