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The Raptor’s Eye, JIEDDO, MISO, General P and The Prophet Smith
by John Stanton
contribution from Dr. Emma L. Briant, University of Glasgow
cover design by Lizzie Zulauf
“The biggest reason why stuff like the General Petraeus scandal happens is because the Inspector General’s Office (IG) continues to discount or ignore complaints from subordinates, until they explode in their faces. There is no way Paula Broadwell could have jumped on a plane and appeared in Afghanistan, without someone asking questions, somewhere. Instead of going after General David Petraeus, or Paula Broadwell, the military would save a lot of time and trouble taking a look at the people who allegedly approved Paula’s access to classified information, and the people responsible for safeguarding that access. I guarantee you that you will find someone who raised questions, who was harassed, intimidated, or removed from their position. The IG complaint process is supposed to provide a safety net for people who come forward with allegations of misconduct. This system appears to have fallen apart, and IG offices appear to be either complicit or disinterested in pursuing allegations of suspicious conduct by senior officers and NCO’s”.
—From the Introduction by John Stanton quoting a military official.
Introduction by John Stanton
Searching for a Spy in the BBC: Auntie’s Pervert, American President and Hurricane Sandy by Dr. Emma L Briant
Trotsky’s America
General Petraeus’ Magic Bag
General Petraeus to the CIA?
Bin Laden Operation and Media
Nuclear Weapons and Pension Funds
Africa and US Strategy
Totalitarianism of Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan War -One Last Buck to be Made
Individual as Bio-Machinery
Perverse Logic of US Missile Defense
US Army Human Terrain System—An American Hostage in Iran
Former American Defense Contractor in an Iranian Prison
Elitism, Theocracy of the Pentagon
JIEDDO Junk–Ineffective American Defense Program
Fritz Kramer, Italy’s Futurists, Neoconservatives and The Forty Year’s War
American Flag and the Bald Eagle
US Pivot to Asia
Mormon Prophet Smith, the Mormon Church, Money and Mitt Romney
American Youth, Iran and War
Surveillance and Surveillance and Media
The Environment
Getting Beyond the “C” Word, Capitalism: Experimental
Dr. Emma Briant is a freelance writer and researcher based in Glasgow, Scotland. She completed doctoral research at Glasgow University in 2011 on Anglo-American propaganda strategy cooperation during the War on Terror which is soon to be published by Manchester University Press. Emma recently co-authored ‘Bad News for Refugees’ with Greg Philo a book examining media coverage of asylum in the UK and its impacts on migrant communities (out 2013). A selection of Emma L Briant’s published work can be seen at www.emma-briant.co.uk
Lizzie Zulauf is an incredibly talented senior at a private school in the Washington, DC Metro area.
John Stanton‘s national security and political analysis & commentary was carried by CBS Evening News, ABC, CNN, and Investor’s Business Daily immediately following the insurgent attacks in New York City and Arlington, Virginia on 11 September 2001. John has authored and has had published hundreds of pieces (papers, interviews, investigative reporting, commentary and analysis) over the years on national security, international relations, culture, technology, politics–and, when needed, religion. He has been a guest commentator on radio stations around the globe–most recently discussing Africa and AFRICOM in 2012–and his efforts continue to be cited in many, many dozens of scholarly works in the USA and abroad.. He teaches an advanced course on national security at a private high school Inside the Beltway. He coaches US contact football and loves it.
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“It was not to New York City, Boston or Baltimore that Wall Street financiers and banking houses ran to in 2008 when they screwed up. It was a sprint to Washington, DC that they made in search of cash to salvage their bank accounts first, and then the American economy, second. This provided a fine lesson for those who deride the citizens and institutions of the National Capitol Region: the action is here DC, not outside the Beltway.” From the Introduction by John Stanton