Neal Rauhauser: Syria, Regional War, The Only Red Line That Matters + Syria Meta-RECAP

The Only Red Line That Matters Conclusion: Here are what I hope are a fairly complete laundry list of the issues: NATO member Greece has collapsed, triggering regional banking meltdown concerns Banks of Cyprus collapsed, Russian offshore banking haven taken out by Greek troubles Russian ally Assad’s Syria is failing, loss of Tartus would exclude …

Reflections on Alternative Command & Control and Four Transformation Forcing Concepts

I have been reflecting on the past twenty years, and the remarkable resistence of the US Intelligence Community, seemingly impervious to all manner of reform recommendations, be they presidential, congressional, or public.  Reform is not transformation.  This from Dr. Russell Ackoff, a pioneer in systems thinking and reflexive practice: Reformations and transformations are not the …

Jon Rappoport: How Rockefeller Couped Nixon, and Every President Since Then Has Been Owned…

Flashback: Watergate, Nazis, Nixon, Rockefeller by Jon Rappoport May 15, 2013 www.nomorefakenews.com Watergate eventually became the story of two young rookie reporters who exposed and took down a president. Try to think of another major story in your lifetime where the reporters themselves took center stage, and in the process nearly eclipsed their own work. …

Parag Khanna: Rise of the Info-States

Edging toward the sweet spot of new-century governance Enter the info-state. The info-state – today one of a growing number of dynamic and entrepreneurial cities, city-states or small nations scattered around the world – governs as much through data as via democracy. Scholars have for decades appreciated political mutations that drive international competition and result …

Theophillis Goodyear: The Warrior Destroyers Most of All Kill Hope — 14 Year Old Genius with Asperger’s Syndrome a Symbol of Hope

The Warrior Destroyers Most of All Kill Hope Jacob Barnett is a 14 year old physics prodigy who may be smarter than Einstein. He’s the youngest person ever to be published in the prestigious physics journal: “Physical Review A.” He hopes to build on Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. He’s writing a book to help people …

Penguin: General James “Mad Dog” Mattis, USMC, on Why “Too Busy to Read” Is a Moron’s Cop-Out on Leadership Responsibility

A model for all of us. General James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis Email About Being ‘Too Busy To Read’ Is A Must-Read Geoffrey Ingersoll In the run up to Marine Gen. James Mattis‘ deployment to Iraq in 2004, a colleague wrote to him asking about the “importance of reading and military history for officers,” many of whom …