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DefDog: US Approach to Security Insane?
Anyone who believes we are winning the War on Terror doesn’t understand the goals of AQ. They wanted us to be afraid and to spend our money, both of which the government is doing in spades…..one really has to ask, then, who is winning? Is high security backfiring in U.S.? By Richard Engel, NBC News …
Winslow Wheeler: Analysis of House Mood on Defense Cuts
Below is an important and interesting analysis of John Isaacs of the Council for a Livable World of the “mood” of the House on defense issues. I do not agree with all of the characterizations or implications (and I agree with some), but I do believe John (whom I have known professionally with respect for …
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Venessa Miemis: Facebook — Liberation or Control Tool?
Is Facebook a Liberator or The Man? This post is highlighting content areas for The Future of Facebook project, a six-part video series exploring the impacts of social networking technologies on our lives and business. Social networks are a tool for activism and civic engagement, as well as a means of control, manipulation, and surveillance. What …
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Chuck Spinney: Why US War Machine Goes On…and On…
Important note to readers: This differs from the published version. I made one really dumb error (bold below) and corrected a few typos and added some hotlinks to aid referencing. I apologize for my inexcusable mistake. Chuck Spinney July 5, 2011 Perpetual Motion Why the War Machine Keeps on Running By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY, …
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Cynthia McKinney: Obama Conniving, Gaddafi Speech
Obama’s secret plan to spin his Libyan misadventure Senior Congressional sources in Washington have disclosed to The Mail on Sunday that President Obama has told the Libyan rebels through intermediaries that a condition of continued support from the US is that they must hand over Megrahi if they enter Tripoli. Brother Leader Muammar Qadhafi’s Speech …
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Structural Power and Federal Feudalism
While the U.S. government may be described as a massive wealth transferring scheme, looting the middle class for the elite, I’d suggest that ‘wealth’ and ‘elite’ are not precisely correct. The transformation in Western power structures over past three centuries is such that the ‘elite’ was formerly indistinguishable from the government, which is the hallmark …
