The Obama administration keeps them around for some reason. "Where's H L Mencken when we need him? No one ever lost money underestimating the mendacity of the Pentagon/NATO/CIA/State Department system. Especially now, when Ukrainian policy seems to have been subcontracted by the Obama administration to the likes of neo-con Victoria "F**k the EU" Nuland, married [...]
Tag: war
Harry Potter for all occassions (especially stupid ones)
"Liu wrote: 'If militarism is like the haunting Voldemort of Japan, the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo is a kind of horcrux, representing the darkest parts of that nation's soul.'" Japan hits back at China over Voldemort comparisons, by Justin McCurry, The Guardian, January , 2014 This seems like an odd place for a Harry Potter [...]
Droning us out
"Yesterday, as a task force of 125 officers, some riding Snowcats in the rugged terrain, continued their search, it was revealed that Dorner has become the first human target for remotely-controlled airborne drones on US soil." Man hunt for ex-soldier who shot police chief's daughter and killed policeman, Express, February 10, 2013 Even if the [...]
Names to remember from the Bush junta’s war in Iraq
Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condolezza Rice, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, and Douglas Feith are responsible for a war based on lies, fought on borrowed money, fueled by greed, racism, sadism, and madness. Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condolezza Rice, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, and Douglas Feith are responsible for all the death, destruction, horror, and utter [...]
America puts on skis to step on a slippery slope
"Armed with a search warrant, Nelson County Sheriff Kelly Janke went looking for six missing cows on the Brossart family farm in the early evening of June 23. Three men brandishing rifles chased him off, he said. "Janke knew the gunmen could be anywhere on the 3,000-acre spread in eastern North Dakota. Fearful of an [...]
Ding Dong Bin Laden’s Dead
But I'm with Paul Krugman on it: Good, and good riddance. But it's hard to see how it changes anything important. One man's death doesn't cure a sick world or the post-Bush dictatorship United States, which is still pretty sick. By the way, anyone found Mullah Omar's body yet?
Lara Logan is my hero
"In an interview with 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley, CBS reporter Lara Logan recounted the day she was sexually assaulted by a mob of 200 to 300 men while covering the protests in Egypt." In aftermath of Lara Logan's attack, CPJ learns more about journalists sexually assaulted on the job, by Mallary Jean Tenore, Poynter, Published [...]
Only the very very rich matter in America now
Sigh. Why do the comics have to tell us this (again)? On the other hand, once we all know this is true, we can get on with breaking the U.S. into smaller and better countries. I really think that's the only way to stop the rot and horror. Like Bradley Manning being held in conditions [...]
No to the War Supplemental
Wish I'd seen this earlier: "Here in California, Sam Farr, Bob Filner, Diane Watson, Pete Stark, Mike Thompson, John Tierney, Linda Sanchez, Mike Honda, Grace Napolitano, Jackie Speier, George Miller and Zoe Lofgren have all taken bold antiwar positions in the past. If you live in any of these districts, call, announce yourself as a [...]
Welcome back, Domestic Terrorism
And at a church, no less. "KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A Kansas doctor who was a controversial provider of so-called 'late-term' abortions was shot and killed at his church on Sunday, local media reported. "The Wichita Eagle newspaper reported that 67-year-old George Tiller, a longtime target of anti-abortion activists, was shot to death as [...]