Talk:George Friedman

message: The issues about the interviews, etc seems a bit like mr. friedman has tagged this article with links to his own view. It seems a bit POV. The article should either cite them as his opinion or merely give info to who he is. Citing all his works go beyond the scope. Lihaas (talk) 19:30, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm sorry, but I don't understand how an external link is a conflict of interest.  Others may freely post links to dispute these links.  Please elaborate.  Thank you.  Briantx90 (talk) 20:03, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: An external link would be a conflict of interest if it had been placed by the individual who is the subject of the article or one of his agents to sell his services. Having just watched him respond to a pointed and intelligent question from an audience member at a function broadcast on C-Span with a crude and ignorant response, that combined with his no less crude prognostications which he is selling as unconventional wisdom backing the same old hackneyed viewpoints about american exceptionalism and how various corporate interest can win a game that history is moving beyond, I can see how such marketing and hucksterism could occur. 72.228.150.44 (talk) 23:54, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Should say however, that assuming the content was otherwise within wiki rules, I know of no reason a particular link which is not obvious advertising should be a problem, regardless of who places it. 72.228.150.44 (talk) 00:40, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  external links 

message: A search of the LSU website reveals NO results for "Center for Geopolitical Studies".  SalineBrain (talk) 21:24, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  NO "Center for Geopolitical Studies" 

message: Just wondering.... Children of the dragon (talk) 05:58, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  No relations to Milton, right? 

message: This whole article sounds like it was written by the subject himself or his PR person.
Anyway, I've added "citation needed" to this sentence: "During this time, he also regularly briefed senior commanders in the armed services as well as the Office of Net Assessments, SHAPE Technical Center, the U.S. Army War College, National Defense University and the RAND Corporation, on security and national defense matters." Call me a skeptic, but why on earth would "senior commanders in the armed services", etc. etc. want "briefings" "on security and national defense matters" from some guy whose only claim to fame is getting a PhD and then teaching at a college? RenniePet (talk) 11:50, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding "citation needed" tag 

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