The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
U.N. aid chief ‘disappointed’ with Haiti earthquake relief efforts UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations’ top humanitarian relief coordinator has scolded his lieutenants for failing to adequately manage the relief effort in Haiti, saying that an uneven response in the month after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake has undercut confidence in the world body’s ability …
Capabilities Of U.S. Intelligence Agencies Questioned Congressional critics have singled out the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), established as part of a sweeping intelligence overhaul after the September 11 attacks. “I do not (have), nor do I believe the DNI as currently constructed has, all of …
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Indonesia Says It May Tear Down Obama Statue Indonesian officials are considering a petition that calls for a bronze statue in Jakarta of a young Barack Obama to be torn down. Last month, a bronze statue of Obama was unveiled in Jakarta’s Taman Menteng Park. It depicts the U.S. President as a young boy, and …
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Timely and pathbreaking, Securing the Peace is the first book to explore the complete spectrum of civil war terminations, including negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and rebels, and stalemates and ceasefires. Examining the outcomes of all civil war terminations since 1940, Monica Toft develops a general theory of postwar stability, showing how third-party guarantees …
NOTE: This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week. Hot Topics CN: China’s Scary Space Ambitions 01/20/10 CN: Dam forces relocations of 300000 more 01/20/10 CN: Jailing of dissident in China casts doubts on Hong Kong’s autonomy 01/20/10 ID: The Indonesian military and its business interests …
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A new US assessment of Venezuela’s oil reserves could give the country double the supplies of Saudi Arabia. Scientists working for the US Geological Survey say Venezuela’s Orinoco belt region holds twice as much petroleum as previously thought. The geologists estimate the area could yield more than 500bn barrels of crude oil. Phi Beta Iota: …
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NOTE: This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week. Hot Topics AA: We should take the lead on human rights in South-East Asia 01/18/10 BD: The Cautious Handling of Secularism in Bangladesh 01/19/10 CN: Google’s Act Of War Against China 01/14/10 CN: Remembering Chinese peacekeepers in …
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