IS AMERICA LOSING ITS “BACKYARD IN THE SOUTH”? Considering the U.S. and Latin American reactions to the recent Venezuelan election, it would appear that things are seriously awry for the U.S. in that backyard. While Washington tries to subvert the electoral process that (narrowly) elected a successor in the mold of Hugo Chavez, other [...]
COLLEGE STUDENTS: FORGET ABOUT THAT DUMB PROFESSOR WHO GRADES YOUR ESSAY EXAMS; ED-EX OFFERS YOU AN “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE” TO DO THAT JOB FOR YOU. ” EdEx” is a creation of Harvard and MIT which machine-grades essay exams as “objective” tests have long been graded. Proponents praise the system for the “instant feedback” offered students [...]
IF WESTERN POWERS CARPET BOMB IRAN, IT WILL BE BUT THE “CONTINUATION OF POLITICS BY OTHER MEANS.” (Asia Times) Conn Hallinan adopts the language of military strategist Carl von Clausewitz to describe the showdown between lran and the West over Iran’s asserted but never proven program of enhancing uranium to produce nuclear weapons. The [...]
WHILE THE U.S. SUPPORTS THE PROTESTS AGAINST “OUR ENEMY” (THE SYRIAN GOVERMENT) IT TOASTS ONE OF “OUR BASTARDS” (THE KING OF BAHRAIN) IN HIS CONTINUED SUPPRESSION OF PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS IN THAT COUNTRY. (Asia Times) The Crown Prince of Bahrain receives full state “honors” on a visit to Washington just as a Bahrani leader says that the government will [...]
“SEVERELY WEAKENED” AL-QAEDA IS SHOWING A SERIOUS CASE OF SURVIVAL IN THE FORM OF ITS LOCAL “FRANCHISES.” (Asia Times) Defense Secretary Panetta’s claim that operations like the capture of Osama bin Laden have put al-Qaeda “on the decline” is again belied by recent terrorist attacks in Iraq and Syria. While the central leadership may have [...]
BIEBER AND BIBI SHOW PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR MURDER OF A PALESTINIAN ACTIVIST. (Electronic Intifada) Teen heart throb Justin Bieber throbs hearts of Jewish girls in Israel with a Tel Aviv concert during the kidnapping and murder of activist Vittorio Arrigoni. The Israeli government used his appearance to tout the country’s cultural liberalism, and PM Benjamin [...]
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