tagged w/ Military Industrial Media Empire
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The U.S. Army announced last week that it had embarked on preparations for Bradley Manning’s pre-trial hearing.The U.S. Army announced last week that it had embarked on preparations for Bradley... more
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I was at a store on Thursday night and noticed that the store was rather empty. The cashier remarked that the store was empty because it was toward the end of the month.I was at a store on Thursday night and noticed that the store was rather empty. The... more
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An op-ed in today’s New York Times, “Does Sex Ed Undermine Parental Rights?” by Robert George and Melissa Moschella, is not as much about sexuality education as it is an overt example of how deeply the socially-conservative agenda is pervading all aspects of our culture.An op-ed in today’s New York Times, “Does Sex Ed Undermine Parental... more
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By Phil Rockstroh,WWH – The global designs of the neo-liberal agenda have met the living architecture of a larger order — a portion of which has taken the form of a still coalescing, yet potent, countervailing consciousness, a global-wide Liberty Plaza of the mind — an order that is not informed by corporate era public relations legerdemain, hyper-adrenaline media sound bites, rightwing emotional displacements, or “sensible” centrist platitudes — but the type of order that begins to jell when the structures of an existing system lose touch with the realities of daily life.By Phil Rockstroh,WWH – The global designs of the neo-liberal agenda have met... more
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Facebook users have noticed some changes rolling out to the social site in recent days, but odds are they aren’t prepared for today’s biggest social shakeup. At today’s F8 Developers Conference, Mark Zuckerberg took the stage (after look-alike Andy Samberg left it) to announce a wide swath of changes that will seek to keep the six year-old social network thriving — and growing.Facebook users have noticed some changes rolling out to the social site in recent... more
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Jamal Khan is an Afghan journalist who fled his country because of Taliban persecution and now lives in Germany. We met in the apartment of a mutual friend from the Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft, the German Peace Society. Jamal is mid-forties, thin, with curly brown hair, tan skin, and clear green eyes that take everything in. We spoke in German, then later reworked the interview from my English translation.Jamal Khan is an Afghan journalist who fled his country because of Taliban persecution... more
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Al Jazeera’s director general has resigned due to rumors he is linked to the CIA. Critics say that would explain the switching US attitude towards the Qatar-based news network.Al Jazeera’s director general has resigned due to rumors he is linked to the... more
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WikiLeaks cables surface American fears over Afghanistan’s approval of ban on cluster bombsWikiLeaks cables surface American fears over Afghanistan’s approval of ban on... more
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First, the myth; that the Washington Post is a real news provider.
Read this Cheney fluff piece and see for yourself.First, the myth; that the Washington Post is a real news provider.
Read this Cheney... more
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WWH – ‘God’ tells me, the whole US government, is comprised of Corporate owned “EVIL DOERS”and the Media is also.. We have coffee each morning. God likes two sugars and half and half.WWH – ‘God’ tells me, the whole US government, is comprised of... more
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Yeah, the Draft ended in 1973, during the Vietnam War, but did you know that Selective Service Registration (except for a brief period of time from April 1975 to 1980) has been required ever since for male 18 to 25-year-olds, whether they are US citizens or immigrants,Yeah, the Draft ended in 1973, during the Vietnam War, but did you know that Selective... more
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James Fallows, by way of recommending a news item, lays out the key problem with our political system, media structure and economic trajectory. We’ve been chronicling this for close to two years, but he condenses it into two paragraphs.James Fallows, by way of recommending a news item, lays out the key problem with our... more
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Hey, Hippies!
A rightly worried correspondent, noting all the work that needs to be done here in the USofA which is NOT getting done just on the faltering PUBLIC infrastructures: bridges, water systems, utilities, schools, etc–to say NOTHING about the moribund private sector–wondered why more money–investment, jobs, equipment, materials–wasn’t going into those projects.Hey, Hippies!
A rightly worried correspondent, noting all the work that needs to be... more
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IT CAN’T BE STOPPED.
I know this with snake-bite certainty.
It riddles me with grief to realize it.
But there’s money and oil and power and global DOMINANCE at stake.IT CAN’T BE STOPPED.
I know this with snake-bite certainty.
It riddles me with... more
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New York state appears likely to lift its ban on extracting natural gas through the controversial process known as hydraulic fracturing after the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation released updated guidelines for conducting the procedure.New York state appears likely to lift its ban on extracting natural gas through the... more
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Noted trends analyst Gerald Celente said it, and it’s true. In fact, America’s business is war, more war, multiple wars, permanent wars, pillaging one nation after another for wealth, power, and dominance, while homeland needs go begging.Noted trends analyst Gerald Celente said it, and it’s true. In fact,... more
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– The global nuclear industry and its allies in government are making a desperate effort to cover up the consequences of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. “The big lie flies high,” comments Kevin Kamps of the organization Beyond Nuclear.– The global nuclear industry and its allies in government are making a... more
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The spread between the “prosperity” of the average American worker and the oligarchs to whom they are indentured is wider than that between the Dallas Mavs (Props, men!) and your local Boy’s Club team. I mention this in the context of a story encounteredThe spread between the “prosperity” of the average American worker and the... more
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Turns out, the weed-killer, Round-Up, used on GMO crops bred to resist Round-Up used to reduce pest on crops, is probably causing birth defects down the food chain, when people–and other critters, too–eat crops genetically engineered with the Round-Up resistant gene.Turns out, the weed-killer, Round-Up, used on GMO crops bred to resist Round-Up used... more
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How the National Security Complex Grows on Terrorism Fears
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