"War should be made a crime, and those who instigate
it should be punished as criminals."
– Charles Evans Hughes
"War cannot be humanized, only abolished"
- Albert Einstein
"Poverty is the worst form of violence."
- Mohandas K. Gandhi
"You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war."
- Albert Einstein
"During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable,
even though it has to masquerade often
under the guise of patriotism."
- Howard Thurman (theologian)
JOBS FOR JETS
The Most Expensive Weapon Ever Built
The Pentagon's $400 billion F-35 is running into turbulence just as deeper budget cuts loom
Liberman's reticence was understandable. For while the Marines hailed his arrival as a sign that their initial F-35 squadron is now operational, there's one sticking point. "It's an operational squadron," a Marine spokesman said. "The aircraft is not operational."
The F-35, designed as the U.S. military's lethal hunter for 21st century skies, has become the hunted, a poster child for Pentagon profligacy in a new era of tightening budgets. Instead of the stars and stripes of the U.S. Air Force emblazoned on its fuselage, it might as well have a bull's-eye. Its pilots' helmets are plagued with problems, it hasn't yet dropped or fired weapons, and the software it requires to go to war remains on the drawing board.
SNAP Benefits Will Be Cut for All Participants in November 2013
Revised August 2, 2013
It seems unlikely that Congress will enact legislation to remedy this problem, as President Obama and some members of Congress have proposed. Consequently, states need to prepare for the benefit cuts — including determining how they will provide information about the upcoming benefit reduction to participating households and other stakeholders as well as how to manage increased client inquiries when the cut takes effect.
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"Seven
Blunders of the World" 1. Wealth without work 2. Pleasure without conscience 3. Knowledge without character 4. Commerce without morality 5. Science without humanity 6. Worship without sacrifice 7. Politics without principle —Mahatma Gandhi |
Russia Must Stop U.S. Aggression
By Sergei Markov
Moscow
wants to avoid creating the military and political conditions in which
jihadi can thrive, and which would prompt them to send militants from
Iraq, Libya or Syria into Russia to continue their jihad.
"My Mother Was Killed By A U.S. Drone"
By Robert Greenwald
We need you to act today.
Noam Chomsky on the Era of the Drone
By Steven Garbas
"There's a global assassination campaign going on which is pretty interesting when you look into how it's done."
Washington's Tyranny
By Paul Craig Roberts
Who
will liberate Americans from Washington's tyranny, overthrow the
executive branch dictatorship, and bring freedom and democracy to
America?
Delusion, Arrogance and Mendacity
Obama and the Usual American 'DAM' Exceptionalism
By Finian Cunningham
It
is like listening to a conman whose initially charming words begin to
grate on your sense of reason, truth and forbearance as he fumbles in
your pockets.
Rouhani Surfs The New WAVE
WAVE as in World Against Violence
By Pepe Escobar
"We should start thinking about a coalition for peace all across the globe instead of the ineffective coalitions for war."
Iran President's Speech at UN General Assembly
Video and Transcript
"Militarism
and the recourse to violent and military means to subjugate others are
failed examples of the perpetuation of old ways in new circumstances."
Top 45 Lies in Obama's Speech at the U.N.
By David Swanson
"Together, we have also worked to end a decade of war," Obama said.
To Reform The NSA, Fire Officials Who Lie
By James Goodale
The NSA has lied to the Congress, the courts, and perhaps even to the president himself, but no one seems to care.
Living In Danger:
The Secret Life Of Edward Snowden
By Staff Writers
US
intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is living under guard at a secret
address in Russia and sometimes emerges in disguise, although he
remains in such danger that even a family visit could endanger his
security, his lawyer said.
UK Detention of Reprieve activist consistent with NSA's view of drone opponents as 'threats' and 'adversaries'
By Glenn Greenwald
A top secret NSA document provides context for yesterday's abusive detention of Baraa Shiban.
My Detainment Story or:
How I learned to Stop Feeling Safe in My Own Country and Hate Border Agents
Audio and Transcript
Earlier
this month, producer Sarah Abdurrahman, her family, and her friends
were detained for hours by US Customs and Border Protection on their
way home from Canada. Everyone being held was a US citizen, and no one
received an explanation.
Their American Dream is Now a Nightmare
Feds Raid Family Grocery Store's Checking Account
Video
In
January 2013, without warning, the federal government used civil
forfeiture to seize all of the money from the Dehkos' store bank
account (more than $35,000) even though they've done absolutely nothing
wrong.
$5.25 Million For Senate Hair Care
And 21 Other Ways Politicians Are Living The High Life At Your Expense
By Michael Snyder
If
you want to live the high life, you don't have to become a rap star, a
professional athlete or a Wall Street banker. All it really takes is
winning an election.
Hard News
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