Marcus Aurelius: Col Paul Yingling, Departing

I’ve never met COL Yingling, but he is somewhat famous (infamous?) within the Army.  He has survived his earlier article, provided second below, and even gotten promoted, apparently recently.  So now he’s sitting in a somewhat idyllic spot, specifically Garmisch, a couple of years short of qualifying to retire as a colonel.  He’s again frustrated …

Reference (2010): Human Intelligence (HUMINT) – All Humans, All Minds, All the Time [PDF & Full Text Online]

Human Intelligence (HUMINT): All Humans, All Minds, All the Time (US Army Strategic Studies Institute, June 2010) Short URL: http://tinyurl.com/Steele-HUMINT Below the line: full text for automated translation.  The Amazon version is published by someone else abusing my original copyright granted only to SSI. Click on cover for free PDF download, or read full text …

Review: Gods of Money – Wall Street and the Death of the American Century

William Engdahl 5.0 out of 5 stars Before Griftopia, There Was Liar’s Poker and Gods of Money,November 1, 2011 This book deserves a much more detailed review that illuminates the author’s early connection of Wall Street fraud and Washington neo-conservative lust for looting the world….a bi-partisan (never mind the 63 parties that don’t get to …

John Steiner: 10 Years Late, NYT “Sees” Democracy Now!

A Grass-Roots Newscast Gives a Voice to Struggles Brian Stelter New York Times, 23 October 2011 EXTRACT Some fans as well as critics describe “Democracy Now!” as progressive, but Ms. Goodman rejects that label and prefers to call it a global newscast that has “people speaking for themselves.” She criticized networks in the United States …