The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The Radical Legacy Of 1979 By Edward. P. Djerejian If ever one year in recent times was a catalyst for change in the broader Middle East and Muslim world, it was 1979. One ray of bright light in that year of darkness was the signing of the historic Camp David peace treaty between Israel and …
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Stability Operations for Dummies: The Role of the Prvate Sector in Iraq (YouTube Briefing) Doug Brooks, founding President of the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA) has a video circulating that offers the soft sales pitch for outsourcing “contingency support.” It is all positive and completely avoids all of the negatives, such as: 1. Pillaging and …
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No Index But a Proven Player in American Heartland November 17, 2009 Sarah Palin EDIT of 20 Nov 09. This is my final review. The book consists of five parts. Part I: Life up to the call from John McCain. The book I read and appreciated earlier, Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned the Political …
Unmanned limits: Robotic systems can’t replace a pilot’s gut instinct BY COL. JAMES JINNETTE, USAF Unmanned combat systems have fundamental limitations that can make their technology a war-losing proposition. These limitations involve network vulnerabilities, release consent judgment and, most importantly, creative capacity during air combat and close air support (CAS) missions. Although futurists might assume …
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Johann Hari: The three fallacies that have driven the war in Afghanistan Case for escalating the war is based on premises that turn to dust on inspection Johann Hari Independent Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Is Barack Obama about to drive his Presidency into a bloody ditch strewn with corpses? The President is expected any day …
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Hot Topics AA: Balkans Press Freedom Report 2009 10/20/09 AA: From Russia with disdain10/16/09 BY: Military enlistment office denies alternative service to believers 10/20/09 GE: The Tagliavini Report: A Road to Peace? 10/20/09 IL: Israeli defense chief rejects probe into Gaza war 10/20/09 KV: Kosovo Press Review – October 20 10/20/09 RS: Russsia’s Medvedev appeals …
