4. Supremacy of the Military
How the Public Relations Industry Created ‘Humanitarian Intervention’
By Andy on March 30, 2011
From Adam Curtis: The idea of humanitarian intervention begins in 1968 with the Biafran war. It is a fascinating moment because it is where the framework – the filter through which we now perceive all humanitarian tragedies – was first constructed. The Eastern part of Nigeria had declared independence and called their new state Biafra. In [...]
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Former CIA Clandestine Program Supervisor Duane Clarridge Defends the Empire
By Andy on March 20, 2011
Via Glenn Greenwald on Salon: ‘We’ll intervene whenever it is in our national security interests to intervene. And if you don’t like it, you can lump it. Get used to it world. We’re not going to put up with this nonsense.’ YouTube – Duane Clarridge Defends the Empire.
Posted in 1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism, 2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights, 3. Enemies and Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause, 4. Supremacy of the Military, 7. Obsession with National Security
CIA Relied on Con Man’s Shitty Software
By Andy on February 21, 2011
Remember all that bullshit about how there were hidden messages in Al Jazeera broadcasts? Yeah. It was bullshit. But they won’t release details due to national security concerns – not because they might have made huge mistakes: The software he patented — which he claimed, among other things, could find terrorist plots hidden in broadcasts [...]
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Michael Ratner on Prosecuting Bush for Torture
By Andy on February 19, 2011
Michael Ratner from the Center for Constitutional Rights on the legal basis for investigating Bush for torture: Let’s correct one major misconception some have about the basis for this action and how it relates to the U.S. legal system at the outset. The Convention Against Torture, which mandates that Switzerland and 146 other countries including [...]
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Americans Say Reagan Is the Greatest U.S. President
By Andy on February 18, 2011
From Gallup: Ahead of Presidents Day 2011, Americans are most likely to say Ronald Reagan was the nation’s greatest president — slightly ahead of Abraham Lincoln and Bill Clinton. Reagan, Lincoln, or John F. Kennedy has been at the top of this “greatest president” list each time this question has been asked in eight surveys [...]
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Glenn Greenwald vs Fran Townsend on Wikileaks
By Andy on December 27, 2010
YouTube – GLENN GREENWALD vs FRAN TOWNSEND WIKILEAKS DEBATE.
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Cynthia Dunbar Wants Your Kids to Be Stupid
By Andy on May 17, 2010
More textbook revision from the assholes in Texas: Cynthia Dunbar does not have a high regard for her local schools. She has called them unconstitutional, tyrannical and tools of perversion. The board is to vote on a sweeping purge of alleged liberal bias in Texas school textbooks in favour of what Dunbar says really matters: a [...]
Posted in 1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism, 11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts, 3. Enemies and Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause, 4. Supremacy of the Military, 6. Controlled Mass Media, 7. Obsession with National Security, 8. Religion and Government are Intertwined, 9. Corporate Power is Protected
France and Germany Extort Greece for Arms (Alleged)
By Andy on May 8, 2010
This sounds like something the US arms industry would do: France and Germany, while publicly urging Greece to make harsh public spending cuts, bullied its government to confirm billions of euros in arms deals, a leading Euro-MP alleged Friday. Franco-German lawmaker Daniel Cohn-Bendit said that Paris and Berlin are seeking to force Prime Minister George Papandreou [...]
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TN Congressional Candidates Proud of Violence to Gays
By Andy on May 3, 2010
And they are physicians, too: Physicians Ron Kirkland of Jackson and George Flinn of Memphis were among the candidates Thursday night who talked largely about how they’re against the Obama administration and its policies, according to The Jackson Sun. … President Barack Obama has called on Congress to lift the ban, and military officials are examining [...]
Posted in 3. Enemies and Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause, 4. Supremacy of the Military, 8. Religion and Government are Intertwined
White House Closes Park to Stifle Protest
By Andy on April 20, 2010
Shame: Police chased reporters away from the White House and closed Lafayette Park today in response to a gay rights protest in which several service members in full uniform handcuffed themselves to the White House gate to protest “Dont Ask, Dont Tell.”People who have covered the White House for years tell me thats an extremely [...]
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