The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
NATO You-Tube Front Page Phi Beta Iota Summary: Where should NATO go on out-of-area expeditionary operations? How does NATO define security & stability? How does NATO achieve balance between territorial defense and expeditionary operations, and between the voice of the big nations and the small nations? What is defense? What is 360 degree defense in …
In a class by itself, more to be done August 29, 2010 Steven Solomon This book is in a class by itself, and for the US audience, I would recommend The Atlas of Water, Second Edition: Mapping the World’s Most Critical Resource, this book, and Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping And The Fate Of America’s Fresh …
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Starts Weak, Ends Strong, Not the Whole Picture July 21, 2010 Bill McKibben EDIT of 2 August 2010: However great the mind or the man, we all make mistakes. Paul Hawkins made his with Monsanto, I’ve made mine. ClimateGate established with clarity the fraud associated with both the fabricated science and the intended “sub-prime mortgaging” …
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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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Can You Help Me Now? Mobile Phones and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan Smart Tools for Smart Power II Please note: This event will be webcast live beginning at 9:00am EDT on June 24, 2010 at www.usip.org/webcast.html Location: U.S. Institute of Peace, 2nd floor, conference room 1200, 17th St, NW Washington, DC 20036 Mobile phone technologies are the …
Obama as Moral Dupe: Will Erdogan Blink? By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY Counterpunch A recent article by Patrick Cockburn, one of the ablest reporters covering the Middle East, provides an excellent character portrait of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan. It is certainly consistent with what little I have been able to learn about this fascinating …
Short Article from the Author, April 28, 2010 Linda Polman It’s a real shame this book is not being represented properly on Amazon, in part because the UK publisher is just not geared up for the US audience. This is an important book. Below is the author’s summary as appeared in TimesOnline 25 April 2010. …
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