Henry Kissinger is a political heavyweight. Of that there can be no doubt. Even the harshest of this US politician-come-guru, Henry Kissinger’s critics will have to admit that he is just that – a veteran in the ring of international
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Review: Red Horizons – The True Story of Nicolae & Elena Ceausescus’ Crimes, Lifestyle, and Corruption – by Lt. Gen. Ion Mihai Pacepa
I was just chatting away to Ionutz a security nurse in the local mental hospital and he’s Romanian. I passed through Bucharest a few years ago en route to Istanbul on a train journey traversing Eastern Europe. Romania seemed quite
Continue readingReview: Cocaine Nation – How The White Trade Took Over The World – by Tom Feiling
This is an enthralling, well-researched book, that reveals many unknown new facts about the global cocaine industry. The book opens with a chapter focussing on the USA, the biggest market for the Cocaine industry, where 66% of Cocaine users exist.
Continue readingReview: The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future
The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future by Victor Cha My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book gives a unique perspective on North Korea as it is written by a man who held a senior position in the
Continue readingReview: Cyberwar: The Next Threat to National Security & What to Do About It – by Richard A. Clarke
The author has had a political career which has reached the highest levels of the Pentagon. He is obviously a very driven and intelligent man and his analysis of the new phenomenon that is Cyber War is second to none.
Continue readingDirty Wars by Jeremy Scahill
Following on from his book on the mercenary force Blackwater, Jeremy Scahill delves into the Dirty Wars of the Bush and Obama era in the War on Terror. The main theatres covered include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. Scahill
Continue readingReview: Cyberwar: The Next Threat to National Security & What to Do About It – by Richard A. Clarke
The author has had a political career which has reached the highest levels of the Pentagon. He is obviously a very driven and intelligent man and his analysis of the new phenomenon that is Cyber War is second to none.
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