The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
First Rate Deep Current Insider View Cannot Be Denied October 16, 2009 Charles S. Faddis I am quite certain this author has been “black-balled” behind his back–Blair and Panetta, if they even have a clue this book exists–are being told reassuringly that the author is a disgruntled former employee, something of a “cowboy,” and not …
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Excellent Primer, Narrowly Focused, Provokes Reflection October 16, 2009 Richard Heinberg I was tempted to limit this book to four stars because it fails to properly recognize, among many others, Buckminster Fuller, e.g. his Critical Path and it provides only passing reference to such foundation works as Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update and Human …
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Rethink Afghanistan Part Six Robert Baer, a former CIA field operative says, “The notion that we’re in Afghanistan to make our country safer is just complete bullshit… what it’s doing is causing us greater danger, no question about it. Because the more we fight in Afghanistan, the more the conflict is pushed across the border …
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Hot Topics AA: Curacao seeks help in case of missing US diplomat 10/12/09 AA: Israeli military links widespread 10/08/09 AR: Argentina downgraded in financial development index 10/08/09 AR: Argentine Senate overwhelmingly approves media law 10/10/09 CL: Chile Acts to Protect Refugees 10/09/09 CO: Colombia Indians Say Talks with Rebels Must Be Public 10/10/09 CO: COLOMBIA: …
EVENT REPORT: Cato Institute Book Forum Tuesday, October 13, at 12:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C. Featuring the author, James T. Bennett, Professor of Economics, George Mason University; with comments by Theresa Amato, Author, Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny; and Hans A. von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow, Heritage Foundation, …
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Lack of Mid-East peace deepens water crisis By Natalia Antelava, BBC News, Berui, 13 October 2009 For the last two years Iraq, Syria, Jordan and parts of Turkey and Lebanon, have suffered from the devastating effects of the worst drought that the Middle East has experienced in decades. In addition to human suffering, the security …
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Tom-Atlee’s posterous Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge According to several recent articles – “Senate Panel to Examine Sale of Diebold Voting Machine Division” http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/10/diebold-antitrust-2/ and “Your electronic vote in the 2010 election has just been bought” http://www.truthout.org/092509I – the largest voting machine company in the country, Election Systems and Software (ES&S), has just bought …
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