February 2010

Covering up homicide

by Paul Woodward 02.01.2010

In his State of the Union speech, President Obama said: “… in the last year, hundreds of al Qaeda’s fighters and affiliates, including many senior leaders, have been captured or killed — far more than in 2008.” He could have said “we have killed…” just to make it clear that he includes himself as an [...]

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The immutable connection between greed and talent

by Paul Woodward 02.01.2010

From Politico: In the midst of two wars and the fight against Al Qaeda, the CIA is offering operatives a chance to peddle their expertise to private companies on the side — a policy that gives financial firms and hedge funds access to the nation’s top-level intelligence talent, POLITICO has learned. In one case, these [...]

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Lloyd Blankfein: a continuing threat to U.S. persons or interests?

by Paul Woodward 02.01.2010

From The Times: Goldman Sachs, the world’s richest investment bank, could be about to pay its chief executive a bumper bonus of up to $100 million in defiance of moves by President Obama to take action against such payouts. Bankers in Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF) told The Times yesterday they understood that [...]

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