tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32353019177917326462012-02-16T12:20:14.652-05:00Don't believe half of what you see...and none of what you hear. The truth is usually somewhere in the middle.Casey Shenkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10588590606702431550noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235301917791732646.post-2082008605769083142011-10-09T16:24:00.000-04:002011-10-09T16:24:19.255-04:00

http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20111009-special-intelligence-report-update-violence-cairo

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This is an outstanding example of you should get your information from as many sources as possible and then make your own decisions. If you blindly went with the talking heads in this one, you'd be as confused as they were. Check it out, but you have to watch the whole 6+ minutes to REALLY appreciate it...and you might learn something. -CS

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Immaculate Intervention: The Wars of Humanitarianism STRATFOR Intriguing analysis of the war in Libya...and other wars just like it. A lesson to always check the bottom before you jump in the water. -CS

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'Al-Sharq Al-Awsat' Editor: The U.S. Has No Clear Picture of Middle East Situation; In Her Statements, Clinton 'Sounds More Like the Iranian Foreign Minister Than Like the U.S. [Secretary of State]'

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MEMRI: Abd Al-Fattah Yunis, Former Libyan Interior Minister Who Joined the Rebels: Hillary Clinton Behaves As If She Were Al-Qadhafi's Secretary I realize this is only one man's opinion, but it is an interesting look at the perception of American leadership and the succession of power.  (if you are pressed for time, ffwd to the 2:50 mark and listen/read for just a little bit)

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Saudi Troops Reportedly Fire On Bahraini Protesters STRATFOR

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In Anticipation of the Saudi Day of Rage on Friday March 11, 2011

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How a Libyan No-fly Zone Could Backfire STRATFORHelping the black ants fight the red ants by stomping your foot usually leaves just as many dead black ants as dead red ants. Sometimes it's best to just let it ride and figure out what you will do when the fight is over.

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Bahrain's Shiite Split STRATFOR

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October 14, 2010 | 0916 GMT By Reva Bhalla Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Beirut on Oct. 13 for his first official visit to Lebanon since becoming president in 2005. He is reportedly returning to the country after a stint there in the 1980s as a young Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officer tasked with training Hezbollah in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. A great deal of

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C'mon, man...somebody knows where the jokers are!  We just wanna talk.  Really. -CS  

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Analysis: NATO points finger at Pakistan - CNN.com

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Dispatch: Bin Laden, al Qaeda and Pakistani Intelligence STRATFOR

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Joint Forces Quarterly        Matthew M. Frick        May 29, 2008 In The National Security Strategy of the United States of America, President George W. Bush singled out the Islamic Republic of Iran as perhaps the greatest challenge facing the United States today. Iran is specifically identified as a direct obstacle to accomplishing a majority of the Nation's strategic objectives. Among these

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Another 9/11. Around the country, and even around the world, people stop to remember the events that happened nine years ago this day.  On that day the world witnessed the tragic devastation caused by a handful of committed individuals.  Committed to a misguided philosophy; the bastardization of a religion. Almost three thousand people lost their lives as a result of al Qaeda’s “planes”

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"The negotiations are stillborn and doomed."     That was what Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, among other things, on Friday, 3 September, referring to the peace talks that started in Washington, D.C., this week between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority.    Did we expect a different, more positive prognostication from Mahmoud?  Not really.  His track record of vehemence

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Do you know what the current threat level is at American airports? How about the local mall? Even if you can answer "yes" to both of those questions, which I'm guessing most people in this great country can't, do you know what those threat levels mean? Okay, so you may be able to say that a Homeland Security Threat Advisory Level of Orange means there is a "high risk of terrorist attacks." But

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