August 10th, 2011 by zen
Thanks to courtesy copy sent by Tom, I just began...
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July 1st, 2011 by zen
Robert Gates took his leave of government service...
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December 23rd, 2010 by Charles Cameron
Posted in 21st century, ahmadinejad, analogy, analytic, ancient history, anthropology, biography, black swans, Character, Charles Cameron, christianity, culture, diplomacy, extremists, framing, free speech, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iran, iraq, media, myth, national security, non-state actors, psychology, radical transparency, Religion, revolution, search engine, Theology | 8 comments
November 26th, 2010 by zen
Just picked up a few new reads….. ...
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October 21st, 2010 by zen
J. Scott Shipman is the owner of a boutique...
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