Tag Archives: Jimmy Cliff

secret agent cult: down on the mekong

In fact as in fiction, the spy is the indispensable person of our time. Yet their activity poses a deadly threat to the open society… …Vietnam was an example .There the pawns included not merely secret service, police and paramilitary … Continue reading

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plan-o-gram: the harder they come

The path of least resistance. Start by bringing up Chamberlain and equating Iran with Munich. Its ingenious because Iran could conceivably threaten the West, but the comparison with Iran’s capabilities, although extensive does not measure to the killing capacity of … Continue reading

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gas mask time: gimme shelter

Gas mask time? Or time to put the political leaders into quarantine? The problem, and this is endemic to all democracies is the politicization of the Armed services. The military becomes subordinate to political considerations such as elections, timing, public … Continue reading

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THEY SHOT THE SHERRIF

The Jamaica which began statehood had few of the characteristics which tended to attract organized crime to the Caribbean. There were no casinos as in Cuba, no off-shore banks as in the Bahamas, or history of deep corruption on the … Continue reading

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