Category Archives: IMPERIAL HUBRIS AND HYPOCRISY
No Special Treatment for Petraeus in Leaks and Perjury and Obstruction of Justice to FBI?
No special treatment for David Petraeus in leaks http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2015/01/12/special-treatment-for-david-petraeus-cia-leaks/IKJUUekjTCR8bjzoMQqfgO/story.html IF GENERAL David Petraeus isn’t charged for what appears to be a clear-cut case of leaking highly classified information, how can the Obama administration justify its continued vendetta against much lower-level leakers? … Continue reading
‘Stand for liberty!’ presidential candidate demands of captive audience.: The Real Origins of Jerry Falwell and the Masks of Liberty U
Liberty U. Students Forced to Attend Ted Cruz Speech, Make Stand for Rand [UPDATED] – Hit & Run : Reason.com Liberty U. Students Forced to Attend Ted Cruz Speech, Make Stand for Rand [UPDATED] ‘Stand for liberty!’ presidential candidate demands … Continue reading
TAIWAN LOBBYIST WROTE REPUBLICAN PARTY RESOLUTION CALLING FOR MORE WEAPONS FOR TAIWAN
When the Republican National Committee convened in Chicago last August for its annual summer meeting, it unanimously approved a resolutionurging the White House to supply a host of weapons, ranging from submarines to advanced warplanes, to the island nation of Taiwan. … Continue reading
NETANYAHU’S SPYING DENIALS CONTRADICTED BY SECRET NSA DOCUMENTS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday vehemently denied aWall Street Journal report, leaked by the Obama White House, that Israel spied on U.S. negotiations with Iran and then fed the intelligence to Congressional Republicans. His office’s denial was categorical and absolute, extending beyond this specific … Continue reading
Economics as Superstructure
Economics as Superstructure March 26, 2015Editor Norbert Häring‘s presentation for the seminar “Economics and Power” on 23 March 2015, House of Lords, London: Ladies and Gentlemen, To pay tribute to the Marxist jargon, in which Lord Skidelsky has phrased the title … Continue reading
Aaron Swartz From the Guardian: And For the Likes of Petraeus, Perps Walk Instead of Perp-Walks
Aaron Swartz | Technology | The Guardian Aaron Swartz February 2015 The networker Aaron Swartz stood up for freedom and fairness – and was hounded to his death John Naughton The internet activist who paid the ultimate price for his … Continue reading
How Canada gets people tortured: Reviewing Mohamedou Slahi’s Guantanamo Diary]
[eaglewatch] [Fwd: How Canada gets people tortured: Reviewing Mohamedou Slahi’s Guantanamo Diary] From the Eagle Watch March 25, 2015 FYI —————————- Original Message —————————- Subject: How Canada gets people tortured: Reviewing Mohamedou Slahi’s Guantanamo Diary From: “TASC” <tasc@web.ca> Date: Wed, … Continue reading