Review: Red Sky in the Morning–The secret history of two men who got away – and one who didn’t. (Paperback)

True Story, Part of the “Made in USA” Atrocities r’ US December 26, 2009 Sterling and Peggy Seagrave I first met the authors after reviewing Gold Warriors: America’s Secret Recovery of Yamashita’s Gold and then traveling to Europe to interview them–they are in self-imposed exile–for a DVD that was shown at one of my earlier …

Review: Edward Lansdale’s Cold War (Culture, Politics, and the Cold War) (Paperback)

Highly Recommended by James Gibney December 26, 2009 Jonathan Nashel James Gibney, one of my most respected sources for common- sense and integrity, posted a review of this book on 15 January 2006 in the New York Times. At Phi Beta Iota, the Public Intelligence Blog, I have posted that three-page review along with some …

Journal: Huffington Post–Congress is Corrupt

Carl Bernstein: US Congress Is Corrupt, Systemically Broken (VIDEO) During an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today journalist and author Carl Bernstein lamented that the debate over and the writing of health care reform legislation has shown us “Congress at its worst.” Bernstein harshly critiques the nation’s legislative branch as a body that is “responsive …

Journal: US Intervention Outcomes for Women Et Al

One of the main arguments made by self-proclaimed “liberal humanitarian interventionists” in support of President Obama’s escalation of the Afghan War is that a return of the Taliban to power will condemn women to conditions approaching slavery.  It is true that women’s rights in Afghanistan are almost medieval in character, but the central question of …

Review: The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace

Phenomenal–Ref A Relevant to Everywhere Else December 21, 2009 Ali A. Allawi The author has achieved extraordinary synthesis and summation, with gifted straight-forward language.This book is not only a capstone reference, but demonstrates why we need to LISTEN–none of us could learn–in a lifetime–all that this author has in his head. That’s why multinational engagement …