The latest deluge of truth from WikiLeaks is a welcome novelty in American politics. The New York Times, UK Guardian, and Germany’s Der Spiegel are simultaneously releasing articles today on more than 90,000 Pentagon documents that WikiLeaks posted on the web regarding the Afghan war. These documents reveal the lies that have permeated U.S. Afghan […]
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The Fraud of “Big Picture” Thinking
From the April 2010 issue of Freedom Daily – The Fraud of “Big Picture” Thinking by James Bovard Politicians, pundits, and others perennially invoke the
The Pentagon No Longer Awards This Medal
Amazing how much has been forgotten since this 1988 New Yorker cartoon…
The Media’s Attitude Towards Government Surveillance
This 1990 New Yorker cartoon perfectly captures the usual media attitude towards government surveillance in the post-9/11 world. Happily, today’s Washington Post blockbuster does not show the same complacency.
Best Comical Response to Wash. Post “Top Secret America” Series?
The Washington Post series on “Top Secret America” by Dana Priest and Bill Arkin is off to a great start. I am shocked to learn that the federal government has little or no idea what the hell it is doing. I expect some conservatives will want to indict the Post reporters and editors for treason…. […]
What the FBI Does Best
It is unfortunate that few of the nation’s editorial writers have ever understood the FBI as well as Handelsman did within weeks after 9/11…..
The New American Credo
Weren’t things supposed to be different after Obama was elected? [cartoon from the New Yorker, 2002]