Archive for September, 2006
Friday, September 29th, 2006
A Working Class Hero
I saw a great movie today about a working class hero. it’s the story of a musician that made it very big playing pop music, standing up for his beliefs in face of enormous challenges.
Even though it was a lifestory I knew very well, I couldn’t help but sob big tears when it all [...]
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Thursday, September 28th, 2006
An Open Letter to Congress on the Subject of Torture
It amazes me how many Americans would vote to allow torture as part of our fight against terrorism. To me, this seems like such a perverse detour from a democracy that was founded on the principles of justice, fairness, and freedom. One of the great principles of democracy is the concept that [...]
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Monday, September 25th, 2006
The Top Censored Stories of the Year
Project Censored recently announced the Top 25 Censored news stories of 2007, which sounds clairvoyant to me, but what do I know? Either way, these are the stories you won’t read in mainstream media:
#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
#2 Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran
#3 Oceans of the World [...]
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006
An “Intelligent TV Pundit”- NOT an oxymoron
Those seeking intelligent commentary on the American political situation will find some salvation in the commentaries by Keith Olbermann on the MSNBC “Countdown” TV show. Here’s some video clips well worth sharing, with thanks to Crooks and Liars.
Keith Olbermann discusses the legacy of 9/11 under the Bush administration.
September 11, 2006 broadcast Video-WMP [...]
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
How to Steal an Election!
(recycled from BoingBoing)
Princeton security researchers Ariel J. Feldman, J. Alex Halderman, and Edward W. Felten have taken apart one of Diebold’s notorious voting machines and done a thorough security analysis of its workings. They showed that they could easily install software on the machine that would allow an attacker to steal votes from one candidate [...]
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
The Grudge Report
Who needs the Drudge Report when you’ve got THE GRUDGE REPORT?
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Monday, September 11th, 2006
Imagine a boot stamping….
There will be no loyalty, except loyalty towards the Party. There will be no love, except the love of Big Brother …. When we are omnipotent we shall have no more need of science …. But always — do not forget this, Winston — always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly [...]
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Monday, September 11th, 2006
Remembering Five Years ago
I couldn’t have said it any better…..
Today we remember many things.
We remember where we were. We remember the scenes on television.
We remember the victims who were murdered. We remember the families and loved ones they left behind.
We remember the heroes who charged into danger to save lives.
We remember a moment of unity at home and [...]
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Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
Bush Aims to Kill War Crimes Act
(recycled information from The Nation)
The US War Crimes Act of 1996 makes it a felony to commit grave violations of the Geneva Conventions. The Washington Post recently reported that the Bush administration is quietly circulating draft legislation to eliminate crucial parts of the War Crimes Act. Observers on The Hill say the Administration [...]
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Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
Bin Laden would be safe in Pakistan…
If he is in Pakistan, bin Laden “would not be taken into custody,” Major General Shaukat Sultan Khan told ABC News in a telephone interview, “as long as one is being like a peaceful citizen.” – ABC News, Sept. 5, 2006.
