The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Wayne Michael Hall, Gary Citrenbaum 4.0 out of 5 stars Utterly Brilliant, Eye-Glazing, 505 Pages of Straight Text, 10 Micro-Slides, December 2, 2013 You could read this book a hundred times and learn something new every time. I have taken off one star because the book is too dense by far, with a tiny handful …
Foreword It is a pleasure for me – and gives me professional satisfaction – to present this book to the Iberian public. I have known the author for several years, and admired his efforts to translate the lessons from his past life into useful capabilities in the commercial and public intelligence domains. While some will …
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well-Regarded in Afghanistan, A Real Gem, November 22, 2013 This book is in our J-2 Library in Afghanistan, and it is a very well-regarded gem. This is a vitally important book. The author drives the value-proposition home with his Afterword, entitled “Truth as a Casualty of COIN.” His core point: …
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Analysis of Al Qaeda — loose pack listening for one howl Phi Beta Iota: This is one of the most interesting Information Operations (IO) relevant pieces we have read recently. Avaaz Online Activism (The Guardian) Phi Beta Iota: Now imagine Avaaz joining with Amazon and Crisis Mappers. Brain Filtering Process CIA’s Domestic Collection Division Phi …
Charles Hugh Smith Publisher’s Overview: With the soaring cost of higher education, has the value a college degree been turned upside down. College tuition and fees are up 1000% since 1980. Half of all recent college graduates are jobless or underemployed, revealing a deep disconnect between higher education and the job market. It is no …
Beginning the Ending of War This article is the Introduction to the new book War No More: The Case for Abolition, published in October 2013. As I write this, in September 2013, something extraordinary has just happened. Public pressure has led the British Parliament to refuse a prime minister’s demand for war for the first …
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Finding a New Level of Democratic Empowerment in Malaysia: The Village Consultative Committee (Editor’s note: A paper presented to the International Forum on Malaysia 50 Years On: Expectation Vs. Reality,1 BORNEO GRAND BALLROOM; Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on 5th October, 2013] Introduction Malaysian society has been preoccupied with political discussion since the electoral ’tsunami’ of …
