The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The danger of repeating signals Kevin shares this great quote from the Count of Monte Cristo: “I have been told,” said the count, “that you do not always yourselves understand the signals you repeat.” “That is true, sir, and that is what I like best,” said the man, smiling. “Why do you like that best?” …
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Phi Beta Iota: The announcement of the Egyptian Army that it recognizes the “legitimate grievances” of the public and that it will not use force is in fact a recognition of both the substance of the public grievances, and the fact that force would backfire–there are not enough guns on the planet to repress the …
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Analysis: The US moral conundrum in Egypt (AP) – 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — As with Iran 30 years ago, American leaders again are wrestling with the moral conflict between Washington’s demands for democracy among its friends and strategic coziness with dictatorial regimes seen as key to stability in an increasingly complex world, particularly …
My good friend Jim Fallows, national correspondent for the The Atlantic, asked me to be part of a team to publish guest blogs while he is using the ‘down time’ to finish a book. I am assigned, with three other people, for this week. Attached is my first entry, which I am also distributing as …
The ‘bin Laden’ of marginalisation The real terror eating away at the Arab world is socio-economic marginalisation. Larbi Sadiki 14 Jan 2011 Al-Jazeera From Tunisia and Algeria in the Maghreb to Jordan and Egypt in the Arab east, the real terror that eats at self-worth, sabotages community and communal rites of passage, including marriage, is …
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CHINA has blocked the word “Egypt” from the country’s wildly popular Twitter-like service, while coverage of the political turmoil has been tightly restricted in state media. China’s ruling Communist Party is sensitive to any potential source of social unrest. A search for “Egypt” on the Sina microblogging service brings up a message saying, “According to …
