By Douglas Valentine
July 24, 2010
After Dana Priest’s and William M. Arkin's three-part series, “Top-Secret America,” appeared in the Washington Post, pundits began falling all over themselves in a rush to describe the size and implications of the elephant in the living room, though few saw fit to even notice the elephant before.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Terror's Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone
By Ray McGovern
July 23, 2010
A recent exposé in the Washington Post shows that if you have a security clearance and are comfortable being part of a lucrative “self-licking ice cream cone” – a process that offers few if any benefits while perpetuating its own existence – then the “war on terror” is definitely for you!
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July 23, 2010
A recent exposé in the Washington Post shows that if you have a security clearance and are comfortable being part of a lucrative “self-licking ice cream cone” – a process that offers few if any benefits while perpetuating its own existence – then the “war on terror” is definitely for you!
Read on.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
'Loyal Bushies' Spared Prosecution
By Jason Leopold
July 22, 2010
A special prosecutor, who spent nearly two years investigating whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other Bush administration officials committed crimes in connection with the firing of a U.S. Attorney, has ended her probe, saying she found "insufficient evidence" to file charges.
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July 22, 2010
A special prosecutor, who spent nearly two years investigating whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other Bush administration officials committed crimes in connection with the firing of a U.S. Attorney, has ended her probe, saying she found "insufficient evidence" to file charges.
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New Fin-Reg Law Only a Half-Measure
By Danny Schechter
July 22, 2010
With eleven pens for souvenirs, President Obama signed the financial reform bill in a rare celebratory moment.
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July 22, 2010
With eleven pens for souvenirs, President Obama signed the financial reform bill in a rare celebratory moment.
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Pentagon's Robots Transform Warfare
By Sherwood Ross
July 22, 2010
The Pentagon is rapidly improving its ability to fight wars with robots, a capability “bringing about the most profound transformation of warfare since the advent of the atom bomb” and raising “a host of ethical and legal issues,” says Scientific American.
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July 22, 2010
The Pentagon is rapidly improving its ability to fight wars with robots, a capability “bringing about the most profound transformation of warfare since the advent of the atom bomb” and raising “a host of ethical and legal issues,” says Scientific American.
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The Fight to Protect Social Security
By Kevin Zeese
July 22, 2010
The bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, which was created by President Barack Obama earlier this year, is using exaggerated rhetoric to heighten deficit fears at a time when many economists say more government spending is needed to spur hiring and avert a second dip in the worst recession since the Great Depression.
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July 22, 2010
The bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, which was created by President Barack Obama earlier this year, is using exaggerated rhetoric to heighten deficit fears at a time when many economists say more government spending is needed to spur hiring and avert a second dip in the worst recession since the Great Depression.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Vanunu's Ongoing Persecution in Israel
By Eileen Fleming
July 21, 2010
On May 23, 2010, Mordechai Vanunu began a three-month sentence in solitary confinement on charges of speaking to foreign media in 2004. On Sunday, July 11, 2010, his brother Meir was allowed to visit him for 30 minutes.
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July 21, 2010
On May 23, 2010, Mordechai Vanunu began a three-month sentence in solitary confinement on charges of speaking to foreign media in 2004. On Sunday, July 11, 2010, his brother Meir was allowed to visit him for 30 minutes.
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
The Right's Power of Infrastructure
By Robert Parry
July 20, 2010
Dwight Eisenhower, after commanding Allied forces in World War II and serving eight years as U.S. President, came to appreciate the power of political and economic infrastructure, leading to his famous warning about the threat to the American Republic from a “military-industrial complex.”
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July 20, 2010
Dwight Eisenhower, after commanding Allied forces in World War II and serving eight years as U.S. President, came to appreciate the power of political and economic infrastructure, leading to his famous warning about the threat to the American Republic from a “military-industrial complex.”
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No One Wants to Admit Afghan Failure
By Michael Winship
July 20, 2010
A recent headline on the New York Daily News Web site was blunt: "In case you’ve forgotten," it read, "we’re at war."
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July 20, 2010
A recent headline on the New York Daily News Web site was blunt: "In case you’ve forgotten," it read, "we’re at war."
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Does Christian Charity Reach 'Illegals'?
By the Rev. Howard Bess
July 20, 2010
When the early Christians faced the challenge of bowing down to Caesar and obeying the Roman government or living by the teachings of Jesus, they followed the teachings of Jesus, becoming a persecuted people. Many lost their lives because of their commitment to their Christ.
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July 20, 2010
When the early Christians faced the challenge of bowing down to Caesar and obeying the Roman government or living by the teachings of Jesus, they followed the teachings of Jesus, becoming a persecuted people. Many lost their lives because of their commitment to their Christ.
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The Ever-Expanding 'War on Terror'
By Ivan Eland
July 20, 2010
July 20, 2010
The synchronized and unconscionable bombings by the Somali group al-Shabab — of people doing nothing more than watching soccer games in Kampala, Uganda — counter-intuitively illustrates why the United States should not be fighting Islamic militancy worldwide.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Another Police Killing in Oakland, CA
By Dennis Bernstein
July 18, 2010
This weekend, police killed another man at the same rail transit station in Oakland, California, where 22-year-old Oscar Grant was shot in the back last year, a case that resulted in violent clashes this month when the police officer responsible was convicted of only involuntary manslaughter.
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July 18, 2010
This weekend, police killed another man at the same rail transit station in Oakland, California, where 22-year-old Oscar Grant was shot in the back last year, a case that resulted in violent clashes this month when the police officer responsible was convicted of only involuntary manslaughter.
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
Oliver Stone Under Assault Again
By Lisa Pease
July 17, 2010
Oliver Stone is under attack again, which isn’t a surprise, given that no other filmmaker has been so willing to challenge the “conventional wisdom” in an effort to uncover the facts about important events.
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July 17, 2010
Oliver Stone is under attack again, which isn’t a surprise, given that no other filmmaker has been so willing to challenge the “conventional wisdom” in an effort to uncover the facts about important events.
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Iranian Scientist, a Different Curveball
By Ray McGovern
July 17, 2010
Useful insights often must be seen through a glass darkly. But some can be pulled through the smoke and mirrors shrouding the wanderings of Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri, who is now back home in Iran after 14 months in the U.S. as guest of the CIA.
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July 17, 2010
Useful insights often must be seen through a glass darkly. But some can be pulled through the smoke and mirrors shrouding the wanderings of Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri, who is now back home in Iran after 14 months in the U.S. as guest of the CIA.
Read on.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Why I am a Jew
By Daniel C. Maguire
July 16, 2010
My coming out as a Jew would certainly surprise my Irish Catholic parents who produced a brood of seven Irish Catholics, including me, three of whom became priests, including me.
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July 16, 2010
My coming out as a Jew would certainly surprise my Irish Catholic parents who produced a brood of seven Irish Catholics, including me, three of whom became priests, including me.
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Dying Sea Turtles Warn of Toxic Gulf
By Dennis Bernstein
July 16, 2010
July 16, 2010
Many of Nature’s most ardent defenders are gathered in the Gulf of Mexico, engaged in a desperate rescue mission, trying to save not only the wildlife directly endangered by BP’s massive oil spill but the ecosystem’s viability for sustaining future animal life as well as the economic life of coastal communities.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Bybee Faults CIA on Torture Excesses
By Jason Leopold
July 15, 2010
Jay Bybee, who as a senior Justice Department lawyer signed two memos in 2002 authorizing CIA interrogators to torture “war on terror” prisoners, told a congressional panel that more than a half dozen other brutal methods were used by the CIA without legal approval.
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July 15, 2010
Jay Bybee, who as a senior Justice Department lawyer signed two memos in 2002 authorizing CIA interrogators to torture “war on terror” prisoners, told a congressional panel that more than a half dozen other brutal methods were used by the CIA without legal approval.
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Obama Frees CIA from Its Watchdog
By Melvin A. Goodman
July 15, 2010
President Barack Obama has been a major disappointment to a liberal community that rallied to his call for genuine change.
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July 15, 2010
President Barack Obama has been a major disappointment to a liberal community that rallied to his call for genuine change.
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Some Hard Truths about America
By Robert Parry
July 15, 2010
July 15, 2010
A hard truth about the U.S. economy is that corporations don’t need as many of us as workers but still need us as consumers. That dilemma helps explain why unemployment is stuck near 10 percent and why the economic recovery is stumbling toward a double dip.
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Oakland Reels after Killer-Cop Verdict
By Dennis Bernstein
July 14, 2010
Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums had a chance to shine last Thursday after the verdict was announced in the murder trial of transit cop, Johannes Mehserle, for the Jan. 1, 2009, killing of a 22-year-old, unarmed black man, Oscar Grant.
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July 14, 2010
Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums had a chance to shine last Thursday after the verdict was announced in the murder trial of transit cop, Johannes Mehserle, for the Jan. 1, 2009, killing of a 22-year-old, unarmed black man, Oscar Grant.
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