Henry Kissinger: “The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer.”

Macomber: That is illegal. Kissinger: Before the Freedom of Information Act, I used to say at meetings, “The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer.“ [laughter] But since the Freedom of Information Act, I’m afraid to say things like that. Date:1975 March 10, 00:00 (Monday) Canonical ID:P860114-1573_MC_b Read full cable. At Cryptome: …

Winslow Wheeler: Iraq Invasion at 10 Years — Learning from the Past

The media is doing its usual vapid tour of the 10th “anniversary” of the American invasion of Iraq. Far better to consider how the nation permitted the disgrace to happen. Mike Lofgren cites three important lessons to learn. For myself, I believe it most important to consider the domestic politics and careerist posturing that drives …

Open Power: Democracy Lost & Found Essay, Book Review Blurbs and Links [Updated 3 MAR 2015]

NEW: Kindle Book Open Power ($2.99) OLD: Core Documents for Both Initiatives (Free) OLD: the foundation book The Open Source Everything Manifesto ROBERT STEELE: There are two schools of thought on effecting political (and hence economic and social) reform. One school is the school of love — this school emphasizes trust building and doing no …

Review: National Insecurity – The Cost of American Militarism

Mel Goodman 5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar Offering — Both Panoramic and Specific, February 23, 2013 First let me warn other reviewers, the new Amazon review protocol is not friendly. You have to enter a short review first, and then once that goes live, you can write a more sophisticated review with product links. …

Berto Jongman: Stronger Signals US Planning False-Flag Chemical Attack in Syria

Sorcha Faal (David Booth) is a know frabricator with a gift for surfacing and connecting dots that merit attention. Obama Plan For World War III Stuns Russia A grim Federal Security Services (FSB) report circulating in the Kremlin confirming the validity of the just released hacked emails of the British based defence company, Britam Defence, …

US Jewish Leaders Apologize for USS Liberty, Promise Not to Meddle in US Foreign Policy Anymore (UPDATED with New LBJ Cover Story That Exonerates Zionists?)

UPDATED 30 Jan 2013: Mini-Me: LBJ Behind USS Liberty? Re-Evaluating What Can Be Known Jewish Leaders Meet Obama, Apologize for USS Liberty BNN Senior Producer Karl Reich, 23 January 2013 Washington (BNN) – Leaders of several major American Jewish organizations met today with President Barack Obama and his national security team, offering abject apologies for …