The mainstream press is showing interest in a taboo, however glaring subject; the inconsistencies in the Bush White House 9/11 account. As The Washington Times reports today, “A lingering technical question about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks still haunts some, and it has political implications: How did 200,000 tons of […]
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[youtube]XQI1U0Mhmzg[/youtube] Weapons contractor Raytheon just announced that it hired retired General James Cartwright to its board of directors. It’s another example of the revolving door between the Pentagon and the war industry. Eighty percent of retiring 3- or 4-star generals cash in by going to work for military contractors -a […]
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Some interesting 911 analysis from Ryan Dawson here. [youtube]kccd1EvObNI[/youtube] [youtube]UoB80Yk9NYg[/youtube]
Well, it’s nice work if you can get it. Florida is set to privatize all of its prisons south of Orlando – 20% of its total – according to a report issued by Chris Kirkham for Huffington Post. The for-profit prison scheme is a case study in crony capitalism, as […]
Once booming, Nevada’s economy has tanked since last time presidential race visited. In Nevada, people could once buy homes and feed their families with money earned from free-spending tourists who flocked to Sin City for relaxed gambling and liquor laws. But things have changed dramatically in the four years since […]
U.S. marine veteran Josh Rushing explains how the 7,000 drones and 12,000 ground robots used by the U.S. military are changing warfare as we currently know it, with major implications for the future of human rights. [youtube]TyJoJUs14bc[/youtube]
Few can define fascism. Many cannot recognize it. History provides shocking stories of its past episodes. But its root structural feature is the tight relationship between the state and large corporations of a nation, which permit enormous fraud and lead to grand inefficiency, even while aggression and war accompany its […]
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