The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Middle East 11 March general warning; Bahrain, Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia, US-Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt (multiple), Libya, Libya-Netherlands, Benghazi Council-France; Warning doctrine and lessons. Phi Beta Iota: The US Government appears to be lacking across the spectrum–no deep current knowledge and no contextual understanding of the difference between young digital natives and older dignity …
John M. Owen Academic, Historical Focus on States March 4, 2011 In comparison to Grand Strategies: Literature, Statecraft, and World Order, which is receiving a 6+ from my (my top 10%), this is at best a 4 for the general public of which I am a part. It has its academic testimonials, in that world …
Dear friends, Recently I’ve seen a swirl of information (mostly on the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation listserv) about participatory budgeting. Below, you’ll find a sampling of this info, in relatively raw form. I do not know enough to sort it all out, but it looks really fascinating. Most of this material is about …
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Phi Beta Iota: With a Tip of the Hat to Michael Bauwens, the force behind the P2P Foundation and its growing Wiki on Open Everything, below are a few entries from a 20 Item List for Egypt that provides a model for preparing in advance for all other countries including the USA (recommended: by state …
UPDATE: Reuters better longer report Bush Cancels Visit To Switzerland Due To Threat Of Torture Prosecution, Rights Groups Say (Reuters) – Former U.S. President George W. Bush has cancelled a visit to Switzerland, where he was to address a Jewish charity gala, due to the risk of legal action against him for alleged torture, rights …
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40 warning signals of the collapse and decay of the Russian Federation (Putinism) Publication time: 4 February 2011, 13:35 1) Institutionalized corruption and widespread bribe taking, covered up by double entry book keeping systems….I never understood why even every street kiosk had to have an accountant. 2) Theft of state property and funds via crony …
Troops Die Because of Their Country, Not For It US admiration for its soldiers may be deep and widespread, but interest in what they are doing is shallow and fleeting by Gary Younge Published on Monday, January 31, 2011 by The Guardian Most of the stories told about Benjamin Moore, 23, at his funeral started …
