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2012/04/122012/04/12

Paul Craig Roberts: Washington Leads World Into Lawlessness

Washington Leads World Into Lawlessness The US government pretends to live under the rule of law, to respect human rights, and to provide freedom and democracy to citizens. Washington’s pretense and the stark reality are diametrically opposed. US government officials routinely criticize other governments for being undemocratic and for violating human rights. Yet, no other …

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2012/03/272012/03/27

Mini-Me: Obama Impeachable Over Afghan Massacre Cover-Up?

Huh? The Massacre of the Afghan 17 and the Obama Cover-Up When the extreme measures have run their course there will be nothing to fall back on and nothing can save the president of a collapsing empire from the revolt of its citizens and soldiers. by Prof. James Petras Veterans Today, 27 March 2012 The …

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2012/03/26

NIGHTWATCH: Fatwa Against Christian Sites – Pope’s Assisi Peace Summit a Clear Failure for Lack of Strategic Depth

Saudi Arabia: For the record. European Christian websites have reported Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Shaikh, one of the most influential religious leaders in the Muslim world, issued a fatwa against non-Muslim places of worship last week. In response to a Kuwaiti lawmaker who asked whether Kuwait could ban church construction in Kuwait, the Sheikh …

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2012/03/24

DefDog: Delusions of Power – Absolute Corruption of US Power

Corruption infects our world in many forms: material and moral, visible and invisible, direct and indirect. But the underlying motive behind all things corrupt is a strong opportunistic instinct to benefit oneself at the cost of others by allurement or deception. No wonder politics has fallen so much into disrepute. The aphorism of the nineteenth-century …

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2012/03/202012/03/20

Michel Bauwens: The New Rules of Innovation – Bottom-Up Solutions to Top-Down Problems

The New Rules Of Innovation: Bottom-Up Solutions To Top-Down Problems In his new book, Vijay Vaitheeswaran argues that we’re thinking about worldchanging innovation all wrong: It’s not going to come from where we expect it. Arnie Cooper www.fastcoexist.com, 19 March 2012 The world is currently standing “on the cusp of a post-industrial revolution.” So writes …

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2012/03/14

Chuck Spinney: No War with Iran, Settlements Open Game?

Did Obama Take Netanyahu’s Cape? The threat of an imminent attack on Iran by Israel or the US seems to be receding, perhaps because Obama stepped back and let the warmongers overplay their hand. No doubt, the White House narrative will trumpet its success in avoiding another war if the reduction in war hysteria continues. …

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2012/03/12

Steven Aftergood: NSA Has Failed, Since 1976, to Protect US Commercial Communications

IN 1976, NSA WAS TASKED TO HELP SECURE PRIVATE COMMS As long ago as the Gerald Ford Administration, the National Security Agency was directed to help secure non-governmental communications networks against intrusion and interception by foreign — or domestic — entities, according to a recently declassified presidential directive. “The President is concerned about possible damage …

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