Mini-Me: Marine Officer on 9/11 – The Anomalies Continue to Surface

Huh? Phi Beta Iota:  As President Barack Obama faces what David Gergen calls one of three “choice” or turning point elections in modern US history, one has to wonder where he stands on the subject of the truth.  Below the line is a methodical review with many links from retired Marine Corps officer Jim Fetzer, …

Chuck Spinney: Egyptian President Trumps Egyptian Military; Egypt, Turkey, and Iran Will Trump NATO Militarism

It is trite to say big things are happening in the Middle East: The biggest, IMO, may turn out to be that Israel has overplayed its hand by hysterically fomenting the Iranian crisis.  There are incipient signs suggesting that Netanyahu’s smarmy efforts to manipulate American presidential politics to Israel’s advantage and to the detriment of …

Chuck Spinney: How Hot is Hot? Case Study in Government Misrepresentation

Below is a very important 2 part analysis of the meaning of the recent heat wave in the US and and the nature of reported temperature increases in general, and whether or not they can be attributed to increases in CO2 concentrations. The author, John Christy, is a highly regarded climatologist, albeit a skeptical one. …

Occupy First Alternative Voting Experiment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Occupy Wall Street Politics & Electoral Reform Working Group Releases Report on First Voting Experiment Survey Sample, Prepares for Election Day Alternative Voting Study Make Voting Count: An Experiment in Alternative Voting Methods NEW YORK, NY – July, 2012. The Politics & Electoral Reform Working Group of Occupy Wall Street has released …

Review: The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted

Mike Lofgren 4.0 out of 5 stars 6 on Republicans, 3 on Democrats, 0 on the Other 50% of America’s Voters,August 12, 2012 I read this book is in original incarnation, “Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult,” (truthout, 3 Sep 2011), and have to give the author high …

Chuck Spinney: Romney-Ryan Travesty, Obama the Enabler Carries On

A Retired Defense Reformer’s Take on the Ramifications of Romney’s Choice of Paul Ryan Get Ready for the Slaughter by FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY. Counterpunch WEEKEND EDITION AUGUST 12-14, 2012 Gaeta, Italy. Romney’s choice of the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, Congressman Paul Ryan, as his running mate mirrors John McCain’s disastrous choice of Sarah …