It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
~Aung San Suu Kyi
We become slaves the moment we hand the keys to the definition of reality entirely over to someone else, whether it is a business, an economic theory, a political party, the White House, Newsworld or CNN. ~B.W. Powe
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free, provided they have satisfactorily filled out forms 3584-A through 3597-Q.
~Dwight Macdonald
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Lawrence Lessig's March to End Corruption
Monday, 17 February 2014 10:00 By Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company | Video ReportThis week, we bring you a special report on a two-week, 185-mile trek through the winter cold in New Hampshire, led in January by constitutional scholar and activist Lawrence Lessig to raise awareness of the crippling problem of corruption in American politics.
“If you think about every single important issue America has to address — if you’re on the right and you care about tax reform or addressing the issues of the deficit, or on the left and you care about climate change or real health care reform — whatever the issue is, if you look at the way our system functions right now you have to see that there will be no sensible reform given the way we fund campaigns,” Lessig says.
Inspired by Doris “Granny D” Haddock’s march across America, Lessig says his movement, the New Hampshire Rebellion, is encouraging voters to ask all the presidential candidates who soon will be haunting the Granite State: “How are you going to end the system of corruption in Washington?”
Surviving The Matrix: Cultivating the Social Pathogen
Coffeecare: The Affordable Coffee Act
Achieving Health and Wellness Off-the-Grid
Request for an Investigation of Documented Weather Modification
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Pussy Riot members arrested in Sochi
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, who were among group of activists detained by police, deny alleged hotel theft.........read
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By Maria Abi-Habib and Stacy Meichtry
U.S. Also Giving Fighters Millions of Dollars for Salaries.
Are Protesters Overthrowing A Brutal Despot, Or Merely Bad Losers At The Polls?
By Patrick Cockburn
The Arab Spring model of protest, symbolised by Tahrir Square, is now destabilising democratically elected leaders.
US and EU Are Paying Ukrainian Rioters and Protesters
By Paul Craig Roberts
Washington
has no money for food stamps or to prevent home foreclosures, but it
has plenty of money with which to subvert Ukraine.
The Do Nothing Peace Machine: Why Zionism Negates Peace
By William A. Cook
That "peace Machine" they use will ensure that neither peace nor a Palestinian state will ever exist.
Judaism and Zionism: A Divorce In the Making...?
By Alan Hart
More
and more people of all faiths and none, including a still smallish but
growing number of Jews, are beginning to see Israel for what it really
is - the oppressor and not the victim.
Old Testament Armed Forces
By Philip Giraldi
Religious zealotry runs rampant in the U.S. military, and among those wishing to deploy it.
Heathrow Customs Agent Interrogates Snowden Lawyer
By Kevin Gosztola
'Why Have You Gone to Russia Three Times in Two Months?'
Drone Killing the Fifth Amendment
How to Build a Post-Constitutional America One Death at a Time
By Peter Van Buren
While
you're savoring your cup o' joe, imagine the president of the United
States hunched over his own coffee, considering the murder of another
American citizen.
Our Sinister Dual State
By Chris Hedges
Totalitarian states are always dual states. In the dual state civil liberties are abolished in the name of national security.
Creeping Fascism Or Maybe It's Just Me...
By The Saker
This
is disgusting, especially in a country which fancies itself the
epitome of democracy, human right and all that kind of crap.
For Mexico, Legalization is Freedom
By Vicente Fox
Legalization of not just marijuana, but all drugs, is the right thing to do.
Kerry is Right.
Climate Change Needs to be Tackled Like a "Weapon of Mass Destruction"
By Susan Casey-Lefkowitz
We
know that climate change is causing sea rise, end of species, ocean
acidification, water shortages, fundamental transformation in
agriculture, and extreme weather events.
Monopoly's Poster Children
Ireland, Europe, The U.S. And The Financial Crooks
Must listen - Interview With Prof. Michael Hudson - Audio and Transcript
No
country should be obliged to pay foreign debts at the price of driving
out 10 - 20% of its population, at the price of austerity, and at the
price of committing economic suicide.
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Nigeria: 106 Killed in Fresh Borno Attack:
Tragedy
struck again in Borno State on Saturday night when 106 people were
killed by insurgents in an attack on Izge village near the border with
Adamawa State.
5 suspected militants killed by army in Egypt:
The
Egyptian army killed five people and arrested three others in raids in
Bir al-Abd, Sheikh Zuweid, and Rafah, an army spokesman said.
Egypt and Russia strengthen relations to raise US concerns:
RUSSIA
and Egypt are nearing a $3 billion arms purchase agreement that will be
financed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Russian daily
Vedomosti reported
Four people killed in Tunisia in clash with "terrorists";
The
Tunisian Interior Ministry announced that four men, including two
gendarmes, were killed in a clash with an armed group in the Jendouba
area of western Tunisia on Sunday.
Pakistan-Taliban peace talks collapse after 23 soldiers' killed:
Peace
talks between the Pakistani government and Taliban insurgents broke
down on Monday, the government said, after insurgents executed 23
paramilitary soldiers in what they said was revenge for army operations
in the volatile tribal regions.
Iran Threatens To Send Forces Into Pakistan:
Iran says
it will send forces into Pakistan to free kidnapped border guards if
Islamabad does not take measures to secure their release.
Iran would not wait for action by Pakistan:
Abdulreza
Rahmani Fazli told reporters today that Iran would enter Pakistani
soil if Pakistan did not act properly about the terrorist groups
kidnapping and killing Iran's border guards.
Afghanistan: 17 Taliban militants killed:
Interior
ministry confirmed that 17 Taliban militants were killed, 12 militants
were injured and 3 others were detained by Afghan forces during the
operations.
3 Afghan army soldiers killed in bomb attacks:
"Two
army soldiers were martyred in Improvised Explosive Device attack in
Dilaram district of western Farah province. One soldier died in similar
attack in Qara Bagh district of eastern Ghazni province," the ministry
said in a statement.
Bomb attacks kill at least 24 in Iraq capital:
At
least 24 people were killed in bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital
late on Monday, including blasts near two Shi'ite Muslim mosques and at
a busy bus station, police and medics said.
Security forces kill 15 militants, retake Iraq town:
Iraqi
security forces killed 15 militants in an assault Monday as they
retook a northern town and surrounding areas that have repeatedly
changed hands in recent days, an official said.
Al Qaeda splinter group executes 21 in Syria: report:
An
al Qaeda splinter group in Syria executed at least 21 people including
fighters from rival rebel groups and their relatives, an incident that
could worsen infighting among enemies of President Bashar al-Assad.
Horrific images from Aleppo - New Isis mass grave discovered : Video
FSA rebels found more than 30 corpses of executed people after Isis retreated from Haritan suburb north of Allepo in Syria.
Syria army, rebels agree new Damascus area truce:
Syria's
army and rebels have agreed local truces in key flashpoints around
Damascus, despite regime and opposition representatives failing to make
any progress in Geneva peace talks.
Russia denies Geneva II talks failed:
Foreign
Ministry spokesman Alexandr Lukacevic, in a press release, regretted
some Western officials' announcements that the negotiations have
failed. He said that despite the difficult situation in Syria, some
people have been evacuated from some areas and humanitarian aid were
delivered in others.
As Geneva II falters, the United States is providing support to rebels in southern Syria:
There is
now mounting new evidence to suggest that these efforts have modestly
increased in the last few weeks, though not with the goal of defeating
or even debilitating the Assad regime militarily (we can't have that
now, can we?).
Free Syrian Army replaces chief-of-staff Salim Idris:
A spokesman said the decision was taken due to the "ineffectiveness" of the command and the need to "restructure".
Extremist tourists: 250 jihadists reportedly return to UK:
Around
250 British jihadists have returned to the UK after training and
fighting in Syria, a senior Whitehall security official told the Sunday
Times. Security services are monitoring the "extremist tourists",
fearing they might carry out attacks at home.
Russia Says Syrian Government Right to Seek Focus on 'Terrorism':
The
Russian Foreign Ministry praised was it called the "positive intent" of
the Syrian government delegation at the talks and said mediator
Lakhdar Brahimi "should not stray towards unilateral accusations and
blame only one side for the stalled dialogue."
John Kerry isn't an anti-Semite, Bennett says:
Addressing
the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,
which is holding its annual Israel Leadership Mission this week at the
Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem, Bennett slammed efforts to boycott Israeli
products as a new kind of anti-Semitism and called upon world Jewry to
counter such campaigns.
Danish envoy blasts accusations of anti-Semitism over ritual slaughter:
Denmark's
ambassador to Israel rejected as "very insulting" accusations by
Israeli officials that the country's ban on animal slaughter without
stunning amounted to anti-Semitism.
A Jew's dead dog has more rights than a Bedouin in the Negev:
These
Arab citizens of Israel do not have the same luxuries of municipal
services as the deceased, once Jewish-owned dogs decomposing in the
watered sod of Goldog cemetery.
LAPD scopes out Israeli drones, 'Big Data' solutions:
For the
first nine days of February, eight of the Los Angeles Police
Department's top brass were 7,500 miles away from home, being shuttled
around Israel in a minibus.
Khamenei: Nuclear talks will 'lead nowhere':
"Some
Iranians think the nuclear issue will be solved by negotiations but I
do not expect any outcome from the negotiations; however, I do not
oppose the talks, the Leader was quoted as saying."
North Korea's Kim warned he might face charges over atrocities:
North
Korea "categorically and totally" rejected the accusations set out in a
372-page report, saying they were based on material faked by hostile
forces backed by the United States, the European Union and Japan.
Indonesia: Australia and US need to clean up their mess:
Indonesia
has said Australia and America need to "clean up their mess" to
salvage relations with Indonesia after revelations that Australia spied
on a law firm representing Indonesia in a trade dispute.
Journalists who broke NSA story in Guardian receive George Polk Awards:
Glenn
Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill and Laura Poitras will receive the award for
national security reporting, along with Barton Gellman of the
Washington Post.
Germany to beef up counter-espionage against US, Western allies - report:
The
beefed up program will include more active tracking of US agents
operating within Germany's borders. British embassies - as well as
those of the US - could also be targeted, according to the report.
New IRA sent bombs to army recruitment centres, Met confirms:
Scotland Yard says terror group used recognised codeword to claim responsibility for sending packages to offices in Britain
Kerry Implores Indonesia on Climate Change Peril:
"This
city, this country, this region is really on the front lines of climate
change," Mr. Kerry said in a speech. "It's not an exaggeration to say
to you that your entire way of life that you live and love is at risk."
Going 'green' is more than shopping at Whole Foods and driving a Prius:
Environmentalism in the US today has come to simply mean buying the right products. What if you can't afford them?
Venezuela expels 3 US consular officials, alleging conspiracy:
After
days of protests led by students and opposition forces, Venezuela's
President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the expulsion of three US consular
officials whom he accused of conspiracy and meeting students involved
in anti-government protests.
Colombian leader 'outraged' by army corruption claims:
The
defence budget has soared in recent years and the US continues to pay
Colombia a generous annual allowance to wage war on drugs.
"Operation Paperclip" U.S. Government Recruited Nazi Scientists To Work For The C.I.A. :
Video report:
UK fraud agency charges 3 ex-Barclays bankers over Libor: -
Britain's
fraud agency has started criminal proceedings against three former
bankers of Britain's Barclays Plc for the alleged manipulation of Libor
interest rates, it said on Monday.
Creepy Coincidence? 5 elite bankers die in apparent suicides :
There's
been a string of bizarre deaths in the globe's financial circles. In
the past few weeks five high-profile bankers have died - all from
apparent suicides
Family Says Police Beat Father To Death:
The family of the man who died said police beat him badly and they recorded it with a cell phone camera.
USA: Number of Prisoners Now Exceeds High School Teachers and Engineers :
If
sitting in a prison cell was a job, it would be one of the most common
jobs in the United States. In 2012, there were some 1,570,000 inmates
in state and federal prisons in the U.S., according to data from the
Justice Department.
New Law Sets High School Students Up For Military Recruitment:
Radical
changes to graduation testing requirements make it easier for high
school students' personal information to be sent to military recruiters
without parental consent.
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