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Americans are too busy. Too busy taking pictures of their food and selfies and being self-absorbed and self-focused, bathing in a warm narcissistic glow. And when it comes to getting deep into certain issues, especially those that might be construed as being conspiratorial in nature (translation: true), you might as well change that channel, Sparky. We’re busy. But how we love to bask in the delusion that we’re news junkies, possessed of an elementary understanding of the working parts of multitiered issues analysis. Pshaw! Have a nice day.

Isn’t that a great title? It’s an even better disquisition herein. Some notes follow.

Leaked emails show another massive bribery-for-oil scheme; "Justice Dept." resumes asset forfeiture aka ‘equitable sharing’; and mass surveillance silences minority opinions.

Leaked emails show another massive bribery-for-oil scheme; "Justice Dept." resumes asset forfeiture aka ‘equitable sharing’; and mass surveillance silences minority opinions.

[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2016-03-31%20James%20Evan%20Pilato.mp3"][/audio]This week on the New World Next Week: A new investigation uncovers rampant criminality in massive oil bribe scandal; the feds are resuming payments to police for stealing your stuff; and a new study confirms that people self-censor when they know they're being surveilled.

It’s the quiddity of human nature. To think and to dissect and to parse that which is apparent and real and not which is gift-wrapped and force-fed via mythology and folklore. While the world burns, while terrorism infects humanity, while hate and dissension and distance rule the day you can always post some syrupy and saccharine pic about peace and sunsets and bunnies and feel like you’ve done something. Forget historicity, e.g.

Stream of unconsciousness. No précis or proem or prolegomenon or introduction or summary or adumbration or skeleton or outline or pithy phrase or reference can or could possibly describe what this podcast is all about. But Charles Manson comes to mind. “Look down at me and you see a fool, Look up at me and you see a god, Look straight at me and you see yourself.” See?

Iraq in flames.
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Before 2011, Libya had achieved economic independence, with its own water, its own food, its own oil, its own money, and its own state-owned bank. It had arisen under Qaddafi from one of the poorest of countries to the richest in Africa. Education and medical treatment were free; having a home was considered a human right; and Libyans participated in an original system of local democracy.