Journal: 2010–Welcome to Orwell’s World

In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell described a superstate called Oceania, whose language of war inverted lies that “passed into history and became truth. ‘Who controls the past’, ran the Party slogan, ‘controls the future: who controls the present controls the past’.” Barack Obama is the leader of a contemporary Oceania. In two speeches at the …

Review: Red Sky in the Morning–The secret history of two men who got away – and one who didn’t. (Paperback)

True Story, Part of the “Made in USA” Atrocities r’ US December 26, 2009 Sterling and Peggy Seagrave I first met the authors after reviewing Gold Warriors: America’s Secret Recovery of Yamashita’s Gold and then traveling to Europe to interview them–they are in self-imposed exile–for a DVD that was shown at one of my earlier …

Journal: David Ignatius on “Paradigm Shift” in the Secret World Per Hayden (US) and Omand (UK)

A New Deal for The CIA By David Ignatius,The Washington Post Thursday, September 17, 2009 Hayden drew a Venn diagram to explain where the CIA needs to operate. First, he drew three circles that represent the traditional parameters: An activity must be technically feasible, operationally relevant and lawful. Then he added a fourth requirement. The …

Review: Tell Me No Lies: Investigative Journalism That Changed the World

Work of Historic Value with Deep Meaning for the Future September 6, 2009 John Pilger (Editor) This is the middle book in the John Pilger set that I bought. The others that I am including in a review trilogy include: 2002 The New Rulers of the World 2007 Freedom Next Time: Resisting the Empire Although …