The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Phi Beta Iota: The announcement of the Egyptian Army that it recognizes the “legitimate grievances” of the public and that it will not use force is in fact a recognition of both the substance of the public grievances, and the fact that force would backfire–there are not enough guns on the planet to repress the …
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(1) This **could** be DoD’s near-term future; (2) honestly have not heard anything bad about her; (3) my principal concern is that she has no personal military experience, which I personally think should be mandatory for any SECDEF. Chuck Spinney Sends: Truely nuts. The article is a puff piece about an incompetent fraud who happens …
Fearless protesters challenge regimes around Middle East Los Angeles Times, 30 January 2011 The toppling of Tunisia’s president is having a ricochet effect across the Arab world with demonstrators trading fear for solidarity. . . . . . . The uprisings are having a ricochet effect across the Arab world. People are watching the events …
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NIGHTWATCH Complete Report for 28 January 2011 Jordan: Protesters across Jordan called for the government to step down. In Amman, more than 5,000 marched. Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans, blamed the government for rising prices and called for the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai. Egypt: Today was the Day of Rage and so it has …
Dear friends, Food is basic. Lester Brown — founder of both the Worldwatch Institute and the Earth Policy Institute, author of over 50 books on environmental issues, recipient of 26 honorary degrees and a MacArthur Fellowship, and (according to the Washington Post) “one of the world’s most influential thinkers” — has just published a cogent …
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For years, Alison and I have been hearing glowing reports of Tunisia from fellow sailors. We finally sailed there and spent five weeks in Tunisia last summer (August and early September). To our surprise, the local people struck us as the least welcoming of those in the Arab countries we have visited over the last …
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China- US: CJCS Admiral Mullen said today that China’s high-tech military capabilities, including the radar-evading stealth J-20 fighter, focus on America. China has every right to develop military capabilities, Mullen said, adding that he cannot understand why many appear to target the United States despite North Korea’s being an evolving threat to the region and …
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