The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
What does it say about a country when a) half of its defense and intelligence program is arguably fraud, waste, and abuse; and b) the only people charged with espionage are the whistle-blowers that are invariably truthful about this same fraud, waste, and abuse? Blurred Line Between Espionage and Truth David Carr New York Times, …
The Evolving Craft of Intelligence [Version 3.1] Robert David Steele There is little desire in the developed intelligence nations to see the craft of intelligence evolve in line with the revolutions in information technology and globalization. Indeed, it can safely be said that most leaders with access to intelligence services do not value them—they are …
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Second Pass The “tribes” metaphor does little for me. I humbly suggest you lose it; it is neither explanatory nor usefully evocative (IMHO). As to who does intelligence for Whole of Government, I submit that the WOG is not a monolith so, to answer your question, there are many forces and factions who provide intelligence …
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A Catalogue of Social Media (and Related) Tools Alan Rosenblatt BigThink, 7 Feburary 2012 I have assembled a catalogue of 85 tools to help you run a more effective social media program for your campaign, organization, or business. Most of these are free. A lot are for Twitter. Many help you leverage Facebook and other …
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How the Public Schools Keep Your Child a Prisoner of the State Karen De Coster LewRockwell.com, 31 January 2012 Public education, in its current state, is based on the idea that government is the “parent” best equipped to provide children with the values and wisdom required to grow into intelligent, functional adults. To echo what …
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Open Access to Scientific Information By Adrian Janes Source: House of Commons Library (UK) Overview: Open Access (OA) to scientific publications could provide more effective dissemination of research and thus increase its impact. The costs and benefits of different models of providing OA to publications need to be considered if a comprehensive shift to OA …
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How Ron Paul Could Win In the Soviet Union common criminals were punished less harshly and received better treatment than political prisoners. A person who had committed a violent crime had more rights than someone who expressed criticism of the government and could be portrayed as having acted against the government. We now have the …
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