The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Waging Peace By Leah Bolger, WarIsACrime.org Pauling Lecture, Oregon State University, Power Point Good evening. I want to thank the committee for inviting me to speak with you this evening—it is such a pleasure to be here. When I received the letter from Professor Clinton congratulating me on being nominated as the 30th person to …
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Most readers of this list should be familiar with the name, if not the ideas, of the late American strategist Col John R. Boyd (USAF ret). Boyd was my mentor and closest friend, and I am deeply indebted to him for the knowledge he so generously bestowed on me. While no short essay can capture …
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There is a devastating review of the quality of Army leadership at the new issue of Armed Forces Journal. At Armed Forces Journal, it is an article by Army Lt. Col. Daniel Davis (“Purge the Generals”), and it merits the attention of anyone following military affairs, I believe. If you think Army leadership is an island of …
The retired Marine colonel who cued me to this report opined that, “This is a hell of a lot closer to the mark than any Administration or DoS blathering.” I would be totally unsurprised to find him 100% spot-on. I invite your attention to the final para, highlighted. If that is true, the (in)actions of …
Looks as if SECDEF has identified the alternatives — humans or hardware– and has picked hardware. Hagel: Pentagon Must Choose Between People or Platforms WASHINGTON — The Pentagon might have to cancel many modernization programs over a decade-long period should mandatory federal spending caps remain in place over the next decade, US Defense Secretary Chuck …
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From a relatively local yokel paper, among the best issue summaries I’ve seen. From my foxhole in the Pentagon, things are bad now and appear to be getting worse fast. Fayetteville (NC) Observer July 19, 2013 Nation Needs Leadership, Not Gimmicks At Fort Bragg, a name almost synonymous with “readiness,” Congress is idly flirting with …
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The Pentagon’s Third Rail This came out of the morning Situation Report from @glubold of Foreign Policy magazine. The secret sauce, for those interested, is to read NightWatch for a mix of what might happen and what the news is too clumsy to cover, then check the various FP feeds to see what has actually come …
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