Eagle: 300 Million Citizens – 100 Million Qualify for Poverty Phone?

Mixed feelings. Great idea — one that has been recommended for the five billion poor everywhere else in the world. Troubling:  out of 300 million citizens, 100 million qualify for this specific form of poverty assistance? Obama Phone: Gov to Spend $2.4 Billion On Millions of Free Phones In 2012 Mac Slavo SHTFplan.com, February 9th, …

Berto Jongman: Does Terrorism Work? What Do They Want? + Meta-RECAP

Does Terrorism Really Work? Evolution in the Conventional Wisdom Since 9/11 (Max Abrahms) What Terrorists Really Want: Terrorist Motives and Counterterrorism Strategy (Max Abrahms) Why Terrorism Does Not Work (Max Abrahms) Max Abrahms Website Phi Beta Iota:  Terrorism is a tactic.  Both Israel and the USA have used it to great effect, and evidently continue …

David Swanson: Military Spending Going UP Not Down

Panetta: Military Spending Is Going Up By David Swanson On Thursday, Leon Panetta held a press conference announcing what he called “cuts” to military spending.  The first question following his remarks pointed out that the “cuts” are to dream budgets, while the actual spending will be increased over Panetta’s 10-year plan. Is there any year, …