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June 22, 2011 From Serbia to Libya The Myth of Precision-Guided Coercion By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY, Counterpunch Vieux Port, St Raphael, France At the end of May the British press was filled with stories headlined “Gaddafi to be told to stand down or face Apache attack.” As of this writing, the Apaches have attacked, but …
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UPDATED 26 October 2011 (Vatican focus on global financial reform / authority, need for ethics – avoids addressing secular corruption as we suggested in below letter sent January 2011) Penguin: Vatican Calls for World Government…Oopps Vatican, Ethics, & Truth I (Full Text Online for Google Translate) Vatican, Ethics, & Truth II (Full Text Online for …
The Narrative Battle & Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century By John Marke Warfare in the 21st century is about the battle for the mind – it is about ideas and perceptions. Understanding how people make sense of what’s happening around them, i.e., socially constructed reality is a key element of this dynamic. Military strategists, at …
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William R. Polk 5.0 out of 5 stars Chuck Spinney Raves About This Book…., June 12, 2011 By Robert D. Steele (Oakton, VA United States) – See all my reviews Chuck Spinney, along with Pierre Sprey and Winslow Wheeler and a few others, one of the top twelve brains with integrity on US defense fraud, …
Jonathan Kay Shallow, Scribbler Who Ignored the Books and DVDs, May 23, 2011 I came to this page asking myself if three stars would be too hard on this author and what has proven to be a disturbing amount of garbage. The other reviews kept me at three, I was toying with two stars. When …
Obama’s Middle East speech missed ‘historic opportunity,’ say many Arabs While those involved in Arab uprisings welcomed Obama’s support, others were disappointed with his failure to apologize for US support for Middle East dictators EXTRACT: “Obama really had an opportunity to reshape and reframe the debate and … he gave it away,” says Shadi Hamid, …
Thursday, May 05, 2011 Seven Rules of Plausibility by Roy Latham Rule 1. Don’t call the theory ridiculous Rule 2. Don’t casually accept factual premises that are offered. Rule 3. Consider the relevance of the expertise of a claimed expert Rule 4. Consider Claims One-by-One Rule 5. Keep a Running Tally of the Number of …
