Marcus Aurelius: White House Has Two Strikes With Marine Corps — Could It Be Time for a Professional National Security Advisor in Lieu of a Party / Public Relations Flack?

This is the antecedent to my previous post on Gen. Mattis. The administration’s mishandling of Marine Gen. James Mattis Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Friday, January 18, 2013 – 9:50 AM Word on the national security street is that General James Mattis is being given the bum’s rush out of his job as commander of …

Reflections on Lincoln, Principle, Compromise, Autonomous Internet & Citizen Intelligence / Counter-Intelligence 2.0 with Meta-RECAP

EDIT of 21 January 2013:  I have gotten both sharp criticism from folks I revere, and complements.  I am more than willing to delete this, but I am more interested in having people think outside the lines.  I’ve made some revisions, adding issues and readings in each section.   Email me as you please, robert.david.steele.vivas [at] …

Owl: UPDATED Top US War Criminals Named [Synopsis Added]

I put this first bit together to make it easier to grasp the depth and breadth of this scholarly and legal indictment. Scholar Names Top US War Criminals More Than Thirty Top U.S. Officials Guilty of War Crimes According to the distinguished American international law authority, Francis Boyle, a Professor of International Law at the …

Chuck Spinny: USA & Israel, Extrajudicial Killing

Obama’s kill list policy compels US support for Israeli attacks on Gaza The US was once part of the international consensus against extra-judicial assassinations. Now it is a leader in that tactic. Glenn Greenwald. guardian.co.uk, Thursday 15 November 2012 13.23 EST Israel‘s escalating air attacks on Gaza follow the depressingly familiar pattern that shapes this …

Gold Transformer: Has US Stolen German Gold? Will This Break German Bank? Does This Make IMF Chicago Plan Revisited a “Must Do”?

Germany financial architecture is under stress. If Germany fractures, Euro is gone. Could the US alleged theft of 1500 metric tons of German gold be part of the problem? Could this make the IMF August 2012 working group memorandum on The Chicago Proposal Revisited a “must do”? 7 Nov 2012  Does Anyone Really Know How …

Mini-Me: Karl Rove’s Final Prediction – Romney by 32 Electoral College Votes – Obama Wins Big – The Fix Was In But Hispanic Voters Rule

UPDATE:  Obama won — “nine ways” was not enough to repress the Hispanic vote, 71% for Obama. Huh? Karl Rove’s final Romney-Obama prediction: A 285-253 Electoral College squeaker Andrew Malcolm Investors.com, 6 November 2012 EXTRACT: Rove’s final Electoral College prediction: “Without twelve toss up states (MN, NV, CO, IA, WI, MI, OH, PA, NH, VA, …