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The hysterical American decline
As America tries to cling to world dominance, we can learn important lessons from Vietnam and Iraq
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/14/the_hysterical_american_decline/singleton/
UPDATE
Part II of the above:
America’s apocalyptic imperial strategy
In Iran, China and elsewhere, U.S. attempts to …
I have commented on the looming war with Iran a number of times and much like drone on and on about our police state it seems I am destined to drone on about the idiotic war we are about to …
Cyberwar Is the New Yellowcake, Fueling a Cybersecurity-Industrial Complex
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/02/yellowcake-and-cyberwar/
We do have a “Cybersecurity-Industrial Complex” exactly like the military industrial complex with the revolving door between the government and the companies sucking on its tits. However, the problem potential …
Polls: All knotted up between Romney & Santorum
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/13/polls-all-knotted-up-between-romney-santorum/?hpt=hp_bn3
I have yet to read anything about Santorum that would make me look past his evident desire to push women back into the stone age. Indeed, pretty much everything I have …
America’s failed promise of equal opportunity
To achieve a truly fair society, we need to look to Lincoln, not Jefferson
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/12/americas_failed_promise_of_equal_opportunity/singleton/
I read this article thinking that I have always been an ‘and’ sort of guy. The article’s author implies …
Of our police state oligarchy…
Israel, MEK and state sponsor of Terror groups
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/10/israel_mek_and_state_sponsor_of_terror_groups/singleton/
I am waiting for (dreading) the day that Glenn is declared a terrorist and hustled off to Guantanamo. I guess it will be my signal to …
The Real Trouble With the Birth-Control Mandate
Critics are missing the main point. There are good reasons that your car-insurance company doesn’t add $100 to your premium and then cover oil changes.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204136404577210730406555906.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Because I keep coming across articles like …
Can the 1 percent accept “enough”?
The rich can’t stop trying to justify exorbitant salaries for everyone from Wall Street bankers to college coaches
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/10/can_the_1_percent_accept_enough/singleton/
I have always felt that there is a very low value on the upper limit …
“Gutter service”
I was reading Matt’s Taibblog:
Why the Foreclosure Deal May Not Be So Hot After All
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/why-the-foreclosure-deal-may-not-be-so-hot-after-all-20120209
Where he backs off his earlier ‘praise‘ of the proposed mortgage settlement now that the fine print is available. …
Obama’s unprecedented war on whistleblowers
From Manning to Kiriakou, critics are aggressively targeted as the White House turns a blind eye to abuses
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/09/obamas_unprecedented_war_on_whistleblowers/singleton/
Echoing my constant drone on police state is this author. Unlike most reports, though, he is …