Suggested Reading
Over the last several months I have found that the readers of this particular blog are some of the better read minds I know. I am consistently amazed by the amount of past reading and insight gained from it that ends up in the comments. To that end, as I recently finished up my latest degree, I found that I was once again able to begin reading want I want to read instead of what I have to read. I returned eager to find the suggestions of all the people who have posted here. Unfortunately I have about 6,000 comments as of today, and don’t have time to go back and find the suggestions. A request from some of you was for a way to remedy this.
To that end, here is the remedy. I hope that you will take the time to reply to this page with the suggestions that you have for our readers. If you suggest it in a comment, please take the extra minute to come into this page and put it here as well. Now the one big request that I have for this page is that we keep it somewhat formatted. I am completely OCD so having everyone kind of post in the same way would work really well. I understand that it won’t always happen but any attempts to hold to my request would be greatly appreciated.
Given the way that comments build downwards with replies moving ever to the right, I ask that each book recommendation get a new start, as opposed to making a recommendation as a reply to another recommendation. That way the replies to each recommendation can be limited to other’s comments on the material suggested. Kind of like further reviews on the book or whatever.
For each book, if you could attempt to use the following format I would much appreciate it:
Title of Book
Author
A quick thought on the material covered. Perhaps your opinion of any bias the book has and what the purpose of the book is along with any other thoughts you might have.
I will make the first recommendation so that you can all see it. As you can see I bolded the name of the book and the author. If you don’t know how to do it don’t worry about it. I can go back and bold it later for you. I certainly look forward to the materials suggested as I know some of the visitors to this site are extremely well read. I was asked about posting website links here. I think I would prefer to keep this as a books only page for now. We could all post links on here all day and that would overwhelm the page. So for now, please keep the recommendations limited to books. If there is enough demand for a page where people can post links I will create one of those.
USWeapon said
The Politically Correct Guide to Global Warming
Christopher Horner
A look at the environmental movement as it pertains to gaining control over people and making money, as opposed to the actual protection of the environment. The book discusses why the movement gained steam and how global warming is used as a fear tactic to convince people to sacrifice their rights and their money to the government. The book has a definite tilt towards the right. In the interest of fairness, it should be noted that the author, Christopher Horner, is a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a think tank that’s received more than $2 million in funding from ExxonMobil since 1998, among other corporate funders. I found the book insightful so long as it is read with an understanding of the author’s bias. Facts are facts, however, regardless of who is presenting them.
Just A Citizen said
World on Fire: How exporting free market democracy breeds ethnic hatred and global instability
Amy Chua
Very interesting theories based on personal and other real world evidence. Caution: free market thinkers will bet angry and want to stop part way through the book. Don’t, because there is a twist at the end. An especially enlightening treatise on what is going on behind the scenes in Asia and Africa.
Just A Citizen said
Day of Empire: How hyperpowers rise to global dominance and why they fall.
Amy Chua
More somewhat original ideas from this author. She develops a theory and evidence that rise of tolerance occurs during rise of empire and loss of tolerance presedes and thus is responsible for downfall. She raises a warning for USA based on current events.
Black Flag said
The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
by James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg
Controversial , but amazingly accurate in predictions of future events – I pull many of my descriptions and thoughts of ‘what might happen’ from this book.
Black Flag said
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement (Paperback)
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
and his follow up books
“The Race” and “What Is This Thing Called Theory of Constraints”
Utterly brilliant. The Race set me on my most successful enterprise – made me a millionaire.
Understanding the implications of the Theory of Constraints is one of the most remarkable strategic assets an individual can have. Has implications for everyone doing anything, and how to make systemic, powerful, and wealth multiplication possible.
Shakti Kumar Jain said
Good idea. Great contents. Original thoughts. Plz keep it up.
Shakti Kumar Jain
Founder: http://bank.richbanking.com
Black Flag said
The Law
by Frédéric Bastiat
Do we think all we discuss hasn’t yet been discussed?
Nope.
Any work of Bastiat is a requirement to understand the workings of modern politics and a way out of its disaster.
Michelle said
I agree with Black Flag on this one. It opened my eyes. Very important and an easy quick, clear read.
On the same topic try “Proper Role Of Government” by Ezra Taft Benson, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. It’s a short pamphlet type book, a speech really that he gave once. It’s very clear and easy to understand.
Black Flag said
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
by Ludwig von Mises
Want to know what will happen economically – with virtual guarantee?
Here it is – the basis of the Austrian Economic Theory. This is the book everyone should read.
Warning: it is huge, it is thick, it was a month’s worth of reading for me – and I read an average of a normal book every two days.
Black Flag said
An Enemy of the State: The Life of Murray N. Rothbard
by Justin Raimondo
Justin is the founder of “Anti-war.com”, an amazing intellectual of his own right.
This book is one I would wish someone would write about me, one day.
Black Flag said
Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics
by PJ O Rourke
Excerpt:
A traveling salesman stays overnight with a farm family. When the family gathers to eat there’s a pig seated at the table. And the pig has three medals hanging around his neck and a peg leg. The salesman says, “Um, I see you have a pig having dinner with you.”
“Yes,” says the farmer. “That’s because he’s a very special pig. You see those medals around his neck? Well, the first medal is from when our youngest son fell in the pond, and he was drowning, and that pig swam out and saved his life. The second medal, that’s from when the barn caught fire and our little daughter was trapped in there and the pig ran inside, carried her out and saved her life. And the third medal, that’s from when our oldest boy was cornered in the stock yard by a mean bull, and that pig ran under the fence and bit the bull on the tail and saved the boy’s life.”
“Yes,” says the salesman, “I can see why you let that pig sit right at the table and have dinner with you. And I can see why you awarded him the medals. But how did he get the peg leg?”
“Well,” says, the farmer, “a pig like that–you don’t eat him all at once.”
Doesn’t that describe the modern tax regime to a “T”
Any one who can write this, you have to read the rest of the book.
Black Flag said
The Road to Serfdom
by Friedrich Hayek (recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1974)
Disciple of Mises – he called the current economic disaster almost to the year – back in 1975.
A requirement read to understand what is happening to us today.
Black Flag said
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
…described by the author as “a metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll”.[2]
On its surface, GEB examines logician Kurt Gödel, artist M. C. Escher and composer Johann Sebastian Bach, discussing common themes in their work and lives. At a deeper level, the book is a detailed and subtle exposition of concepts fundamental to mathematics, symmetry, and intelligence.
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Want to see your mind explode, in all its gooey contents, all over the wall?
Read this book.
Black Flag said
PS:
And you think Human Action is ‘deep’ … this one took me nearly six months to finish.
Black Flag said
..and for next month’s reading…
(Just Kidding)
Black Flag said
Super System – Poker
by Doyle Brunson
This will start you playing good poker.
…But don’t expect it will help you at a table with me sitting there, though
….
C.Z. said
Flag….Enough!! Give us a chance to read the first 50 books would ya!! I can’t imagine your library!!
Ok, Kent where are you lurking? Vin Suprinowiscz is on my list, what else do you have?
CZ
kentmcmanigal said
I am always late to the party. My list is below.
C.Z. said
Unintended Consequences
John Ross
Perhaps not as esoteric as some of those listed, but it taught me so much that it changed my life. A historical novel covering the “gun culture”, explaining how gun control laws came into effect (you won’t believe it!), and abuses that you have, and haven’t, heard about. I didn’t pay attention to what was being done in my name until I read this book. Over 800 pages, hardcover only. Buy one to read and DO NOT loan it out unless you can afford to replace it, ’cause you won’t get it back. I have fact checked this book. Please do so yourself. If you aren’t pissed off after reading it, you didn’t read it.
C.Z. said
Molon Labe
Boston T. Party
(Kenneth Royce)
Leader of the Free State Wyoming project, a good book though a rough start for those of us not technologically up-to-date. Lots of computer stuff first chapter. A novel, but a good view of the free state idea and what it (might) mean to the greater good. As a NH resident (home of the Free State Project) I am pondering a move to Wyoming because of Ken Royce and his ideas.
TexasChem said
The 5000 year leap
by W. Cleon Skousen:
This book gives the every day Joe the ability to understand our Constitution.
The making of America
by W. Cleon Skousen:
The Making of America is about the world’s greatest political success formula. In a little over a century, this formula allowed a small segment of the human family — less than 6 percent — to become the richest nation on earth.
American progressivism
by Ronald J. Pestritto:
A collection of 26 writings and addresses intended to provide readers with an understanding of the key themes of the American Progressive Era.
Rules for Radicals
by Saul Alinsky:
I believe you should know your enemy.This read allows you to understand the ememies of America and know who are students of socialism and communism.
kentmcmanigal said
In no particular order:
Lever Action by L. Neil Smith. THE book that made me realize I had always been a libertarian. I would say this is the most important book in my list.
Hope by L. Neil Smith and Aaron Zelman – A fictional account that was the blueprint for my presidential campaign (without the money, LOL).
Everyday Anarchy by Stefan Molyneux- It’s online here so you don’t even need to buy it, or wait for it.
The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto – Also online, so no cost and no waiting. If you think public schools are for HELPING children, you might have a shock.
The Freedom Outlaw’s Handbook by Claire Wolfe - Useful, personally liberating, things you can do NOW.
Philosophy of Liberty by Lex Lucre (RIP) – Not a “read”, but a resource, nonetheless.
kentmcmanigal said
The Philosophy of Liberty link above is not working for some reason, so here is a YouTube version: Philosophy of Liberty
Tony said
Atlas Shrugged
By Ayn Rand
Bee in my Bonnet said
Marriage a la Mode (Online paper)
by Paul Nathanson and Katherine Young
http://www.marriageinstitute.ca/images/mmmode.pdf
A very thoughtful paper on the sociological ramifications of same sex marriage on society.
Interesting twist- one of the author is a gay man.
Skychief said
Title: National Contender
Author: Edward Simmons
This fast paced political thriller is about an average American that gets fifteen minutes of fame when he knocks out a boxing champion in the Bellagio casino while defending his girlfriend. When he sells his story, he demands 10 minutes of unedited air time to discuss what is wrong with our political system. The masses embrace his common sense solutions ranging from the economy, health care, defense, political payoffs (pork), taxes, education, the Global Warming scam, illegal immigration, energy and most importantly, how corporate and union donations have caused our politicians to pass laws favoring them instead of the citizens. There is a groundswell of support and he runs as an Independent in the last Presidential race. Needless to say, the powers that be try to silence him as he exposes corruption and hypocrisy. The novel is too Liberal for some and too Conservative for others. But, I honestly believe it represents what most people expect from this great nation. It has been known to even convert Obamabots.
Peter Kelly said
Sibel gave sworn testimony on 8/8/09 that has enormous implications. She states that outing of Valerie Plame was done by Richard Armitage and Marc Grossman the 3rd highest person in the State Department under George Bush Jr. This then begins a series of questions about why Patrick Fitzgerald made such a media circus of Scooter Libby who was ultimately pardoned. Fitzgerald and Jamie Gorelick have been implicated by Peter Lance in ‘Triple Cross’ as blocking information that would have stopped 9-11. Further, Sibel reveals that Osama bin Laden was the CIA’s asset until the day of 9-11 and most likely according to Lance it was U.S. trained Egyptian major, Ali Mohammed who was the courier. Paul Wolfowitz as head of the World Bank sheltered Turkey, and his successor Robert Zoellick is linked to Jamie Gorelick. Turkey has been the manufacturing center of heroin from Afghanistan.
Let’s not lose sight of the roles played by other partners in this network. There is a strand that extends from Feith and the OSP “cell” in Rumsfeld’s Pentagon spy shop through Larry Franklin to Naor Gilon, Mossad Chief of Station, at the Israeli Embassy. The other end of that stretches to Marc Grossman and Richard Armitage in the State Department connected to Vice President Cheney, who orchestrated many things, including the outing of Valerie Plame and the destruction of operations run by the CIA Counter-Proliferation Division (CPD). That, in turn, links in with the WMD falsification conspiracies supporting the Iraqi invasion.
“U.S. eyes $7.8 billion missile sale to Turkey.” Where does Turkey get the money to make this kind of purchase? Is it heroin manufacturing to be sold to us? Sounds like they get the weapons and the money from us. Is it for bases into the Middle East? Is the value of the weapons overinflated in typical economic hitman strategy?
Simon
From Sibel:
Simon: All of the above & more
1- Turkey has been one of the largest recipients of IMF funds for the longest period.
2- A lot of these purchases are actually paid by US tax payers; US military aid/grants to Turkey.
3- Money from Weapons Smuggling: False Enduser Certificates- They divert some portion to countries with sanctions (also Chechnya, Afghanistan, East Turkistan…). This, with full knowledge and approval of US (US way of giving certain factions weapons indirectly; ex: Islamic Militants in Central Asia).
4- Of course Heroin.
…
So as you see, it involves multi-ingredient tactics/sources.
September 16, 2009 8:42 AM
From the radio show by Peter B. Collins and Sibel Edmonds with James Bamford:
‘The Spy Factory’ by James Bamford. 9-11 commission focused on NSA and excluded CIA/FBI information. The evidence for ‘the wall’ attributed to Jamie Gorelick was brought up in this interview, and not refuted, although it was clear in ‘Triple Cross’ that intercommunication was ongoing with FBI, CIA, and Southern District of New York.
Bamford suggests it was egregious to overlook testimony of lead FBI agents Rossini and Miller, agents in charge of bin Laden by 9-11 commission. Lee Hamilton, who endorsed Obama, among the Elite, was the head of the 9-11 commission, which suggests given Obama’s present support of banking, increased use of government powers, that he is a shill.
Rendon Group was an advertising agency hired by the CIA to create the Iraqi National Congress and Ahmed Chalabi. The question was raised, who are the propaganda agents for tensions with Iran?
Bamford was a plaintiff in warrantless wiretapping where Judge Anna Dickson Taylor ruled in their favor, but Bush appeals court appointees and the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the decision. Obama campaigned to address illegal telecom violation of 4th amendment rights. He has since reneged on this promise. Michael Sheuer of the CIA claims he was blocked by the NSA from full disclosure of terrorist activity prior to 9-11.
NSA has new data storage buildings in Texas and Utah, but algorithms remain unable to make much sense of the data. Voice interceptor data mining remains more primitive. Unit 8200 is the Mossad equivalent of our NSA. Kobe Alexander, CEO of Verint, fled to Namibia to avoid indictment here in the U.S. An Israeli in charge of selling computer surveillance gear to the U.S., Verint sold this gear to Verizon and acted as a middleman.
Lawful Interception of telecommunications traffic for Switzerland: Confidential
7/36 Source: wikileaks
SPOC Single Point Of Contact
TISP Telecommunications or Internet Service Provider
TSP Telecommunications Service Provider
TTI Test Target Identity
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
UUS User-User Signaling
VNO Virtual Network Operator
VoIP Voice over IP
Interview with Russel Tice NSA
Why are whistleblowers at NSA and FBI marginalized? Is appearance of free speech allowed, in order to lull suspicions that we exist in a police state. The core issue is a living faith. Without faith, all the willpower and intelligence in the world won’t help. I became a threat to ‘the awakening police state’, primarily through my contact with Roger Molander. (Interestingly, as I was trying to remember his name, I see that both brothers, Roger & Earl, have been deleted from the history of the Center for Citizen Initiatives, which gives Sharon Tennison all the credit.) I was basically a little player, so all Unknown parties wanted to do to me was scare me, by showing how easy it was to doctor my records. Since I only have my side of the story, I don’t know who was directing my case from intelligence community. I know that it was the intervention of Richard Thornberg (then U.S. Attorney General) and two federal judges that sprung me from the trap. Not all people have these sort of connections, so you might say that is irrelevant to the case I am presenting to you. Further, as you correctly pointed out, our judiciary has been severely compromised since then.
I heard despair in your voice and that of Russel Tice. ‘Is it too late?’, you asked.
From that groundswell of citizen diplomacy, we seriously interrupted cold war efforts to generate a profit by big companies such as Armand Hammer. It was a lot of little players like myself that did the groundwork. It can be done.
To your case in particular, how to avoid being marginalized? That may be too late, but you can still be effective. My cousin Nick Bennett considered me a religious nut with anti-war beliefs, until we met recently in February. Nick was a senior analyst for DOD and his father, my uncle, was a vice Admiral who was considered for CNO. Now he understands that I am quite rational and not at all an ‘edit_mommies’.
My point is that I was divinely protected. I have made personal mistakes, some of which could be identified through Internet surveillance. None of them are criminal to my knowledge. I remain protected to this day, even though I still make mistakes. I may not make them as frequently, but any Congress person, any average citizen has to be able to walk with self-confidence, not fearing some hidden sin from the past will be exposed. That is why I chose to make this a personal email to you, rather than post it on the blog. I will continue to support your efforts, even when you delete my posts. That’s cool. It’s your blog.
Peter (aka Simon)
NSA does not yet have the capability to catalog all surveillance, but with warehouses being built, that will become fait accompli in ten years. Outsourcing key military computer chips to Taiwan, China, and Israeli companies puts the U.S. at risk. After China, Israeli does the most spying on us. 8-9 members of Congress are compromised with surveillance information such as lesbian relationships. The greatest vulnerability to whistleblowers is loss of security clearance. John Michael Schmidt is mentioned as the NSA hitman – a rogue psychiatrist who targets employees the NSA wants out. Tice was read in to 219 blackworld programs with his signature not to divulge state secrets. Without executive integrity and leadership, any executive order is sacrosanct, and the judiciary is heavily compromised. State Secrets Privilege cannot be used in a criminal court or the proceedings will be thrown out. This would work to Sibel’s advantage if she could get into a criminal court with her case.
I just reviewed the unclassified version of the IG Intel Report, and found several glaring discrepancies. I will cite my sources and express concern that as a non-violent Quaker, I know that I was put on the terrorist watch list, with no apology or explanation. I listened to a Russel Tice interview, former NSA employee, read into 219 blackworld programs. It is up to President Obama to exercise statesmanship and integrity when this is at variance with political calculations regarding our U.S. constitutional rights. The intro to the IG report and later amendments suggest that only foreign persons of interest were authorized to be targeted, with exceptions allowed within the U.S. of non-local U.S. persons. At the 123realchange blog, one of the bloggers worked directly with Mark Klein at the San Francisco office where emails were intercepted. He correctly points out that these were not foreign communications, but only those within the U.S. – in other words, U.S. citizens. That al Qaeda was given as the rationalization for these losses of personal liberty is disputed by author Peter Lance in his book ‘Triple Cross’. Patrick Fitzgerald and Jamie Gorelick are alleged to have interfered with prevention of the 9-11 attacks, which were predicted as early as 1995. This suggests that Able Danger, Carnivore, and Echelon are not in place for protection of U.S. citizens, but rather for increased loss of constitutional rights of U.S. citizens, and are failing to do the job of correctly assessing terrorist activity. Whether that is strictly because the program remains to be refined with better algorithms, begins to be suspect according to Lance’s documentation. The recent passage of the whistleblower bill does not protect honest whistleblowers, but rather continues to undermine their ability and does not protect their security clearances.
In the 1980’s the sheriff in Rapid City, South Dakota complained to me that the Feds were compromising local law enforcement with direct accountability to citizens by providing high tech gear in exchange for jurisdiction from Washington or other remote headquarters. I was working with the Lakota/Sioux at the time. Take it from there.
“In more recent years, surveillance of Quaker groups, the infiltration of Quaker groups in Florida, who were planning to protest military recruitment in their local high school. These are the people who, according to the TALON reports, are considered to be potential threats to military security.” From Amy Goodman interview with Christopher Pyle.
“Since 2003, InfraGard Alliances and the FBI said that they have developed a TRUST-based public-private sector partnership to ensure reliability and integrity of information exchanged about various terrorism, intelligence, criminal, and security matters. It supports FBI priorities in the areas of counterterrorism, foreign counterintelligence, and cybercrime.”
In 2008, InfraGard was well in place targeting activist communities in Oregon.. It was being run through Christian churches where code words were less likely to be picked up by the counterculture, which tends to avoid churches like the plague. Case in point, one high school that Quakers targeted to present equal opportunity info against the war refused to allow them entrance. At the same time teachers in the school were pressured to have coffees for recruiters in their classroom. The members of this particular school were working class with a Christian bias that represented the typical believe in Satan, and give us your money type. Are we there yet?
Roger currently leads the development of RAND’s “Day After…” exercise methodology for exploring new types of strategic problems including strategic information warfare and strategic terrorism. This methodology was originally developed to explore the counter-nuclear proliferation problem and more recently has been applied to cyberspace warfare against critical U.S. infrastructures; the potential impact of various emerging facets of electronic commerce such as e-cash, Internet banking, and Internet gambling on the U.S. and global anti-money laundering strategy, and the international Y2K problem. Prior to RAND, was a member of the National Security Council staff at the White House from 1974 through 1981 where principal area of responsibility was strategic nuclear arms control. Prior to joining the NSC staff, was employed in the U.S. Department of Defense. From 1981 to 1989 was involved in developing educational materials on nuclear war and other major national policy issues at Ground Zero and the Roosevelt Center for American Policy Studies.
The document presents a 60 page intelligence manual from the US Army’s Military Police School. Among other matters, the document reveals that the US Army is using structuring tricks to work around intelligence oversight rules that would normally prevent domestic spying and hoarding of data on anti-war protesters (bolding by WikiLeaks):
A CONUS [Continental United States] based PIO [military Police Intelligence Operations] network that is integrated with local, county, regional, state and federal, law enforcement entities will ensure a federated approach to enable a unified effort for defense support to civil authorities…[including] data exchange…[and the] production of [travel] blacklists…
An [intelligence] fusion cell located within the garrison staff provides a unique service that can address the complexities of the threat to a military community and installation and be an asset to the garrison and local civilian community. It has the ability to work closely with multiple local, federal, and DoD agencies. It does not have constraints that are emplaced on MI [Military Intelligence] activities within the US, because it operates under the auspice and oversight of the police discipline and standards. At the garrison level, the fusion cell is static (non‐deploying) which provides a level of continuity that allows for in‐depth institutional knowledge of threat, physical and social environs, as well as long‐term relationships with local and federal law enforcement agencies. A garrison fusion cell can also be a flexible analytical cell that can grow to form focused, ad hoc, threat‐specific cells to address, prevent or react to a specific hazard.
Vignette: A Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) was preparing to move equipment to a port of embarkation (POE) for deployment. The shipment required the movement of 300 vehicles across eight law enforcement jurisdictions. Based on previous threat fusion expertise, the garrison’s force protection (FP) fusion cell was uniquely qualified to be the lead intelligence producer to support the movement. The fusion cell coordinated police information, intelligence and civilian security with over 22 local, federal, and DoD agencies. The fusion cell produced in-depth analysis of the threat to the SBCT equipment and advised the SBCT and garrison commanders on protection. The coordinated effort gave law enforcement agencies the knowledge to identify and prevent disruptive actions by violent protesters. The operation was considered by Corps leadership to be a watershed event for in‐depth involvement of a garrison‐based FP fusion cell in support of unit deployments. Moreover, the Corps headquarters integrated the fusion cell into other operations where the G2 [military intelligence] is constrained by intelligence oversight rules, or there is a need for police information / intelligence assessments and analysis. A fusion cell is valuable when separate data streams, information sources, or other disparate information from multiple organizations must be combined and analyzed in a coherent process to present a common operational picture for a decision maker.
Boiling Frogs Interview with Philip Giraldi – CIA officer:
Rosen and Weisman worked for AIPAC. Larry Franklin was accused of spying and turning information over to them. AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobby not required to register as a foreign entity. ATC – Turkish lobby set up the same way with the help of Richard Perle and Douglas Feith. It is difficult to follow the money with these organizations. Currently AIPAC is tied to the Likud party. There is a military blockade to prevent oil imports into Iran. Larry Franklin received a 12 year sentence, which has been suspended. FBI informant Ben Ami Kadish only fined for spying. Gilo/Arad – Israeli’s linked to surveillance that included hooking Jane Harman. Verint/Narris technology companies owned by Israelis doing tel taps and maintenance for U.S. surveillance. Dennis Hastert is typical of the revolving door policy that allows U.S. politicians to be rehired at much higher income by foreign entities such as Turkey. There is a lot of corruption in Washington, D.C. (Verified by Bill McBride). The infrastructure is in place for a police state. Local police departments are increasing. One third of all intersection cameras are in Washington, D.C. The only thing the 1976 Church commission did was to reduce the blatant assassination in foreign countries. Best solution, Keep Speaking Out.
The Gulen Movement founded madrassas all over the world in the 1990’s, most of them in the newly independent Turkic republics of Central Asia, including Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. The madrassas, says one writer named Lukery, “appear to be used as a front for enabling CIA and State Department officials to operate undercover in the region, with many of the teachers operating under diplomatic passports.”13
Lukery called Sibel Edmonds to ask her to comment on the latest revelations. She said, in full:
You’ve got to look at the big picture. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the super powers began to fight over control of Central Asia, particularly the oil and gas wealth, as well as the strategic value of the region.
Given the history, and the distrust of the West, the US realized that it couldn’t get direct control, and therefore would need to use a proxy to gain control quickly and effectively. Turkey was the perfect proxy; a NATO ally and a puppet regime. Turkey shares the same heritage/race as the entire population of Central Asia, the same language (Turkic), the same religion (Sunni Islam), and of course, the strategic location and proximity.
This started more than a decade-long illegal, covert operation in Central Asia by a small group in the US intent on furthering the oil industry and the Military Industrial Complex, using Turkish operatives, Saudi partners and Pakistani allies, furthering this objective in the name of Islam.
This is why I have been saying repeatedly that these illegal covert operations by the Turks and certain US persons dates back to 1996, and involves terrorist activities, narcotics, weapons smuggling and money laundering, converging around the same operations and involving the same actors.
And I want to emphasize that this is “illegal” because most, if not all, of the funding for these operations is not congressionally approved funding, but it comes from illegal activities.
Lee Hamilton and Zbignew Brezinski
I think some of the answer may lie in the excerpt I lifted from Wikipedia: The Khazars were a semi-nomadic Turkic people who dominated the Pontic steppe and the North Caucasus from the 7th to the 10th century CE. The name ‘Khazar’ seems to be tied to a Turkic verb form meaning “wandering”.
In the 7th century CE, the Khazars founded an independent Khaganate in the Northern Caucasus along the Caspian Sea . Although the Khazars were initially Tengri shamanists , many converted to the Abrahamic faiths through interaction with the Byzantine Empire & successive Islamic caliphates; during the eighth or ninth century, the Khaganate adopted Judaism as state religion. At their height, the Khazars and their tributaries controlled much of what is today southern Russia, western Kazakhstan, eastern Ukraine, Azerbaijan, large portions of the Northern Caucasus ( Circassia, Dagestan, Chechnya), parts of Georgia and the Crimea.
Boiling Frogs Gonzalez interview:
In 1978 Sandalio Gonzalez joined the DEA as a Special Agent in the Los Angeles Field Division. In 1983 he was transferred to San Jose, Costa Rica where he served as Assistant Country Attaché. In 1989 he was assigned to the Inspection Division at DEA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he served as a Unit Chief in the Office of Security Programs and later as an Inspector in the Office of Professional Responsibility. In 1992 he was promoted as the DEA Advisor to the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Southern Command in Panama where he served until 1994. Mr. Gonzalez returned to Washington as Chief of the Drug Suppression Section in the Office of Cocaine Investigations, and in 1995 took over as Chief of the South America Section in the Office of International Operations, where he was in charge of DEA operations in South America. In January 1998 he reported to the Miami Field Division as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge, and later that year he was promoted to the Senior Executive Service of the United States as Associate Special Agent in Charge. On January 18, 2001, Mr. Gonzalez was reassigned as the Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso Field Division, El Paso, Texas.
Mr. Gonzalez has received several performance awards while assigned to foreign and domestic DEA offices. He has participated in numerous undercover assignments and complex criminal investigations involving domestic and international drug trafficking organizations. As Advisor to the Southern Command and as a Headquarters Section Chief he provided direction and supervision to implement DEA policy in Latin America.
As a Senior Executive Service management official in the DEA, Mr. Gonzalez reported serious allegations of wrongdoing and cover-ups by federal agents and prosecutors in Miami, Florida and El Paso, Texas. He became the target of an internal investigation and was involuntarily transferred and retaliated against by the Department of Justice and the DEA.
The Juarez case: The drug cartels and the Mexican government are the same player. ICE (Homeland Security), the handler, knew the informant was involved in 4-5 of 15 murders in a house owned by the informant. MSM covered only the murders and not the corruption within Homeland Security. Gonzalez and Edmonds with Bill Weaver in 2005 testified before high level aides of Senators Grassley (Repub) and Patrick Leahy at the Senate Judiciary committee.
Corruption allegations involving the DEA’s office in Bogotá, Columbia: Working with agents in Bogota, Columbia, Tom Kent of the wiretap unit brought this corruption up in an internal memo. DEA involved in billions of dollars to Columbia around cocaine and the FARQ. On Dec. 19, 2004, Thomas M. Kent, an attorney in the wiretap unit of the Justice Department’s Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs Section (NDDS), submitted his memo to his section chief Jody Avergun, who would soon thereafter leave the DOJ to become the Executive Assistant to DEA Administrator Karen Tandy, with full knowledge of the reported corruption and cover up, and did nothing to correct it. The copies of this memo were forwarded to several high-level officials within DOJ and DEA.
The Office of Inspector General reviewed the case. There exists a tension whether to snitch or keep silence about corruption within the department. In the case of Richard Horn, intelligence objectives override drug crimes. Sele Castillo murdered as an agent because of this conflict. With NSA and DEA, political objectives outweigh criminal investigations routinely. Interdiction of drugs like heroin in Afghanistan and in Mexico are faced with obsolete equipment against latest technology available to the crime cartels. Richard Holbrooke stated that new interdiction of crop warehouses has begun in Afghanistan, but the fundamental problem of poor technology and subservience to political objectives remains. It is harder to interdict drugs once they are in transhipment. This is a Humint failure. Gil Kerlikowske is Obama’s choice in the drug war, but his hands are tied. The primary income to Mexico’s economy is the $30-60 billion from drugs. If stopped, Mexico’s economy would collapse. We sell them weapons to fight this problem, which are directly siphoned by the government military to the cartels. We use the drugs and destroy our own society as well. In Juarez $250 million a week is made in drugs.
Siad Barre was a—not a likely candidate for Christian right recruitment, called himself a Koranic Marxist. But in the early ’80s, the Soviets had abandoned him. There had been a power shift between Somalia and Ethiopia. He was in the market for a new patron. And working through Senator Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa
Grassley traveled to Somalia to join Barre, Siad Barre, in prayer to Jesus. And he brought with him a defense contractor named Bill Brehm.
And Barre was a kind of a cynical character, as you might expect for a dictator. He was very clear. He says, “I’m willing to pray to Jesus, and here’s what I want in return.” He says, “I want my defense budget doubled.” He says, “I want meetings for my officials with the Reagan White House. And I want a sort of a hands-off policy while I crack down on some rebels.” Doug Coe, the leader of the group, wrote back, in essence, “Done, done and done.”
The video deposition was brought forward by Krikorian’s counsel to provide background on the alleged involvement of the Turkish government in Congressional affairs through blackmail, bribery, and campaign contributions filtered through various organizations. Edmonds also describes Turkish infiltration of the Pentagon and Air Force.
Edmonds’ deposition is significant because she has twice been “gagged” by a State Secrets exemption from testifying for a 9/11 investigation and a Congressional hearing.
Licoln McGurdy, Treasurer of the Turkish Coalition USA PAC was the recent subject of a deposition and Schmidt was to be deposed Monday, Aug. 24.
http://video.brownpublishing.com/video/newsdemocrat/sibel/
Boiling Frogs #4:
Joseph Trento Henry Kissinger endorsed the Shah, and contaminated Khomeini’s revolution. Jimmy Carter fired 800 CIA employees and the CIA turned against him. Robert F. Kennedy controlled the CIA in the Bay of Pigs invasion. Viet Nam saved the CIA, but became politicized. Kissinger routinely played with the intelligence. CONDOR was involved with CIA/Chilean assassination teams. Steve Ramadan was a CIA recruit who sought Afro/Americans for their brotherhood. The Shah was allowed into the U.S. by Carter and aided Khomeini’s revolution. Brezinski goaded the Soviets into invading Afghanistan. Kissinger was able to influence Carter. 7 CIA officers were in Iran when we invaded to rescue hostages. Pakistan skimmed money in U.S. aid for development of a nuclear bomb. Sibel’s family were supporters of Mossadegh. Seriously pissed at CIA manipulation even though Obama officially apologized. Her father was tortured by the Shah’s SAVAK intelligence operation. Saddam was talked into attacking Iran. Israeli’s sent spare parts to Iran for profit. American night vision equipment sold to Iraq. Bill Clinton went secretly to Spain to meet with Iranians. Carlyle Group profited greatly included Poppy Bush, Colin Powell and other key warmongers. Bush also ran Noriega. 1981 jet released from Tehran, used to blackmail Reagan. B. Berri – Kamal leadership – played both sides. It was the downfall of Reagan’s policy. Navy seals blew up an Iranian oil platform. Pan Am 103 was an Iranian ordered operation involving David Bellfield and Qaddafi was made to take the rap. Befffield also sold nuclear materials to A.Q. Khan. He hired a criminal gang from Lebanon, terrorist target Hamadan paid $20 million by the CIA. The U.S. helped build madrassahs in Afghanistan. The most wanted man in Turkey allowed asylum in the U.S. after pocketing $25 billion. He has been here 10 years. The Saudi’s have been allowed to dictate U.S. policy. Holt -American recruit attempted to kill Bill Clinton. Ali Mohammed the number one spy for al-Qaeda was trained by U.S. Special Forces. American oil companies are the clear winners of these policies. Militarization of Christian movement is the most frightening trend in the U.S..
Turkey, Armenia agree to establish diplomatic ties
By Susan Fraser The Associated Press
08/31/2009 12:55:09 PM PDT
ANKARA, Turkey – Armenia and Turkey agreed Monday to establish diplomatic relations, overcoming a seemingly intractable rift that dates to the early 20th century and was marked by massacres of Armenians under Ottoman rule.
Sibel’s testimony re: Turkey, the upcoming interview with Peter Lance, and Joseph Trento’s clear historical link to middle east geopolitics offer clear direction for Sibel to gain wider attention. The Armenian press is covering her. Get her posts in Europe, and force U.S. policymakers to address our concerns. Israel stands to benefit from a continued divide between Armenia and Turkey. Let’s expose their complicity in this process. Heroin manufacturing was linked to Russian/Israeli Mafiya in Turkey. Perhaps more exposure in this direction will gain a larger readership.
Boiling Frogs Interview: Peter Lance
Peter Lance discusses his latest book Triple Cross: How Bin Laden’s Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, the Green Berets, and the FBI. He talks about how U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald tried to kill the new trade paperback version of his bestselling 9/11 expose, the importance of Ali Mohamed and the 9/11 Commission’s omission of the crucial facts involved, the US media’s deafening silence, the need for a real investigation into 9/11, and of course more.
On 9/11/09
The question was asked, where do we go from here? Cultural conditioning was obvious from the amount of detail presented by Peter Lance. Within the scientific method that is what is required for litigation or scientific proof. Our educational systems select for skilled technicians, but leave the decision making ‘to others’. Courage such as Sibel reflects is good. Passion is good, but let’s consider another aspect needed.
Here is the problem: Jamie Gorelick, her link to Robert Zoellick, and Israel consistently reappear in all of these discussions, but because of the security surrounding the top down Elite, facts are difficult to come by. How can that be penetrated?
A physicist could use algorithms to mathematically reveal the data. Where does calculus come from? The human mind. Where did the remote viewing program originate? The human mind. Why are remote viewers needed when such powerful algorithms and computers exist? The human mind. Where are the blank spaces in the remote viewers field of vision, because surely they could identify their handlers if they chose to do so?
Paul Nathaniel Temple, Jr. may be one such link. Noetic Sciences, remote viewing, Jim Channon, C street Evangelical corruption.
To bring the allegory home, let me discuss an off topic illustration. I was able to walk into the office of the lead investigator for hydrogen/solar power on a campus of 39,000 people, with no security clearance, to the person the geopolitical elite consult for real time data. What did I learn? This was a young person in his mid-twenties working 18 hour days, absorbed with scientific literature, and applied experiments. He had 5 friends of whom he was the second most skeptical about effecting real change among the Elite.
Now I would like to bring it back to Sibel’s original home in Iran. In the 70’s I traveled to Tehran among hippies. It was common knowledge then on the street that Grumman was trading both with the Soviets and the U.S., using Tehran as its base. How many remember this? In the Peter Lance interview, a reference was made to Ali Mohammed working for Northrup/Grumman and that he had to obtain security clearance in order to get in the gate. That security clearance included Israeli clearance as part owner of Northrup/Grumman.
Here is the applied moral. What Ali Mohammed did as evidenced by his obtaining Top Secret material even at a low level position according to Mike Sheehan, can be done by any one of us. Do we wish to preserve democracy minus its corporate abuses? Then each of us can learn to penetrate to the key ‘institutional memory’ of an organization, the people that the Elite parasitize for their world dominion, and turn them to Truth. It’s as simple as that, and it does require the courage of Sibel, and the wisdom to know when you are still a toadlet, and when you are ready to become effective.
Actual Interview Notes: Patrick Fitzgerald was linked to SDNY, the Bin Laden official study center. He threatened Peter Lance speciously with civil libel laws. Eric Holder has promoted Patrick Fitzgerald. Lance proved Ramsey Yousef was the originator of the 9-11 plot, that the 9-11 Commission provided a cover-up by lying about the plot date, putting it on Khalid Sheik Mohammed. Stunning lapses by the FBI reflect either a cover-up or criminal activity. Both the MSM and the Alternative Media have been compromised. “There is nothing covered that shall not be revealed.” Jon Stuart may be one of the few valid MSM reporters out there. Since 1987 there has been a media freeze on real reporting. The 2nd and 3rd tier bureaucracy in Washington, D.C. have been compromised. Patrick Fitzgerald has promoted the lie that al-Qaeda is a loosely organized group and opposed to a tightly run organization exposed by Peter Lance.
Authoritative documentation overlooked and threatening to Fitzgerald:
1.NoSair killed Maijor Kahane and lived at Sphinx Trading on Kennedy Blvd.
2.Among the 172 unindicted co-conspirators were Ali Mohammed, Wahid al Nohr who was the co-founder of Sphinx Trading.
3.Fake I.D.’s for 2 9-11 terrorists were issued through Sphinx Trading.
Ali Mohammed orchestrated the bombing of the Nairobi Embassy. He trained bin Laden’s bodyguard. In 1997 Fitzgerald personally interviewed Ali Mohammed with Dan Coleman to try and turn Ali. They failed and Fitzgerald admitted he was a dangerous man. He cut a deal offering Mohammed witness protection for his continued silence. Ali was handled by an empty suit John Zent and manipulated Zent. In the 9-11 commission hearing that Sibel attended the handout implicating Ali’s role was deleted by direction of Philip Zellikow. Ben-veniste and Dietrich Snell were also implicated in the cover-up. Jamie Gorelick released the primary bin Laden witness back to the Middle East. If building 7 was not an inside job, then what was it – clear warning, negligence, or calculation? FBI continues inept at terrorist prevention, even with Sentinel. The Secret Service may be the least compromised group to perform domestic protection.
Northrop/Grumman hired Ali and provided security clearances. They are a joint U.S./Israeli owned company. (Hard to verify this.)
Joint Turkish-Israeli Lobby Forces:
On September 10 Luke Rosiak of Sunlight Foundation wrote a thorough investigative piece on the Turkish lobby as it relates to the recent developments in the Schmidt v Krikorian case. Here is the best part of this expose:
“Lobbyists for the government of Turkey, including former congressmen Bob Livingston, made more than 2,260 contacts with officials in an unparalleled push to quash a resolution in Congress that would deem the events genocide.”
A simple click on the highlighted data will take you to the ‘overt’ working of our nation’s foreign lobbying machine. But allow me to walk you through this clicking:
The highlighted ‘contact’ will give you a little glimpse of ‘for sale ex-congressmen’ cashing in. Who do we have here specifically?
Ex Congressman, Former Speaker of the House, Bob Livingston serving his foreign masters with his lobby firm ‘Livingston Group.’ A bit of background here and here.
A group of ex congressmen, including Dick Gephardt and our many-times exposed scandalous ex Congressman, Former Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert, with their lobby firm ‘DLA Piper.’ For a bit of background on this see here and here.
Not much surprise there, right? After all we’ve been paying attention to and covering a bit our Red Light District-turned-Congress. So let’s go to the part that never gets any coverage. You know, the area unanimously blacked out by our media.
The activated link for 2,260 will take you to the long-withheld ‘overt’ and ‘covert’ partnership and joint operations and lobbying between Turkish players and the Israeli-Jewish lobby. Please click and scan the list of Israeli lobbyists, their chapters, subchapters, distant chapters, hidden chapters…involved with Turkish lobby operations. Impressive list I reckon! Who do we have here:
AIPAC, JINSA, ADL, B’nai B’rith, JCPA, American Jewish Congress, American Jewish Committee, Jewish Council Public Affairs, Agudath Israel, Hadassah, Ohio Jewish Foundation, Seattle Jewish Leader, United Jewish Communities,… even Jewish Institute for National Security! I knew about the extremely active ominous Israel-Jewish lobby in the US, but I had no idea how many of these organizations, sister organizations, subchapters, hidden chapters… have been set up in the US!
Next, as I’ve said repeatedly, in many interviews, both overt and covert Turkish lobby and operations in the US were set up by AIPAC/JINSA by the Richard Perle-Douglas Feith duo. Here is their starting point: International Advisors Inc. After they were exposed, they shut it down and started ATC and ATAA, with all the other sister organizations, subchapters, hidden chapters…such as ATA-DC, ATA-Chicago, TACA, TABA…just like their Sister Israeli Lobby.
You may want to check out a couple of my interviews a few years back on this topic. There is one available on YouTube . An earlier one was during an interview with Scott Horton, which should be available in their archives.
I am thankful to Sunlight Foundation for making this data available to us – the citizens. For years I’ve been talking about the joint Turkey-Israel operations in the US targeted by FBI investigations but protected at the highest levels. The media, as they’ve very consistently done with any issue touching Israel-Turkey, never reported on these ties and operations. Also, since there was and is so very little information available on Turkey and related operations in the US (thanks to the Israel-driven media and publication industry), many people find it hard to understand or even believe. I understand there will be more coming from SF on this topic, so stay tuned and if you can, drop by their site and thank them for this service.
And here is the latest on the relevant Turkey & US Military Industrial Complex front:
U.S. eyes $7.8 billion missile sale to Turkey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has notified Congress of a possible $7.8 billion sale of Patriot PAC-3 antimissile batteries and related gear to Turkey, the only NATO ally bordering Iran.
The sale would include 13 Patriot “fire units,” 72 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles and a range of associated hardware for ground-based air defense, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a notice made public Friday.
It estimated the cost at $7.8 billion, which would be one of the biggest U.S. government-to-government arms sales in years and would mark a return of Turkey as a major U.S. arms buyer.
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The primary contractors for the Turkish sale would be Raytheon Co and Lockheed Martin Corp. The notice of a potential sale is required by law. It does not mean a sale has been concluded.
In the case of a NATO member such as Turkey, Congress has 15 days to block a proposed arms deal by passing a joint resolution of disapproval, though it never has stopped a sale once formally notified.
The proposed supply of the equipment to Turkey, along with U.S. logistical support, would not alter the basic military balance in the region, the notice to Congress said.
You can read the rest of this article by Reuters here.
This means until Congress approves the sale the ‘establishment’ is going to be ultra sensitive about anything that in any way touches Turkey related topics. That includes the pending Schmidt v Krikorian case, any visible article or editorial written on my testimony, any report issued by organizations like Sunlight Foundation…you get the point, right? You are looking at mega MIC corporations that have ‘a lot’ to lose if this deal is disturbed in any way. You have the fat lobby industry with tons at stake. You’ve got shady Turkish generals who will receive a big chunk of commissions once the deal is concrete. And of course we have the usual criminal and shady but semi invisible operatives involved who’ve been keeping the lid on the truth.
Meaning, that much more reason to follow and support the upcoming reports and investigative pieces by the Sunlight Foundation; monitor and disseminate developments in the Krikorian case (the MSM ain’t doing it; and we know very well why). And of course, keep visiting this site regularly since I’ll be posting significant developments and relevant information.
Simon said
Hey, I didn’t know Ed was your cousin.
John M. Cole, a former FBI Counterintelligence and Counterespionage Manager, has publicly confirmed FBI’s decade long investigation of the former State Department Official. According to Cole, as in over one hundred cases involving Israeli espionage activities within the US government, this case too has been covered up and buried despite mountains of evidence collected.
Here is the public response from John Cole after the publication of The American Conservative magazine’s cover story:
“I read the recent cover story by The American Conservative magazine. I applaud their courage in publishing this significant interview. I am fully aware of the FBI’s decade-long investigation of the High-level State Department Official named in this article, Marc Grossman, which ultimately was buried and covered up. It is long past time to investigate this case and bring about accountability…”
In November 2006, in an article published by CQ on covered up espionage cases involving Israel, Cole was quoted extensively:
“John M. Cole, an FBI spy catcher who retired in 2004, says that from 1993 to 1995 alone, he had “125 open cases” of Israeli espionage, representing nearly half of all the investigations carried on in his Global Unit, part of the now-defunct National Security division.” Inside the FBI itself, Cole said, tracking suspected Israeli spies was hush-hush.In a sharp break with FBI procedures, he was prohibited from notifying field offices when an investigation crept into their jurisdictions. “No one was supposed to know we were investigating the Israelis,” Cole said.”
Stein’s article quoted several other FBI officials confirming Cole’s disclosure:
“The 125 figure “makes sense,” another former top FBI counterintelligence official said, speaking only on condition that he not be identified because of the issue’s sensitivity. This official called the Israeli embassy’s denials “horse [manure].” In fact, he said, U.S. officials repeatedly warned the Israelis to back off. But the finger-wagging only seemed to energize them. “We would call them in, call them on the carpet, and next week there would be 10 more cases,” he said. The Justice Department never seemed much interested in prosecuting them, he and other counterintelligence veterans said. Agents would get pissed off,” said the former top official. “We knew they were going to walk, that they were going to get a pass. . . . It was frustrating.””
John M. Cole, Former Veteran Intelligence Operations Specialist, worked for 18 years in the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division as an Intelligence Operations specialist and counterespionage manager. Cole is the author of While America Sleeps, which will be available in bookstores this November. He was recently our guest on The Boiling Frogs Show.
esomhillgazette said
“The Last Centurion” by John Ringo
This book is written blog style. It has some strong language in it, so if you don’t like that this book won’t be for you. It is a highly palusible novel of a near future United States. Written BEFORE Obama was elected. There is a Very Liberal, Environmental Presidential type Character and a Pandemic involved.
Guy said
Waaaaaa…..Liberal, environmental President….Pandemic….
Prophecy??????????????????????
SK. Trynosky Sr. said
“Starship Troopers”
“Stranger in a Strange Land”
“Time Enough for Love” (read “Methuselah’s Children” first.
“The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”
“Glory Road” (an incredible fun read)
Anything else by Heinlein
My journey to the right began with realizing at 17 that Goldwater was saying what had to be said and the other guy was not. This was immediately followed by an exposure to Robert Heinlein in “Glory Road”.
If ever there was a free thinker, that man was it. No subject was off the table. He makes you think and, if you disagreed with him, you had better know why. I have met people who hated his books some because they were too doctrinaire in their beliefs (liberals and conservatives) and some because they refused to think outside the box.
I will always come back to “Troopers” though. Have probably read it ten or twelve times because there is always something new there and because, while agreeing that our freedoms derive from nature and nature’s God, the right to vote does not. Heinlein came up with the only sensible solution to that problem and when you argue it out with folks, they always are cornered into the answer(?) “because”. I happen to personally love this which I know is both sick and sadistic but a lot of fun.
One more recommendation on where we are going on the environmental trail, “The Bridge” by D. Keith Mano. Think of a futureworld run by an Algorian, government overthrown by PETA. It was written in’73 and off the wall then but not anymore.
esomhillgazette said
The only problem I have seen with Starship Troopers was the movie that was made alledgedly “based” on it. That stupid movie, while a half decent sci-fi\monster type movie, did not resemble the VERY GOOD Sci-Fi book by Heinlein.
In the book, does not it put forth the idea that you should not be able to vote unless you have served? Because I wonder if that would work in real life?
SK. Trynosky Sr. said
You are so right about the movie. Annoying was the least of it’s problems. How the Heinlein estate went along with that I’ll never know. “Troopers” was always accused of being fascist, the movie leaned in that direction big time.
I once accidentally caught a Japanese anime (sp?) of “Troopers” which actually stuck to the book. Haven’t seen it since but it is out there.
The book allows you, at any point in life , to “serve”. Not your choice how to serve. You could wind up in a jungle hospital, a arctic research station or the poor bloody infantry as Ernie Pyle called them. Do a hitch earn the vote. Go career and not be able to vote until you are out of service. Choose not to serve or quit the service before your enlistment is up and you return to the status of a quasi citizen with all civil rights except the vote and the ability to hold office.
In the book it took the collapse of western civilization to bring about this change. After the “troubles” it was “vets” who started pulling society together, all over the world. They knew how to cooperate. An interesting side line on that is I believe the last chapter (very short) in Steve Ambrose’s “Citizen Soldier” talking about how the silent, Eisenhower generation accomplished all it did. Tempered by the Depression and the War, they realized that cooperation works. Cursed by their children, the boomers, as the corporate generation. Laughed at for living ticky tacky lives in ticky tacky houses in identical suburban communities, their kids never for a moment took the time to put themselves in the position of their parents in the 1930’s when there was no hope and they couldn’t even dream about a bright future.
Always told my dad the biggest mistake his generation ever made was to say, ” my kids will have everything I never had”. Mind you, the old man never subscribed to that philosophy but most of my friends parents did and, as they say, that’s how we got into the mess we are now in.
Life of Illusion said
Just read his last which was his first that had never been published, “For Us, the Living”. Written in 1935 I think, not bad but he describes America in the future as a successful socialist country. Love the line in Glory Road, “take that guy out and shoot him”.
kentmcmanigal said
Of course, when you see how the America of “For Us, the Living” functions as a successful socialist country, where “money” is fiat and just printed and passed out, you’ll see why it would never happen. The “America” of “For Us, the Living” was also a much freer society than our current situation. That completely imaginary socialistic society is one I would prefer to the real socialistic society, which is unsuccessful and not very free, that we live in today.
Life of Illusion said
Agree, just thought it was interesting and very different from his later works. I did not read all his proofs on how the fiat system was sound, my perception of reality would not allow me to travel far down that path.
Bee in my Bonnet said
The Deniers: The world-renowned scientists who stood up against global warming hysteria, political persecution, and fraud (And those who were too fearful to do so.)
By Lawrence Solomon
The author is a columnist from the National Post (Toronto), who wrote a series of articles regarding those scientists, renowned in their field, who deny global warming.
G. A. Rowe said
The U. S. Constitution And Fascinating Facts About It
Published by; Oak Hill Publishing Co. Box 6473 Naperville, IL 60567 1-800-887-6661 ISBN 189174300-7
This is a little pocket sized book I picked up at the Gettysburg Battlefield Museum in 2006 when the wife and I went there. It is now a much used permanent companion that those who know me have learned never attempt to discuss our Constitution with me without bringing their own copy. This is only one of many copies of the constitution that I own, and I highly recommend that each and every citizen of these United States obtain a copy for their own enlightened reading.
Black Flag said
For fun and explosions….
The Mad Science
by Theo Gray.
The byline is:
“Experiments you can do at home…. but probably shouldn’t…”
…do them outside … with lots of room…. and fire extinguishers…
Paul Hoffman said
Human Accomplishment by Charles Murray. Great book to have around for reference.
Just A Citizen said
Title: “Shadow World” Resurgent Russia, the global new left, and radical Islam.
Author: Robert Chandler
A look at three movements in the world today that threaten the security of the USA. and the founding values we hold dear. This work connects people and organizations within these three groups and among the groups.
Just A Citizen said
Title: The Chomsky Reader
Author: Edited by James Peck. Writings of Noam Chomsky
A collection of Chomsky’s views on various subjects, like Viet Nam and Cambodia, role of intellectuals and role of the US in the world, that provides an insight into his thinking and rationale for his conclusions.
I consider this essential reading for the die hard conservative who trully wishes to expand their horizons. As has been said on this site before, you must study both sides to understand.
Michelle said
“None Dare Call It Education” by John A. Stormer
A book about teh state of american Education and how we got to this point. Very readable and eye opening. If you have kids you’ll want to read this one.
Life of Illusion said
“Unholy Alliance, Radical Islam and the American Left”, by David Horowitz.
A slow read to begin with, that gets easier after the first third. If you want to know how America got where we are today, its a must read.
“Outrage” by Dick Morris & Eileen McGann. Look past him having an axe to grind, there is some good info here.
Both John Stossel books. DDT is not bad for humans, and could prevent millions of deaths if the media and US gov. had a clue. Towns destroyed by the EPA for no reason, many others.
Fiction: F. Paul Wilson should appeal to any who identify with self reliance.
“An Enemy of the State”, Sci-fi, How to overthrow a government through economics
The “Repairman Jack” series begins with “The Tomb”, set in modern NYC about a man determined to live free, pays no taxes(no SS card),makes a living “fixing” problems for people.
Ray Hawkins said
The American Patriot’s Handbook by George Grant
goldie said
I JUST READ COMMON SENSE BY GLENN BECK, GOOD, ALSO DEAD HEAT BY JOEL ROSENBERG.
goldie said
THE BEST BOOK IN THE UNIVERSE, I READ DAILY, THE HOLY BIBLE, AS YOU KNOW CANNOT BE READ AS A BOOK, FOR PARTS DAILY. I ALSO READ: “RAISING THE RUINS” BY STEPHEN FLURRY, ABOUT THE WORLD WIDE CHURCH OF GOD WAS RUINED AFTER THE FOUNDER DIED AND ANOTHER CHURCH CAME OUT OF IT THE PHILADELPHIA CHURCH OF GOD. I ALSO LIKE ARCHEAOLOG MAGAZINE, AND THE TRUMPET MAGAZINE, ONE OF THE BEST, COVER POLITICS, RELIGIOUS, AND ALL ABOUT THE WORLD.
smith said
You Gentiles
By Maurice Samuel
Jewish Supremacism
By David Duke