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America is rotting from the inside
Posted by VincebusEruptum from Scholarsandrogues
Politicians are failing to comprehend the breadth of the US infrastructure crisis. Only disasters move our representatives to act - and in an election year, even those actions seem spotty at best and disingenuous at worst. The United States has much more than failing bridges to find, fund and fix. A comprehensive report by Dr. Denny Wilkins.
Institute for Policy Studies: Iraq War Entering Year Six: Multiple Crises Rising in Middle East
Posted by okami
Gaza is under murderous assault and the United States is escalating regional threats while pushing new sanctions against Iran.
Nine WWI Vets Survive Worldwide
Posted by okami from Military
Following the death of the Italian-French war veteran Lazare Ponticelli, a total of nine men who served in their countries' armed forces during World War I are known to be still alive around the world.
National security agencies have failed in Iraq, Afghanistan (3/10/08) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com
Posted by okami from GovExec
America's national security institutions have failed and the military has been left holding the bag in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, conducting nation-building tasks for which it is ill-suited, according to the final report of a House Armed Services Committee panel established in 2007 to examine military roles and missions.
Rapid Pentagon Report on Saddam's Iraq Censored?
Posted by okami from Blogs.abcnews
ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: The Bush Administration apparently does not want a U.S. military study that found no direct connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda to get any attention. This morning, the Pentagon cancelled plans to send out a press release announcing the report's release and will no longer make the report available online.
Trust in business versus trust in government
Posted by SoxFirst
Trust in business has jumped to 58 per cent but fewer people now trust Government, according to the latest Edelman Trust Barometer
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Leon Gettler is a blogger and senior business journalist at The Age, specializing on management issues. His latest book, Organisations Behaving Badly focuses on the forces that lead smart executives into making dumb decisions.
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