Review: The Shadow Factory–The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America
Author’s Two Points: NSA as Enabler of Tyranny, Channel for Israel, October 19, 2008
Review: Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements
Excellent Primer Lacking in Some Substantive Respects July 7, 2010 James DeFronzo There is no question but that this book would be an excellent undergraduate primer, but it is lacking in a number of substantive respects. The shortfalls first: 1. Needs to add understanding and summary of “secret war” and covert action dimensions underlying each …
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Journal: William Polk on Afghanistan Non-Strategy Plus Consolidated Journal, Review, and Reference Links for Afghanistan
William R. Polk recently sent out the attached letter to his distribution list. It is a very comprehensive and I believe important review of Afghanistan. I urge you to take the time to read it. Appended to the end are a series of notes he used in the construction of his letter. Polk know …
Afghanistan War Wealth + Corruption Cycle (Opium, Hashish, Minerals, Past Pipeline Attempts)
Talk of wealth from minerals by US geologists and Pentagon personnel add to the darkening view that those involved in war, corruption and disregard for the people of Afghanistan (and sacrificed soldiers + more to be sacrificed) will prosper… + Opium = supplies 90% of crop source for heroin (president Karzai’s brother links to heroin …
NIGHTWATCH: Focus on Pakistan’s 20-Year Bluff
Note to analysts: Analysts new to this problem need to take this aboard. Pakistani and Indian officers obey or they get cashiered, if not executed. The ability of the Pakistani security authorities to round up and arrest more than half the membership of the Quetta Shura, fled to Karachi, indicates the Shura members always were …
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MILNET Headlines 15 February 2010
Cyber-Security: DISA to establish safe haven outside the Internet Cyber-Security: U.S. Internet security plan revamped Threat-China: The Last Shuttle and the Rise of China Threat-China: Who needs aircraft carriers and cruise missiles when you have IOUs? Threat-China: Why China’s Naval Rise Could Help The World Threat-Google: Google Buzz Abandons Auto-Following Amid Privacy Concerns Threat-Google: Too …
Journal: Sun Tzu & How NOT To Lose…
A biography of the author of this excellent essay can be found here. Phi Beta Iota: When the public disconnects from public policy, policy is made without regard to intelligence. This is one reason we concluded that to save the value of secret intelligence (i.e. prevent its being ignored and manipulated) we needed to create a …
