Journal: 12,000+ Killed in Mexican-American Drug War

30,000 killed in Mexico’s drug violence since 2006 (AP) Mexico said Thursday that more than 30,000 people have been killed in drug violence since President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown against cartels in late 2006. The government said the violent La Familia cartel in western Mexico has been “systematically weakened” by recent arrests and deaths …

Journal: Rabbi Michael Lerner, Barack Obama, and the Washington Cesspool Update

Save Obama – by running against him By Michael Lerner The Washington Post Saturday, December 4, 2010 EXTRACT:  The basic platform for such a candidate is clear: Unequivocally call for an immediate end to the presence of U.S. troops, advisers and private U.S.-based security firms in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, and replace the “war on …

Journal: Marcus Aurelius with a Mixed Bag…

Hoyer: “Military Should Share Fed Civs’ Sacrifice” (topix.com) In reaction to the president’s announcement, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) quickly said the freeze should also extend to troops in uniform. Throw the WikiBook at them (Washington Post) …however quaint that term may seem. We are at war – a hot war in Afghanistan where …