Marcus Aurelius: PFC Bradley Manning Personal Statement — Insignt Into Army C4I Deficiencies

Pfc. Bradley E. Manning’s Statement for the Providence Inquiry Alexa O’Brien For more information on the lack of public and press access to United States v. Pfc. Manning, visit the Center for Constitutional Rights, which filed a petition requesting the Army Court of Criminal Appeals (ACCA) “to order the Judge to grant the public and …

Open Power: Democracy Lost & Found Essay, Book Review Blurbs and Links [Updated 3 MAR 2015]

NEW: Kindle Book Open Power ($2.99) OLD: Core Documents for Both Initiatives (Free) OLD: the foundation book The Open Source Everything Manifesto ROBERT STEELE: There are two schools of thought on effecting political (and hence economic and social) reform. One school is the school of love — this school emphasizes trust building and doing no …

Mongoose: Bradley Manning – a Case Study in Government Misconduct, Government Ineptitude, and More Government Misconduct — Daniel Ellsberg Walked, Bradley Manning Probably Should As Well

UPDATED 1 Mar 2013 to add Comment from Paul Harper at Google+. The US Government is incredibly stupid about counterintelligence. They learned nothing from the Falcon and the Snowman, and it is clear that the defense team for Bradley Manning will be able to bracket the charges with a) government misconduct as revealed in the …

Mini-Me: Gay Pedophile Cabal Across the Vatican & Globally-Distributed Archbishops and Cardinals? What do Skull & Bones, the Bohemian Grove, Some Flag Officers, and the Vatican Have in Common? A Culture of Impunity and Betrayal of the Public Trust

Huh? Priest in panties Vatican gay, cross-dressing sex ring allegedly pushed pope’s hasty exit The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State wrote that a warrant was issued for the pope’s arrest and that he will meet with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Saturday to plead for immunity. This is historic, for any legal …

Steven Aftergood: Leaks That Are Good for National Security

Leak of White Paper Boosts Intelligence Oversight The unauthorized disclosure last week of a Justice Department White Paper on the legality of targeted killing of senior al Qaida operatives who are Americans had the collateral effect of strengthening congressional oversight of intelligence. Read full post with additional links. DoJ White Paper Released as a Matter …

Mini-Me: LBJ Behind USS Liberty? Re-Evaluating What Can Be Known

Huh? The USS Liberty, Israel & President Johnson’s Order to Destroy the USS Liberty The below well referenced article was sent to me by JFK Assassination expert Robert Morrow. In the email to me, he endorses the analysis, “I think it is fine article.” I have no separate knowledge of the facts detailed in this …