Corporate Media (All You Need to Know Edition)
Must be election time. Losing Afghanistan? Not if you’re an American Newsweek subscriber! Nothing to see here. Move along, Citizen.
Timeline of Lies
Mother Jones has put it all together, resulting in a history of the big lies that took us into Iraq. Dont miss it!
“The good Lord didn’t see fit to put oil and gas only where there are democratically elected regimes friendly to the United States. But, we go where the business is.” [...]
Why the Military Doesn’t Want Torture
The L. A. Times cites some retired officers’ stories in making the point that torture is un-American. It isn’t just that cruel treatment is wrong, but that good treatment is ultimately helpful in achieving military objectives:
On March 17, about 10 days before the battle ended, a Japanese soldier, wearing nothing but his boots and [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“This is not generous, not gentle, not humble.
A light for Monsieur Judas! it grows dark, he may stumble.” –Love’s Labour’s Lost, 5.2.621-22
Under The Hill Chapter Three Done
…and logged. I’m awed by the improvisational skills of Lynne, Gina, Melissa and Scott. My concept for this game, that of collaborative storytelling, is working smoothly, as everyone is stepping up with creative input. It has long since occurred to me that what we’re building here is a lot like a screenplay.
A [...]
Duh Squared
Years too late, the Guardian reveals the big secret, torn from the pages of the latest NIE. Well, if those pages haven’t been torn out already, they soon will be:
America’s spy agencies have concluded that the invasion of Iraq has created a flood of new Islamic terrorists and increased the danger to US interests [...]
The Shadow of the Torturer
The news isn’t good, as Jack Balkin blogs. Guess who has just been handed the power to decide just what is and isn’t a breach of the Geneva Conventions?
(3)INTERPRETATION BY THE PRESIDENT. (A) As provided by the Constitution and by this section, the President has [...]
Lipstick on a Pig
The National Black Republican Association has unveiled a cringe-worthy radio ad which claims, without a shred of evidence, that the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (”a real man!”) was a Republican. It further blames the Democratic party for the existence of the Ku Klux Klan, while the GOP, of course, is given credit [...]
The Dirty Dozen
The League of Conservation Voters maintains a list of the congressional members with the worst environmental voting records, noting their ties to polluting industries. It’s a bipartisan roll of shame, and the newest nominees are Big Oil cronies:
LCV today added the following members to the Dirty Dozen: Senator George Allen (VA) and Representatives Dan [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“She speaks, yet she says nothing.” –Romeo And Juliet, 2.2.12
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