Berto Jongman: Eric Garland on 20th Century Myths Driving US Intervention

Myth 1 : America has to act. Myth 2 : America’s actions are benevolent. Myth 3 : America can win wars. The 20th century myths driving US intervention The logic behind a possible US strike in Syria is anachronistic, writes author. Eric Garland Al Jazeera, 15 September 2013 In the past few weeks, I have …

Marcus Aurelius: US IC UNCLAS Syria CW Assessment

Special attention to last four paras on page 2. Administration is forcing IC beyond its objective collection/reporting role into political advocacy. Intelligence Community Unclassified Assessment Chemical Weapons Attack by the Syrian Regime The United States Government assesses with high confidence that the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburbs on …

SchwartzReport: Radio-Energized Water Eliminates Pesticides with Natural Nitrogen, Increases Output by 30%

This story sounds too good to be true, and usually that means it is bogus. But the quality of the people involved, for all the extraordinary claims, suggests it is true, and the implications for agriculture are profoundly good news. I am struck also by the resemblance this story bears to homeopathy’s view of water. …

Milt Bearden: HIST March/April 2009 Curse of the Khyber Pass

使用谷歌翻译在下一列的顶部。 गूगल अगले स्तंभ के शीर्ष पर अनुवाद का प्रयोग करें. Google sonraki sütunun üstünde Çevir kullanın. Используйте Google Translate на вершине соседней колонке. گوگل اگلے کالم میں سب سے اوپر ترجمہ کا استعمال کریں. National Interest, March/April 2009 Curse of the Khyber Pass Milt Bearden Milton Bearden is a retired CIA officer who managed …

Berto Jongman: CENTCOM Underground War Room in Amman to Manage US War on Syria

New Centcom underground war room in Amman for US intervention in Syria DEBKAfile Video August 17, 2013, 1:58 PM Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, was in Amman this week to inaugurate the Centcom’s Forward Command in Jordan manned by 273 US officers. US media correspondents were permitted to visit …

Berto Jongman: Google’s Impact on War

Bullets, Bombs and Ice Cream: The Unintended Consequences of Google Earth’s New Cartographic World Google Earth offers unprecedented public access to satellite material that was once the exclusive preserve of the state. One obvious if unintended consequence of this service, writes Nicholas Kaempffer, is that insurgents and extremists now use satellite imagery to plot and …