State Secrets http://state-secrets.com Commentary by a Former Intelligence Insider Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:39:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en The Patriot Act — RIP: Bill of Rights http://state-secrets.com/2011/02/15/the-patriot-act-rip-bill-of-rights/ http://state-secrets.com/2011/02/15/the-patriot-act-rip-bill-of-rights/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:30:56 +0000 admin http://state-secrets.com/2011/02/15/the-patriot-act-rip-bill-of-rights/ I regard the Patriot Act as the greatest threat to individual freedom in the history of the US. It was created in good faith, and justified as a means to track down terrorists and defeat the terrorism threat.  But, it can just as easily target US citizens.

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]]> http://state-secrets.com/2011/02/15/the-patriot-act-rip-bill-of-rights/feed/ Egypt’s Slippery Slope; will it be like Nicaragua’s? http://state-secrets.com/2011/01/30/egypts-slippery-slope-will-it-be-like-nicaraguas/ http://state-secrets.com/2011/01/30/egypts-slippery-slope-will-it-be-like-nicaraguas/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:14:49 +0000 admin http://state-secrets.com/2011/01/30/egypts-slippery-slope-will-it-be-like-nicaraguas/

 

The intellectual establishment and glitterati see the protest movement/chaos in Egypt as the first step to democracy.If the history of such movements holds true, there are powers behind the scenes who would manipulate these demonstrators and will likely eliminate any capable democratic leaders and plug in their own.

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]]> http://state-secrets.com/2011/01/30/egypts-slippery-slope-will-it-be-like-nicaraguas/feed/ Kissinger blocks reinstatement of GEN Lavelle’s reputation http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/23/kissinger-blocks-reinstatement-of-gen-lavelles-reputation/ http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/23/kissinger-blocks-reinstatement-of-gen-lavelles-reputation/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:52:04 +0000 admin http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/23/kissinger-blocks-reinstatement-of-gen-lavelles-reputation/ (more…)

]]> http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/23/kissinger-blocks-reinstatement-of-gen-lavelles-reputation/feed/ The Future of Ford - and the US Auto Industry http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/19/the-future-of-ford-and-the-us-auto-industry/ http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/19/the-future-of-ford-and-the-us-auto-industry/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:37:57 +0000 admin http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/19/the-future-of-ford-and-the-us-auto-industry/ Ford seems to be doing something right.

[For one, they don’t have Rick Wagoner and his legacy to deal with].

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]]> http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/19/the-future-of-ford-and-the-us-auto-industry/feed/ The Passing of a Luminary http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/14/the-passing-of-a-luminary/ http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/14/the-passing-of-a-luminary/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:26:54 +0000 admin http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/14/the-passing-of-a-luminary/ The Richard Holbrooke Beatification ceremony by the Washington Post appears to be in the works.  He was an energetic and clever fellow, who, under other circumstances, would likely have been assigned to the dustbin of history.  (more…)

]]> http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/14/the-passing-of-a-luminary/feed/ Ending LBJ’s Experiment in Socialism: The Great Society http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/10/ending-lbjs-experiment-in-socialism-the-great-society/ http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/10/ending-lbjs-experiment-in-socialism-the-great-society/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:55:30 +0000 admin http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/10/ending-lbjs-experiment-in-socialism-the-great-society/ “After 58 years, the once-sprawling Cabrini-Green housing complex [in Chicago] closed its last high-rise today as the last tenant moved out.”

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]]> http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/10/ending-lbjs-experiment-in-socialism-the-great-society/feed/ Vulnerabilities of WikiLeaks http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/09/vulnerabilities-of-wikileaks/ http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/09/vulnerabilities-of-wikileaks/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:05:32 +0000 admin http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/09/vulnerabilities-of-wikileaks/ The greatest danger in these WikiLeaks releases is the identification of sources of information, whether casual or clandestine. 

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]]> http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/09/vulnerabilities-of-wikileaks/feed/ WikiLeaks Embroglio http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/08/wikileaks-embroglio/ http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/08/wikileaks-embroglio/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:40:11 +0000 admin http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/08/wikileaks-embroglio/ I’m not defending Assange or his actions, but these are some thoughts to consider on calls for his prosecution:

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]]> http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/08/wikileaks-embroglio/feed/ Lethal Warriors http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/08/hello-world/ http://state-secrets.com/2010/12/08/hello-world/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:13:10 +0000 admin Lethal WarriorsDavid Philipps will discuss his new book Lethal Warriors at the National Press Club on Monday, Dec 13 at 6:30 PM in the Bloomberg Room.

Call 202.662.7523 for reservations.

A topic in need of review; the author has done his homework.  [I recommend]

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