The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
In a 13 February 2011 op-ed column [also attached below], George Will, a self-proclaimed conservative, who by definition must favor adherence to the Accountability and Appropriations Clauses of the Constitution, not to mention the rule of law (for example, the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990), announced that he has discovered the Pentagon’s bookkeeping shambles! …
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Burning Man’s open source cell phone system could help save the world Solar-powered OpenBTS systems costs pennies a day and operates in the farthest outreaches of Earth. By Julie Bort, Network World August 30, 2010 02:47 PM ET Today I bring you a story that has it all: a solar-powered, low-cost, open source cellular network …
Egypt: Protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo, are asking citizens to take part in demonstrations on 11 February, for the “Day of Confrontation,” Al Arabiya reported. One news service reported tens of millions of text messages about the event. According to a report in the Indian Express, “organizers” want a “big push” on Friday that could …
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Below are three separate contributions: Spinney on Sprey; Sprey on Boeing; and Seattle Times on Boeing. CHUCK SPINNEY SOUNDS OFF President Obama says that restoring America’s competitiveness is one of his top priorities. Yet under his watch, deindustrialization, financialization, and globalization continue without interruption. Many advocates of defense spending argue that spinoffs from the Pentagon’s …
Koch brothers now at heart of GOP power The billionaire brothers’ influence is most visible in the makeup of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where members have vowed to undo restrictions on greenhouse gases. By Tom Hamburger, Kathleen Hennessey and Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times February 6, 2011 The billionaire brothers David and Charles …
Two contrasting views–one written for the people against an out of control government, the other for a well-intentioned government facing out of control criminal organizations with foreign government support. This book is a primer on armed resistance to tyranny. It is intended to answer questions the reader might not think of asking, and to direct …
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