The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Novel Suggestion: A Qualified Nominee for America’s Next Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy? By Patricia H. Kushlis Whirled View, Saturday, 25 May 2013 Will persistence pay off or does hope just spring eternal? The former would be nice. On May 24, 2013, 51 former US Ambassadors and senior US government officials with extensive overseas and …
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These 12 technologies will drive our economic future Neil Irwin Washington Post, 24 May 2013 As the chart shows, the McKinsey folks believe that the most economically significant technologies over the next decade-plus will be those already well underway in their development — the mobile Internet, largely in place in the adv Indeed, maybe the …
Connecticut Advances Conversion from War to Peace Economy The Connecticut legislature has sent to the governor to sign a bill that would create a commission to develop a plan for, among other things: “the diversification or conversion of defense-related industries with an emphasis on encouraging environmentally-sustainable and civilian product manufacturing. On or before December 1, …
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Connected Forces Initiative (latest NATO HQ initiative, should prioritize future ACT work, currently under initial study) After 2014, NATO is expected to shift its emphasis from operational engagement to operational preparedness. This means NATO will need to remain capable of performing its core tasks – described in its Strategic Concept¹ – and of maintaining its …
Syria – Deception and Cover for Disaster US sinking down into the Syrian quicksand “…I think it [intervention] is a mistake in Syria, even if we had intervened more significantly a year or six months ago. We overestimate our ability to determine outcomes.” …former Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates America sank down another foot this …
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Latest info from SECDEF on furloughs: a. BLUF: 11 days, 1 day per week, starting 08 Jul and continuing through end FY13. b. Appeared to waffle by providing non-answer to employee’s question as to whether mandated savings could be obtained by cutting contractors rather than direct-hire civil servants. c. Never pinned blame where it belongs: …
PROOF of 1400+ ELITE resignations, mass arrests, retirements This post has been rewritten and is being updated. I’m looking for help, and if you want to take over completely, or help partially, that’d be awesome.. I’m getting tired; this “job” has a high turnover rate. Right now, I’m mostly taking a break. The link for …
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