The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Secrecy News Blog: http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/ ** WHO IS AN INTELLIGENCE EMPLOYEE? ** WIKILEAKS: GIVING LEAKS A BAD NAME ** HUGE COMMERCIAL SAT IMAGERY CONTRACTS AWARDED ** ODNI ADVISORS ON BIO SCIENCES KEEP LOW PROFILE ** REVIEWS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN US REMAIN “OBSCURE” WHO IS AN INTELLIGENCE EMPLOYEE? Could someone be considered an intelligence community employee …
Mexico: BBC reported on 8 August police officers in Ciudad Juarez in northern Mexico detained their commander at gunpoint, accusing him of corruption and links to drug gangs. More than 200 federal police agents raided the hotel where their commander was staying and accused him of planting drugs on police officers to blackmail them into …
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Both a Tour of Substance, and an Eye Opener for Book People July 29, 2010 James McEnteer This is a 6 Star and Beyond book and is so categorized at Phi Beta Iota, the Public Intelligence Blog, where one can browse all 1600+ of my non-fiction reviews sorted into 98 categories and easily found with …
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GAO OVERSIGHT OF INTEL AGENCIES IN DISPUTE One of the simplest and most effective ways to strengthen congressional oversight of intelligence agencies would be to task cleared staffers from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which is the investigative arm of Congress, to undertake specific audits or investigations of intelligence programs. Perhaps the clearest indication of …
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CS: The United States may be on the cusp of a double dip recession and the government (the President and Congress) appears to be on the verge of making the same mistake Franklin Roosevelt made in 1937 — namely moving to reduce the federal deficit before the recovery was locked into place. Most historians now …
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EuroZone All In By Peter Boone and Simon Johnson, Baseline Scenario, 10 May 2010 The eurozone self-rescue plan announced last night has three main elements: At first pass this package might seem to be in with what we recommended But the European central banks have come in very early …
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Phi Beta Iota: With a tip of the hat to Marcus Aurelius, this document is provided for information. On balance it is rich with insights that are not available elsewhere and consequently must be very highly regarded as a baseline for where US intelligence reform (and US intelligence) are today: dead, with a $75 billion …
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