Graphic: Golden Hawk Killing Golden Goose

Tip of the Hat to Marcus Aurelius. Source See Also: Worth a Look: Book Reviews on Dereliction of Duty (Defense) Worth a Look: Book Reviews on Empire as Cancer Including Betrayal & Deceit Worth a Look: Impeachable Offenses, Modern & Historic Worth a Look: Book Reviews on War Complex—War as a Racket

Chuck Spinney: From Algeria to Libya –Lessons Not Learned + USG CIA Web of Deceit in Arabia RECAP

The triumphalism in the US surrounding the liquidation of Qadaffi may be short lived.  That is because most Americans do not appreciate how the legacy of anti-colonialism shapes the contemporary cultural DNA in North Africa or how influential that legacy has been in shaping the revolts of what is now called the Arab Spring.  There …

Review: Lines of Fire – A Renegade Writes on Strategy, Intelligence, and Security

Ralph Peters 5.0 out of 5 stars Six Star Epilogue, the Capstone Work, September 26, 2011 I have been a fan of Ralph Peters for over fifteen years now, going back to the early 1990’s when the US Marine Corps was trying to get the Secretary of Defense (then Dick Cheney) to focus on most …

John Steiner: Michelle Bachman Right on the Vacines – Gardasil HPV is demonstrably bad

Vaccination Safety Choice: Lives ruined, “Gardasil Girls” abandoned by CDC/ manufacturers/ media – CHECK OUT CA BILL re 12 yr olds FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 15, 2011 Contact: Vaccine Safety Council of Minnesota / Nancy Hokkanen 952-831-3777 GOP Debate Spotlights Vaccination Safety, Choice Lives ruined, ³Gardasil Girls² abandoned by CDC, manufacturers & media ST. …

Robert Steele: US Day of Rage = Electoral Reform & Integrity Plus General RECAP on Purple Public & Third Party Rising

I’ve been driving the 1964 MGB (my last remaining possession, it needs $5,000 of underbody work to survive the winter) around New England and am in New York now.  I’ve been following the US Day of Rage plans (they were also announced here) but have been surprised to find a number of normally intelligent middle-class …