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I’m at a loss for words this weekend. Having spent some time playing and exploring the Government’s General Printing Office (GPO) website (which has an amazing array of statistics, databases, raw data files and reports) – I’m seriously wondering …
- Where is the public outcry?
- Where are the pitch forks?
- When [...]
The Guardian Newspaper (UK) yesterday reported on a confidential report leaked to the Press that outlines a ‘bleak picture of a counterinsurgency effort undermined by intelligence failures that at times border on the absurd.‘
This is on topic of recent comments by Army General David McKiernan – the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan – that equally [...]
Remember the days before 9/11? Don’t they seem quaint in comparison to the tsunami of fear we, as a society, face across all fronts – social, economic, and militarily?
As the Obama administration tries to reenergize the American (and therefore, Global) economy – the focus on the U.S. Budget is upon us with renewed and very [...]
The New York Magazine published a story earlier this week entitled, “Rudy and ‘Nam : He’s no War Hero. Will it Matter?” by Geoffrey Gray.
The article begins, “Rudy Giuliani, speaking about terrorism and the Iraq war, said last week, “It is something I understand better than anyone else running for president.” How long will John [...]
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