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2014/02/17

David Swanson: Top Six Reasons to End War

Top Six Reasons to Stop Fighting Wars 1. War is immoral 2. War endangers us 3. War threatens our environment 4. War erodes our liberties 5. War impoverishes us 6. We need $2 trillion/year for other things Below the line: six reasons, full text, photo, read more for each

2014/02/142014/02/14

Berto Jongman: GAO – U.S. intelligence agencies can’t justify why they use so many contractors

GAO – U.S. intelligence agencies can’t justify why they use so many contractors Brian Fung Washington Post, 14 February 2014 Private contractors play a huge role in the government, particularly in civilian intelligence services like the CIA. Contracting critics say it’s an addiction whose overhead costs drive up the federal budget and leads to data …

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2014/02/14

Jon Rappoport: Mental Illness is the New Normal

Mental illness is the new normal The strategy is as old as the hills. Show people an extreme example of something, and thereby convince them to accept a compromise. In this case, parade before the public—along with assured pronouncements from “mental health experts”—images of James Holmes, Aaron Alexis, Adam Lanza, etc.—and say: “Look, these are …

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2014/02/11

Worth a Look: Recent Books on True Cost Economics

2014/02/112014/02/11

David Swanson: A People’s Movement to End All War

A People’s Movement to End All War When people sign the declaration of peace at WorldBeyondWar.org they have the opportunity to type in a brief statement in their own words. Thousands have done so, including those pasted below. (And a few great quotes from the past have been added here in graphic form.) “I support …

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2014/02/082014/02/08

David Swanson: War Can Be Ended — And No, the US Civil War Was Not About Slavery and Not Worth the Human and Other Enduring True Costs

War Can Be Ended Part I Of BOOK: War No More: The Case For Abolition Slavery Was Abolished In the late eighteenth century the majority of people alive on earth were held in slavery or serfdom (three-quarters of the earth’s population, in fact, according to the Encyclopedia of Human Rights from Oxford University Press). The …

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2014/02/032016/03/26

Reflections on the Future of Information Technology – An Open Letter

SHORTCUT: http://tinyurl.com/2014-Open-Letter This started out as an a letter to the collective leadership of a very promising open source software company, took a side step toward Microsoft, and finally made the leap here as a general open reference. Earth Intelligence Network, A Virginia Non-Profit (501c3) Corporation, is seeking endowed alliances that might wish to advance …

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