SchwartzReport: Republicans Seek to Sell Off or Give Away National Forests — Time for States to Repossess Land?

01 Agriculture, 03 Economy, 03 Environmental Degradation, 07 Other Atrocities, 12 Water, Corruption, Earth Intelligence, Government, Idiocy
Stephan A. Schwartz
Stephan A. Schwartz

It is the intention of the Republican Party to see that America's heritage of national forests be sold for a pittance, or just given away to a small group of corporations. This is so shameful I am amazed that that is not the lead story of the news cycle. But the corporate media doesn't really seem to think the issue is of much importance, so it doesn't get much coverage.

CONGRESS PASSES MEASURE TO ALLOW SELLING OFF NATIONAL FORESTS AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS

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Berto Jongman: NSA Tags Collection Bits to Expose Future Leakers

Corruption, Government, Idiocy, Ineptitude, IO Impotency, Military
Berto Jongman
Berto Jongman

Snowden-Proof? NSA Trying to Stop Future Leakers

The National Security Agency – notorious for targeting the general public with its surveillance programs – will monitor its own employees to guard against another leak like the one perpetrated by former agency contractor Edward Snowden.

ROBERT STEELE: In 1986, while serving on detail within CIA's Office of Information Technology, I pointed out the insanity of providing total access to everyone. No one wanted to listen then.  They still do not want to listen.

Robert Parry: Neocon, R2P Hypocrisy

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 07 Other Atrocities, 10 Transnational Crime, Corruption, Government, IO Deeds of War, Military
Robert Parry
Robert Parry

Neocons, R2Pers and Hypocrisy

Exclusive: R2Pers say America has a “responsibility to protect” endangered people around the world, but this R2P moral imperative is selective, often indistinguishable from neocons tolerating some slaughters and choosing to wage war against certain enemies — just dressed up in liberal rhetoric, reports Robert Parry.