The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Flipping the corruption myth Corruption is by far not the main factor behind persisting poverty in the Global South John Hickel Al Jazeera, 1 February 2014 Transparency International recently published their latest annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), laid out in an eye-catching map of the world with the least corrupt nations coded in happy yellow …
“China Has Good Reason to Help Stabilize Latin American Economies” Although these alliances will primarily be closer to home, most of Latin America is a naturally ally not only because of its increasing trade and commercial relations with China, but because of its common interest in an international political order that favors respect for national …
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The US IC has spent 1.2 trillion dollars since 1992 — and failed to provide ethical evidence-based decision-support capable of influencing tens of trillions more. This waste has to be understood in the context of a leadership (both intelligence and political) focused moving money, not actually in the business of producing decision-support or making decisions …
This is an indiegogo funding campaign for readying, testing and producing cheap rechargeable solar lights that are competitive with the “normal” kerosene lamps used in developing countries. What I do not understand is why is it up to us to fund this, why isn’t industry already producing billions of such lamps… oh yes – profit.
In recent days, the media has given flashy prominence to a story about top political figures in China stashing great sums offshore — the list of culprits going back many years to Deng Hsiao-ping. We are told this is corrupt and evil, so we are to be shocked and outraged, when we are told repeatedly …
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Carnegie and the Stimson Center are exploring the distant and largely dysfunctional relationship between policy makers and the social sciences. This is an important topic that could usefully be expanded to explore the similar distance between government and the other information tribes.* Below are two seminal references in this area. Carnegie Stimson National Security Programs …
Why We Fight – Because it pays well The most decorated Marine in the history of the Corps Major General Smedley Butler once wrote that “War is a racket.” That was in 1935. If only he could see it now. The cash flow enabling the global war on terror which was launched in 2001 is …
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