by David Phinney
Monday March 18th 2024

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Tom Wolfe Tom Wolfe »

Sad news. Tom Wolfe, one of the best writers of his generation has passed away. I met Tom in San [...]


CIA Director Gets Hostile Over WikiLeaks, Etc. CIA Director Gets Hostile »

April 13 -- Mike Pompeo seemed combative as a tank platoon commander and happy as a former member of [...]


Intel Vets Talk about Trump Intel Vets Talk about Trump »

April 13 -- Thursday was yap day for three former intelligence heads and the present CIA director who [...]


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Escape from Iraq: Filipino Migrant »

Escape from Iraq: Filipino Migrant Worker Recounts Nightmare Flight

He Didn't Want to Go: Ramil Autencio thought he was traveling to Kuwait for a job in a luxury hotel. The employer, a major Kuwait contractor working for [Read More]


Iraq

Marking Up The Reconstruction Marking Up The »

The Civilian Police Training: A top-priority Bush administration project for [...]


Escape from Iraq: Filipino Migrant Worker Recounts Nightmare Flight Escape from Iraq: »

He Didn't Want to Go: Ramil Autencio thought he was traveling to Kuwait for a job in a [...]


Forced Labor in Iraq and State Department Mutiny Forced Labor in »

by David Phinney Nov. 1, 2007 -- Interesting that State Department employees are up in [...]