Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Obama Administration Moves to Aid Syrian Opposition
March 7th, 2012In the piece below, we read that this, “Stops short of providing any direct military assistance to the armed opposition.” If you want to read detailed, voluminous accounts of how the U.S. covertly and illegally provides weapons to any state or group it pleases, see, Spider’s Web: The Secret History of How the White House […]
Uncle Sam: If It Ends in .Com, It’s .Seizable
March 7th, 2012I’ve registered cryptogon.ch with the Swiss registrar Switchplus. I don’t know how well .ch will hold up going forward, but it seemed prudent to at least have an alternative if I should lose control of the cryptogon.com domain for any reason. At a minimum, .ch appears to be far, far more desirable than the U.S. […]
Holder: When It Comes to Assassinating Americans, Due Process Includes Arbitrary Whims of the Regime
March 6th, 2012Via: MSNBC: The Fifth Amendment provides that no one can be “deprived of life” without due process of law. But that due process, Holder said, doesn’t necessarily come from a court. “Due process and judicial process are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security. The Constitution guarantees due process, not […]
Russia Arrests Hundreds of Anti-Putin Protestors
March 6th, 2012Via: AFP: Russian police on Monday broke up protests in Moscow and Saint Petersburg against Vladimir Putin’s victory in presidential polls, roughly arresting hundreds of people. Police moved in to disperse a protest at Pushkin Square in central Moscow, after hundreds of people refused to leave the venue at the end of a larger rally […]
The Museum of Government Waste
March 6th, 2012Maybe the filmmakers could get a B-2 bomber to park out front: At $2 billion each in 1997 dollars ($2.8 billion each in 2012 dollars), however, they would have to significantly increase their fundraising efforts. Via: Museum of Government Waste: Filmed over the last 5 years, MUSEUM OF GOVERNMENT WASTE follows regular citizens Jim and […]
Afghanistan: Special Forces Under CIA Control Would be Considered Spies, Allowing White House to Claim U.S. Troops Have Been Withdrawn
March 5th, 2012Via: AntiWar: Top Pentagon officials are floating an idea to put elite special operations forces under CIA control in Afghanistan after 2014, sources told The Associated Press. The plan is one of several possible scenarios being considered and has not yet been presented to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, the White House, or the relevant […]
Obama, Iran and Preventive War
March 5th, 2012Via: Salon: President Obama yesterday joined virtually every U.S. political leader in both parties in making the obligatory, annual pilgrimage and oath-taking to AIPAC: a bizarre ritual if you think about it. During his speech, he repeatedly emphasized that he “has Israel’s back,” rightfully noting that his actions in office prove this (“At every crucial […]
Britain: Government Plans Radical Privatization for Police
March 5th, 2012I like this moment of clarity from the unnamed West Midlands police authority spokesman: “Combining with the business sector is aimed at totally transforming the way the force currently does business – improving the service provided to the public.” Law enforcement = business. If you start thinking about Mussolini and corporatism as you read the […]
International Observer Group Says ‘Serious Problems’ in Russian Presidential Election
March 5th, 2012Yes, but at least it’s another excuse to link to Vladimir Putin, Action Man. Via: The Canadian Press: There were “serious problems” in the vote that returned Vladimir Putin to the Russian presidency, the head of the major international election observer mission said Monday, adding fuel to an opposition testing its strength with plans for […]
Banker Resignations
March 5th, 2012I have no idea what a normal rate of resignations is, but, for whatever it’s worth: American Kabuki: 116 RESIGNATIONS FROM WORLD BANKS 3/2/12. Research Credit: MoneyMustGo
