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G.I. Wilson: Killer Drones, Moral Disengagement, + War Crimes RECAP

The Psychology of Killer Drones – action against our foes; reaction affecting us G. I. Wilson Fabius Maximus, 28 September 2011 Summary:  We now have enough experience with drone warfare to study its effects.  Just as in physics, our actions affect ourselves as well as our targets. Social science research shows that drones are a gateway to moral disengagement dehumanization, …

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John Steiner: October 2011, Occupy Wall Street, Whatever Happened to the US Left?

“American Autumn” Will Depend on People, Not Parties” Monday 26 September 2011 by: Ron Boyer, Truthout | Interview EXTRACT: A few years later, with the nation plunged into what appears to be a sequel to the Great Depression and another presidential campaign season taking shape, signs of mass populist resistance to the global dominance of …

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Owl: Financial Terrorism in USA Against USA by Wall Street and 400 Specifically Named Most Wealthy

EXCLUSIVE: Analysis of Financial Terrorism in America: Over 1 Million Deaths Annually, 62 Million People With Zero Net Worth, As the Economic Elite Make Off With $46 Trillion Editor’s Note: The following report includes adapted excerpts from David DeGraw’s book, “The Road Through 2012: Revolution or World War III.” Release Date: 9.28.11 Analysis of Financial …

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Chuck Spinney: Joseph Stiglitz on Needed Fiscal Policy

In addition to making the United States a global laughing stock, last month’s dismaying political circus over what used to be routine legislation to increase the debt ceiling solidified the “let them eat cake” politics among the courtiers and plutocrats calling the shots from behind the curtains in the hall of mirrors that is Versailles on the …

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Winslow Wheeler: DoD Spending is a Jobs NEGATIVE

For years and years, advocates of big defense spending have argued there is a major economic benefit — jobs.  These claims are ever more strident now because of high unemployment and threats to further growth in the defense budget.  Hearing the footsteps on the unaffordable, underperforming F-35, Lockheed, among others, touts the jobs they pretend the program creates. The defense …

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