Let’s look at some of the “goings on” with Israel and the areas surrounding IsraelOr the areas surrounding Israel, that Israel is affecting? Effecting? Infecting?Whichever, matters not to me. They all apply in some way.Going long, but, worth the time! IsraelFirst a blast from the past.
It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that Mitch McConnell is one of the dirty politicians in America-- not just in terms of taking massive legalistic bribes from special interests, but also in terms of how he runs his campaigns. Not just ruthless but sleazy and downright dishonest are words that describe his political career. Closet cases are often sociopaths and this kind of behavior is typical.
Russian Information Agency Novosti
July 25, 2013
Russia Slams ‘Cold War’ Spirit NATO Exercise
MOSCOW: The scenario for a forthcoming NATO exercise in the ex-Soviet Baltic republics and Poland, in which those nations face invasion by a foreign power, is reminiscent of the Cold War period, Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister said Thursday.
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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Jules Romains: Selections on war
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Jules Romains
From Verdun: The Battle (1938)
Translated by Gerard Hopkins
A big thanks to McJ from the Winter Patriot Community for shining the light on this videoI enjoyed it thoroughly, therefore, it must be shared.About an hour long. His site has long been in the sidebar here: Hidden from History; The Genocide of Canada's Aboriginals
Press TV – July 24, 2013
A superior court of general jurisdiction in Canada has ordered the government to release millions of documents on its residential school system, which will reveal secrets of abuse and torture of aboriginal children at government-funded schools, Press TV reports.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered the government to hand over the documents to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
Al-Akhbar | July 25, 2013
The European Union is paving the way for Israel to justify a war on Lebanon, Hezbollah’s general secretary said late Wednesday, two days after the 28 member states issued a decision to put Hezbollah’s military wing on its terror list.
International Solidarity Movement | July 25, 2013
Hebron, Occupied Palestine – Last night, Israeli occupation soldiers invaded two houses in Tel Rumeida, Hebron, one being the Sumud house and the headquarters of the Palestinian human rights organisation Youth Against Settlements.
Developments in Syria and Egypt have been a godsend for Israel. The bloodshed and political turmoil have meant that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can continue with business as usual, with no one paying much attention to what is going on as he dismembers Palestine. Amidst all the fun and games, Israel launched a new air [...]
This week I literally marveled at how deftly Alan Grayson was able to use congressional procedures beyond the ken of garden variety congressmembers to get five amendments to the defense-spending bill passed without controversy particularly one prohibiting torture. “This amendment," explained Grayson to any Members who might not be paying attention, "makes the intent of Congress clear; it makes the law clear: We. Don’t. Torture.
At least 66 people were killed and 84 more were wounded in the latest attacks. Today's violence was marked by a deadly return to using fake checkpoints to kill both civilians and security members. The tactic was used heavily during the height of sectarian violence.
If the House GOP can't think of anything better to prioritize, maybe they could do something about the McRib sandwich (by all means click on it to enlarge) -- and do something about the sauce, and maybe the pork too.by KenEarlier today Howie wrote ("Is Boehner Retiring?) about rumors that the only speaker of the House we have is thinking about packing it in: "Boehner's job -- trying to herd the fractious, r
John Pilger describes the rapid takeover of public institutions and people's lives by a deeply ideological government in Britain. Recalling Shelley's epic 'Masque of Anarchy', he argues it's time we acted on his inspiration.
By Shamus Slaunwhite | IMEMC & Agencies | July 24, 2013
In the middle of the night on June 30, Israeli forces invaded the Aida-area home of Palestinian photographer Mohamed Al-Azza, assaulted him and his family, and then arbitrarily detained him until July 11 when he was freed on a bail of 1,500 shekels. On July 25, an Israeli military court will rule on his case.
Let's leave out, for now, that New Jersey state Senator Barbara Buono, like Hillary, has been a tireless champion for equality and a consistent and successful fighter for women's rights. Keep it in the back of your mind-- along with the well-established fact that Buono's opponent, Chris Christie, has been a loudmouthed sexist pig who has thrown roadblocks in the way of the legitimate aspirations of New Jersey women.
Press TV – July 24, 2013
A United Nation delegation tasked with examining allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria’s ongoing unrest has arrived in Damascus.
UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane and Swedish scientist, Ake Sellstrom, arrived in the Syrian capital on Wednesday from neighboring Lebanon.
Not more than a year ago Lockheed Martin’s Bob Stevens was all but pulling at his hair and gnashing his teeth in anticipation of sequestration.
Last week we were dismayed how Obama pressured Senate Democrats into a putrid deal with Republicans (and through them, Wall Street) on the student loan debacle. Today the Senate is scheduled to vote on the bill, which benefits students in the short term and crucifies students over time-- a really ugly, shameful compromise.
Earlier this week I noted with approval Rep. Justin Amash’s effort in the House to add an amendment to an upcoming defense appropriations bill that would block NSA’s “indiscriminate collection” of Americans’ telephone records by “limit[ing] the government’s collection of records under Section 215 of the Patriot Act to those records that pertain to a person who is subject to an investigation under that provision.”
By Joe Bryan | Public Political Ecology Lab | July 23, 2013
Topic:Jeff Maxim from Skeptical Youth joins me in the new studio for an impromptu live show. Recorded on Tuesday, July 9th. School Sucks is usually live on UStream Thursdays at 6:30pm EST. The night before, Jeff and I watched The Matrix and a documentary called Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged.We discuss the reach and philosophical impact of both The Matrix and Atlas Shrugged.
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Jeff Maxim from Skeptical Youth joins me in the new studio for an impromptu live show. Recorded on Tuesday, July 9th. School Sucks is usually live on UStream Thursdays at 6:30pm EST.
The night before, Jeff and I watched The Matrix and a documentary called Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged.
We discuss the reach and philosophical impact of both The Matrix and Atlas Shrugged. We also discuss positive and negative influence of Plato (Allegory of the Cave and The Republic).
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Jeff Maxim from Skeptical Youth joins me in the new studio for an impromptu live show. Recorded on Tuesday, July 9th. School Sucks is usually live on UStream Thursdays at 6:30pm EST.
The night before, Jeff and I watched The Matrix and a documentary called Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged.
We discuss the reach and philosophical impact of both The Matrix and Atlas Shrugged. We also discuss positive and negative influence of Plato (Allegory of the Cave and The Republic).
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Transformation
July 23, 2013
SACT speaks at NATO Defense College Graduation
Written by ACT PAO
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), France Air Force General Jean-Paul Paloméros, attended the graduation ceremony of the Senior Course 122 at the NATO Defense College (NDC), in Rome, Italy, July 19th.
Boehner's job-- trying to herd the fractious, racist, unpatriotic teabaggers in his own party-- is so thankless and stressful that there are rumors he's contemplating retirement. Since the rumor originates with Politico, they may not be entirely credible, although they insist that "the rumors are real, and they’re bouncing from Capitol Hill to K Street.
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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
H.G. Wells: Selections on war
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H.G. Wells
From The Salvaging of Civilization (1921)
By Jane Slaughter | Labor Notes | July 19, 2013
Detroit hit the Trifecta last week—the third in a series of body blows that politicians have landed on the city’s working people.
By Paul R. Pillar | Consortium News | July 22, 2013
David Rieff’s commentary on Samantha Power’s confirmation hearing is a trenchant account of some of the worst in what we see in the process of confirming nominees for senior positions. Even by the standards of such hearings, Power’s performance was notably obsequious.
In the National Security Agency (NSA) domestic snooping scandal, at least two major issues exist: 1) warrantless government "traffic" analysis of patterns of potentially all Americans’ phone calls, from which new technology allows authorities to assemble a fairy good picture of innocent peoples’ lives; and 2) the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) Court that has [...]
“Logic may indeed be unshakeable, but it cannot withstand a man who is determined to live. Where was the judge he had never seen? Where was the High Court he had never reached? He raised his hands and spread out all his fingers. But the hands of one of the men closed round his throat, [...]
Mosque attacks, possibly coordinated, pushed the casualty figures up to 40 killed and 118 wounded.
I picked up a thin volume that came in the mail the other day, lol...OMG!: What Every Student Needs to Know About Online Reputation Management, Digital Citizenship and Cyberbullying by Matt Ivester. I'm long past being a student. In fact, I'm past being a professor as well.
We can solve these problems so there is hope for the future.
The first example of a frightening What IF scenario oft cited in the press is what happens if interest rates on the ten year Treasury bond go from 2.7% to 5.4% and then to 10.8% doubling our cost of interest on the federal debt twice from 535 billion dollars a year to 1.07 trillion and then to 2.14 trillion dollars a year? This is easily solved. Just seize the Federal Reserve and issue a non-interest bearing currency like the Lincoln Greenback.
I hereby resign in protest effective immediately. I have served the post-911 Military Industrial complex for 10 years, first as a soldier in Baghdad, and now as a defense contractor. I have always believed that …
By Dave Dean | Vice | July 20, 2013
A class picture from St. Paul’s Indian Industrial School in Middlechurch, Manitoba. via WikiCommons.
RT | July 22, 2013
Leaked internal data produced by Pakistani officials documenting drone strikes on the ground reveal a high civilian death toll, countering US claims that the targeted assassination campaign results in “exceedingly rare” fatalities.
-- Tim Eagan (click to enlarge)"Detroit does seem to have had especially bad governance, but for the most part the city was just an innocent victim of market forces. What? Market forces have victims?
Webster G. Tarpley Ph.D. The Webster Tarpley Program – UnboundRadio.com July 23, 2013 [download audio]
Edward Snowden’s sacrifice was not in vain – because many thousands in the United States are rising to take up the battle he started. And they mean to win. At the head of the libertarian army that’s storming the gates of the Leviathan: Rep. Justin Amash (R-Michigan), a Ron Paul Republican who won his congressional [...]
