The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Most readers of this list should be familiar with the name, if not the ideas, of the late American strategist Col John R. Boyd (USAF ret). Boyd was my mentor and closest friend, and I am deeply indebted to him for the knowledge he so generously bestowed on me. While no short essay can capture …
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The Heat in Text Radar: August 2 to August 8 Posted: 12 Aug 2013 01:42 PM PDT The Text Radar content intelligence and big data blog covered a multitude of issues surrounding the impact that big data is having on the way that more and more industries process and gain insights from their data. The …
There is lot of stuff flying around Pentagon these days. There is memo that underlies article next below but I haven’t seen it yet, trying to get from Sister service. Irrespective of your opinion of publication, this might be very good week to buy current Army Times (12 Aug 2013) because it has some data and …
Is There Never Enough? Religious doublespeak on population and poverty Introduction Mass distraction enabling Mass destruction? Denial of “overpopulation” as a problematic factor Overpopulation denial as promoted by religions and fellow-travellers Deficient analytic capacity of religions Blame-gaming: always someone else’s responsibility Withholding aid as a means of saving future lives? Hypocrisy of current Papal focus …
Are healthcare costs in developed countries simply opportunistic? One Indian healthcare entrepreneur thinks so. Devi Shetty, heart surgeon turned businessman, has a vision for India — cut-price, life-saving surgery for those who cannot afford it otherwise. Shetty has created 21 healthcare centers around India with a difference; by trimming down operational costs, the price of …
Below is Professor Michael Brenner’s take on this question. AMERICA’s MOBY DICK Michael Brenner University of Pittsburg, 28 July 2013 Captain Ahab’s obsessive hunt for Moby Dick was driven by the thirst for revenge. The great white whale had maimed Ahab – in soul as well as body. Ahab was consumed by the passion to …
What kind of people are running American? Here are some insights. Shocking ‘Extermination’ Fantasies By the People Running America’s Empire on Full Display at Aspen Summit Security Forum participants expressed total confidence in American empire, but could not contain their panic at the mention of Snowden. AlterNet / By Max Blumenthal, July 25, 2013 Seated …
