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LifestreamNo wonder really. Which is why I ought to pinch myself and realize that George W Bush and his neocon entourage is the best thing that has happened in a very long time. Military imperialists are considerably more provocative and just so heavy-handed that anyone is able so see the disconnect. As opposed to lets [...]
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On a whim, development aid money is being confiscated by US banks under the guise of anti-terror legislation.
Swedish trade union confederation LO-TCO has had its development aid money confiscated by an American bank. The money had been earmarked for a project in Liberia but the bank, citing US anti-terrorism laws, blocked the payment and initially [...]
The police seems to be on their toes outside of the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Atlanta. For some reason they chose to suddenly enforce jaywalking regulations in a rather hands-on fashion. Say what you will of fascist regimes, but at least they protect the public … from dangerous and subversive elements like [...]
Here is a brilliantly overt case of self-censorship that says a lot about the intellectual climate in the US today. Target Corp pulls Ernesto “Che” Guevara CD carrying case from shelves, following complaints from right wing butchers and fellow travelers. On account of “Che” being an alleged left wing butcher and instrumental in installing “communism” [...]
What else is there left to break after overcoming the taboos of phone tapping, “knock and announce”, posse comitatus, torture, the right to a proper legal defense and a great number of other “obstacles.” Opening mail just doesn’t seem like that big of a deal anymore, in the grand scheme of things. Oh well, [...]
Apparently, US “law” is positioned to replace national legislation wherever American corporations are allowed a foot in the door. Or at least that is what US buffoons like to think. Of course, the abomination that Americans call law, we call racism, discrimination and terrorism.
Oslo - A Cuban business group visiting Norway that was forced to [...]
The wired world has been buzzing with the fear-mongering perpetrated by the most American of American organizations — the National Rifle Association (NRA). For a while, the authenticity was being questioned and NRA-folk would have had us believe it was all some disinformation campaign. Not so. So anyway, just in case anyone did miss the [...]
It is not entirely surprising that US citizens are increasingly being subjected to the very same abusive treatment, which we have come to know from America’s imperial armies overseas. In fact, it would be far too kind to denote this as simply a case of chickens coming home to roost. One could argue over chickens [...]
Joe Mowrey writes for the Dissident Voice.
The United States’ most plentiful and seemingly inexhaustible national resource is collective denial. I have an acquaintance whose son, a senior in college (not high school mind you, but college) only recently found out about global warming. Another acquaintance, when asked what she thought of the war in Afghanistan [...]
Mel Gibsons Apocalypto did fairly well at the box office, but do people get it? Some praise it for showing that Mayans still exist and some fear it will fuel prejudice and racism. How many will realize — and indeed appreciate — the apt parable about the modern, warring American civilization, not willing to give [...]
