The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Hot Topics AF: Potent Bombs Slow Marine Offensive 08/11/09 AF: As Afghan Vote Nears, Taliban Step Up Intimidation 08/12/09 IQ: Al Qaeda blamed for Iraq violence wave 08/10/09 IR: Iran judiciary looks to calm prison abuse outrage 08/09/09 PK: Life, death and the Taliban: Blowback 08/10/09 PK: Pakistan denies militants attacked nuclear sites 08/12/09 PK: …
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Franklin “Chuck” Spinney is living the dream sailing in the Mediterranean with his forever spouse and a dog that is all bark and no bite. He remains the “last man standing” from the whistle-blowing era of the 1980’s when giants like Colonel John Boyd tried to force the Pentagon to get a grip on reality. …
Continue reading “Journal: Chuck Spinney on Winning Hearts and Minds, Pentagon Style”
Pelosi: “We wake up one morning and AIG was receiving $80 billion from the Fed. So of course we’re saying, ‘Where is this money coming from?”
Hot Topics CN: China rising in Latin America, but wont overtake United States 07/19/09 CN: Chinas police-state crackdown in Xinjiang creates international …07/16/09 ID: The Al Qaeda Paradox 07/17/09 ID: Jakarta Hotel Bombs, The Military & The CIA 07/17/09 IN: Scientists save India’s moon mission from failure 07/17/09 NZ: NZ needs to play its part …
Michele Flournoy and Shawn Brimley U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings July 2009 Vol. 135/7/1,277 Two officials from the Office of the Secretary of Defense look at a changing and challenging world and what it means for the future of American power. The world is undergoing a profound and lasting shift in the relative balance of power …
What does maritime domain awareness mean, and does it represent a flawed analytic agenda?
Intelligence for the President–AND Everyone Else How Obama Can Create a Smart Nation and a Prosperous World at Peace By ROBERT DAVID STEELE VIVAS Today’s secret intelligence community costs the U.S. taxpayer over $65 billion a year, and yet, according to General Tony Zinni, USMC (Ret), provides less than 4% of the decision support needed …
