I was interviewed by Press TV early (pre-coffee, pre-tea) this morning on Obama’s upcoming speech on the Middle East. My two cents are here. My usual cynicism…
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IMF Also Screws Taxpayers
(IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned today….) INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY JUNE 11, 2009 U.S. Bailout Of Tinhorn Dictators Sacrifices Taxpayers On IMF Altar By JAMES BOVARD The Obama administration wants to pledge $100 billion in U.S. taxpayers’ money to the International Monetary Fund. This provision is included in an appropriations bill containing supplemental funding for military […]
Alan Bock, a Great Freedom Fighter & Writer
Alan Bock, a great freedom writer, went into a hospice yesterday after a long fight with cancer. Alan has a jovial good nature that is rare in this biz. He can be a hardliner without being abrasive or bitter. In the waning days of the last century (12/27/2000), shortly after the Bush legal team had […]
MP3 / Podcast of My Interview with Brian Wilson on Assassination Nation
WSPD’s Brian Wilson and I had a rollicking chat today on that Assassination Nation article. Click on the link below to listen to or download the MP3: brian-wilson-5-17-11-assassination-nation-0555532d81
Obama’s Unlimited Right to Kill?
from today’s Christian Science Monitor – The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com Assasination nation: Are there any limits on President Obama’s license to kill? As part of its war against violent extremism, the Obama administration now claims a right to kill Americans without a trial, without notice, and without any chance for targets to legally […]
Simon Winder’s Excellent “Germania” Now In Paperback
I blogged a year ago the new book from Simon Winder, who edited Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty back in ’93-94. Germania received rave reviews from the Wall Street Journal, the Denver Post, and other American papers (and even more rave reviews in Simon’s UK). Justifiably – because Germania is an affectionate, amusing, […]
Latest Pro-War Power Grab
I was interviewed this morning (pre-coffee, unfortunately) by Press TV on a provision in a House bill that could make it even easier for presidents to start new war. Here’s their summary of the interview: ++++ The House Armed Services Committee has expanded the Bush-era “war on terror” bill, with amendments that would allow any […]
Ricardo2000
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956):
“Nobody ever went
R R Schoettker
The utter impotent uselessness of the US congress
Texas Dan
If Waco didn't wake you up, nothing would/wil