THE WAY OF THE KNIFE: THE C.I.A., A SECRET ARMY, AND A WAR AT THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. A new book of this title by Mark Mazzetti is about to be released and is excerpted in the New York Times. It describes the “secret deal” in 2004 between the C.I.A. and the Pakistani state [...]
“SOUND OF FREEDOM” IS THE “SOUND OF JACKASSES” TO SOME RESIDENTS OF WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASHINGTON. Navy Growler jets from nearby airbase may be the sound of freedom for some, but it’s an excessively noisy and even damaging sound according to others. Farmers complain that some of the “kids” who fly the jets think they [...]
WHAT’S THAT IN THE SKY? A BIRD? A PLANE? “NOPE, JUST OUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT’S 25-POUND DRONE…” (Business Week) Unprecedented police control of the nation’s skies appears imminent after the Federal Aviation Administration and the Obama administration gave hearty approval to the request of undetermined “public safety agencies” to place unmanned drones weighing up [...]
“A LASTING IMPRESSION ON DECENT WORLD OPINION.” (Black Agenda Report) Glen Ford so describes the enduring consequences of the invasion by outside forces (U.N., U.S., EU, NATO etc.) that brought down the “tyrant” Gaddafi, turned a blind if not a rejoicing eye at the “butchering” of him by rebel soldiers, and participated in creating a [...]
WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS? “BIG GOVERNMENT” STEPS IN TO BAN ABORTION (Kansas City Star) New and excessive regulations against clinics that provide abortions in Kansas have led to a backlash among clinic operators complaining of draconian new rules and by women’s rights advocates that charge the legislation that created the stricter oversight is just [...]
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