Ex-ISI Chief Says Purpose of New Afghan Intelligence Agency RAMA Is 'to destabilize Pakistan'

(The Intelligence Daily) -- In an exclusive interview with Foreign Policy Journal, retired Lt. Gen. Hamid Gul responds to charges that he supports terrorism, discusses 9/11 and ulterior motives for the war on Afghanistan, claims that the U.S., Israel, and India are behind efforts to destabilize Pakistan, and charges the U.S. and its allies with responsibility for the lucrative Afghan drug trade. Then Maj. Gen. Hamid Gul, Director General of the ISI (far left), with William Webster, Director of Central Intelligence, Clair George, Deputy...

Obama Promises Senators He Will Help Pass Bill Banning Torture Photos

(The Intelligence Daily) -- President Barack Obama sent a letter July 29 to Senators Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham informing them that he would work with Congress to ensure legislation is passed...

Why Won't Universal Healthcare Be Provided?

(The Intelligence Daily) -- Upon receipt of a B. S. degree in biology, an acquaintance of mine -- let's call her Linda -- decided to spend the summer in Asia working at a small medical clinic that...

It's Not a Recession. It's a planned demolition

(The Intelligence Daily) -- Credit is not flowing. In fact, credit is contracting. That means things aren't getting better; they're getting worse. When credit contracts in a consumer-driven economy,...

It's Still a Depression

Given all the euphoria after the unemployment number was released on Friday, one would think that the economic contraction had ended. Unfortunately, the euphoria was misguided. The reality is that...

Do children get kidnapped? Madeleine and kidnappings

(Aangirfan) --  Do children get kidnapped?Tony Bennett, at The Madeleine Foundation (http://madeleinefoundation.org/main/30-reasons/) wrote:The vast majority of cases of missing or...

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