Event: 28-29 Apr Washington DC International Drone Summit: Killing and Spying by Remote Control

Join us in Washington, DC on April 28 and 29 for an “International Drone Summit: Killing and Spying by Remote Control” hosted by CODEPINK, Reprieve, and the Center for Constitutional Rights. US drone strikes have killed an estimated 3,000 people around the world, including hundreds of civilians, without any judicial process or meaningful oversight, and …

Richard Wright: Washington Post – No Memory on Iraq & No Integrity on Iran

An Mini-Me would say, “Huh”? US intelligence gains in Iran seen as boost to confidence By Joby Warrick and Greg Miller The Washington Post Published: April 8, 2012 More than three years ago, the CIA dispatched a stealth surveillance drone into the skies over Iran. The bat-winged aircraft penetrated more than 600 miles inside the …

Chuck Spinney: Cancer of Careerism – Final Word on Colin Powell’s Moral Suicide

There is not much new here, other than Curveball’s public admission, but note Colonel Wilkerson’s comment below.  One the one hand, Wilkerson admits he was a party to the “sexed up” intelligence; on the other, he wants us to believe Powell (and by extension himself) was being used.  Given that “Curveball” was suspected of being …

Mini-Me: Leon Panetta on Dysfunctional Government + Meta-RECAP

Huh? Panetta: Political dysfunction threatens security By Walter Pincus The Washington Post, 30 March 2012 (J. Scott Applewhite — Associated Press) “Dysfunction in Washington … threatens our security and raises questions about the capacity of our democracy to respond to crisis.” That warning came from Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta Thursday night at a dinner …

#OWS Rolling Update + US Revolution RECAP

CORRUPTION is the common enemy, both in government and in the private sector.  ELECTORAL REFORM is the singular demand.  COALITION CABINET is the method.  INTEGRITY is the core value.  COMMONWEALTH RESTORED is the outcome. Occupy Revolution OccupyWallStreet (Home Site) Original Electoral Reform Documents (Updated) We the People Reform Coalition   25 March 2012 Penn Badgley …

Marcus Aurelius: CIA Counter-Terror Drone Boss – Cognitive Dissonance in Spades + RECAP

Tough to only have a hammer when you really need a fly swatter. Washington Post March 25, 2012 Pg. 1 The CIA’s Enigmatic Al-Qaeda Hunter Convert to Islam has led spy agency’s renewed assault on terror group By Greg Miller For every cloud of smoke that follows a CIA drone strike in Pakistan, dozens of …