David Swanson: Obama’s 4th Amendment Speech Deceitful, Even His Fans Are Dismayed

Even Obama Fans Aren’t Pretending That Was a Good Speech President Barack Obama gave a eulogy for the Fourth Amendment on Friday, and not even his fans are proclaiming victory.  In this moment when Obama is actually doing one thing I agree with (talking to Iran), more and more people seem to be slowly, agonizingly …

4th Media: Wayne Madsen – US Counterintelligence Locked Down to Protect Zionist Penetrations?

Wayne Madsen via 4th Media In an interview with the reactionary right-wing Fox News network, former Central Intelligence Agency director James Woolsey said U.S. National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden «should be prosecuted for treason. If convicted by a jury of his peers, he should be hanged by his neck until he is dead». Woolsey, …

Marcus Aurelius: Arguments Mount to Terminate the US Air Force

This should generate a lively debate. SNAPSHOT: Ground the Air Force Revising the Future of Flight Robert Farley Foreign Affairs, December 18, 2013 ROBERT FARLEY is an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky’s Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, founder of the blog Lawyers, Guns, and Money, [1] and the author of Grounded: The Case …

Reference (2014): Bill de Blasio Inauguration Speech (Mayor, New York City) + Early Transitions Commentaries

The following is the complete text of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s inaugural address, as prepared for delivery. Thank you, President Clinton, for your kind words. It was an honor to serve in your administration, and we’re all honored by your presence. I have to note that, over 20 years ago, when a conservative philosophy seemed …