The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
A guide to who gets whacked Andy Barr, Jonathan Martin – Tue Nov 17 Sarah Palin may claim to scorn elites, but her new book will ring familiar to its Beltway readership. Getting even with those who crossed her, praising her allies and generally putting a self-serving sheen on last year’s presidential campaign, “Going Rogue” is typical …
EDIT: See alsoJournal: Wall Street Scam Collateral Damage II From a Source in Moscow (First Two Paragraphs Only) Russian trade ministry officials are reporting to Prime Minister Putin today that China is preparing to plunge the United States and European Union into the “dustbin of history” as major World economic powers over their, the West’s, …
Phi Beta Iota: Ethics equals effectiveness. This is the core message of this brillaint monograph by three authors deeply steeped in both ethics and the profession of arms. Put in other words, the truth at any cost and integrity above all else.
Afghanistan’s Sham Army Nov 9, 2009 By Chris Hedges Success in Afghanistan is measured in Washington by the ability to create an indigenous army that will battle the Taliban, provide security and stability for Afghan civilians and remain loyal to the puppet government of Hamid Karzai. A similar task eluded the Red Army, although the Soviets spent …
Newsweek November 16, 2009 Cover Story The Surprising Lessons Of Vietnam Unraveling the mysteries of Vietnam may prevent us from repeating its mistakes By Evan Thomas and John Barry Stanley Karnow is the author of Vietnam: A History, generally regarded as the standard popular account of the Vietnam War. This past summer, Karnow, 84, picked up …
Berto Jongman recommends…. Understanding History’s Seven Stages of Jihad by Sebnastian L.v. Gorka CTC Sentinel October 2009 V 2 I 10 pp. 15-17 Phi Beta Iota: The Counterterrorism Center (CTC) at West Point has been doing extraordinary work of very high value to the U.S. Central Command, with an emphasis on understanding. Click on the …
As we begin winding down in Iraq, many years after General Garner had us lined up to exit without destroying the Golden Hour, and as we reflect on Afghnaistan, which we also lost by refusing Charlie Wilson’s urgent pleas to continue the money after the Soviet left, but earmarked for schools, water, and other necessary …
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