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Berto Jongman: YouTube (9:34) Obama Doubles Militarization of US Police

Being watched in Europe. Obama Expands Militarization of Police Published on May 22, 2013 Among items transfered to local law enforcement agencies have been assault rifles and grenade launchers, even Blackhawk helicopters and .50 caliber machine guns ; In fiscal year 2011 alone, the Pentagon transferred almost $500 million worth of materials to domestic law …

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Josh Kilbourn: YouTube (2:33) Sen. Angus King Accuses Obama Admin of Rewriting Constitution by Waging Endless War

Published on May 17, 2013 Watch more from this Senate hearing at http://owl.li/l96qm. A Pentagon official predicted May 16 that the war against al-Qaeda and its affiliates could last up to 20 more years. The comment came during a Senate hearing revisiting the Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF, enacted by Congress days …

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Owl: Why Obama Will Survive Five Scandals, Persist on Syria, & Risk WWIII

The real story here is not whether Obama will survive five Watergate-type scandals, but it is rather about his response to scandals in his administration will lead to WWIII. Here are key take-aways from this first article: “In the last eight months, I have repeated the mantra that most of what drives this government today …

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SchwartzReport: Obama Approves Radical Increase in “Acceptable” Radiation Exposure; Opting Out of Wall Street; and Algae-Powered Urban Building

You read reports like this one and you realize once again how big a disconnect there is between what Obama and his administration say, and what they actually do. That a Republican administration would have been even worse is small comfort. As these sorts of acts make cl! ear both are corrupt and more interested …

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David Wood: Obama Drone War ‘Kill Chain’ Imposes Heavy Burden At Home

Obama Drone War ‘Kill Chain’ Imposes Heavy Burden At Home Huffington Post, 5 May 2013 EXTRACT: In Afghanistan, the military struck at targets 494 times last year with armed drones, according to data that has since been removed from the Air Forces Central Command website. Information on the number of Afghan civilians killed in these …

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Michael Ostrolenk: Letter to President Obama on Guantanamo Prisoners

As sent.  Actual document:  2013-05-03 Letter to Obama on Releasing Guantanamo Prisoners National Commission on Intelligence Misuse to Justify War 722 12th Street, N.W., 4th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005 bruce@intelcommission.org Phone: 703-963-4968 May 3, 2013 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Re: Releasing the Innocent Prisoners at Guantanamo …

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