The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Stewart Brand Surprising, Challenges, Perhaps Wrong on Some Points,September 13, 2011 This book is an absorbing read, and several of the top reviews are very useful to anyone considering buying the book (also available in paperback, Amazon is now NOT crossing reviews over from different forms, a mistake in my view, but perhaps motivated by …
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I was asked to come in and do this one, and did so gladly. Public intelligence in the public interest, done with integrity, is the global brain. The human brain is the only inexhaustible resource we have, and Priority One should be to empower the five billion poor with connectivity first, and access to all …
Precedent works: Project for a New American Century Post-Event Illuminations: 2006 Endgame: The Blueprint for Victory in the War on Terror 2007 Wesley Clark interview (March 2007): “We plan to take out 7 countries in 5 years” From Niels Groeneveld at Facebook: VIDEO: 9/11 Attack or Godsend (German and British Ministers) Decision to Invade Afghanistan …
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The new normal, era persistent conflict. A decade after the 9/11 attacks, Americans live in an era of endless war Gregg Jaffe Washington Post, September 5, 2011, p. 1 Video: The attacks of September 11, 2001 forced Americans to reevaluate their views on the nation’s security. A decade later, is the country stronger and better …
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My very close friend Mike Lofgren, and Republican of the Old School, one of the smartest people I have ever met, backs out of the Capital Hill Saloon with both guns blazing. Knowing the truly dedicated people like Mike in government over the years is one of the things that made my 33 years in …
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All prior RECAPs plus Series CLOSED below the line. Updated 2 August 2013.
Zombies on the March How the GOP Became a Death Cult By Werther* Electric Politics, 18 July 2011 Does anyone still remember the GOP of the chowder and marching society, Jell-O salads, Buicks, and cloth coats? Is it conceivable that a Republican could have written the following? — “Should any political party attempt to abolish …
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