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The Fourth Star: Four Generals And The Epic Struggle For The Future Of The United States Army — The Front Page

It’s a dusty axiom that generals have the bad habit of fighting the last war, rather than the one they’re engaged in.

After Vietnam, the U.S.

WNU Editor: Number #1, #3 and #4 are awesome.

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Tony Blair waged an extraordinary two-year battle to keep secret a lucrative deal with a multinational oil giant which has extensive interests in Iraq.

The former Prime Minister tried to keep the public in the dark over his dealings with South Korean oil firm UI Energy Corporation.

Mr Blair – who has made at least £20million since leaving Downing Street in June 2007 – also went to great efforts to keep hidden a £1million deal advising the ruling royal family in Iraq’s neighbour Kuwait.

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Update: Tony Blair takes on jobs advising South Korean oil firm and Kuwaiti Government — The Telegraph

My Comment: Tony Blair is not the first politician to profit handsomely after leaving office ….

Pentagon Sees a Threat From Online Muckrakers — New York Times

To the list of the enemies threatening the security of the United States, the Pentagon has added WikiLeaks.org, a tiny online source of information and documents that governments and corporations around the world would prefer to keep secret.

The Pentagon assessed the danger WikiLeaks.org posed to the Army in a report marked “unauthorized disclosure subject to criminal sanctions.” It concluded that “WikiLeaks.org represents a potential force protection, counterintelligence, OPSEC and INFOSEC threat to the U.S.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his main rival Ayad Allawi Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Pulls ahead of rival Allawi.

BAGHDAD — The man who has led Iraq for the past four years is battling for his political survival just as U.S.