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Blackwater: Privatization of military permanent?
With the concentration of military might in private hands growing, I wonder what happens to the soldiers and equipment if the Democrats are elected? Personally, the best thing I can come up with is to enlist all of them. They're trained soldiers and we apparently need them in the ARMY. What do you think?
How dangerous is it to have private military operating in US (or any) territory?
What is the "right" or conservative point of view? And the liberal POV? Shouldn't they be close?
STORY from DemocracyNow.org
Southern California Residents Gear Up for New Fight to Stop Secretive Expansion by Military Firm Blackwater
Just two months after local opposition thwarted its effort to build a massive outdoor training facility near San Diego, the private military company Blackwater USA is being accused of secretly trying to build a new one just blocks from the US-Mexico border. Blackwater received approval for the 61,000 square-foot indoor facility in Otay Mesa, California, by filing for permits using the names of two subsidiaries.
Follow link for extended coverage and interviews...Full text, audio and video of Amy Goodman's on DemocracyNow with interview with Raymond Lutz, l(Local resident who has fought Blackwater’s expansion into the San Diego region), and Rep. Bob Filner, Democratic Congress member representing California’s 51st congressional district. With the concentration of military might in private hands growing, I wonder what happens to the soldiers and equipment if the Democrat... more -
Blackwater contract renewed despite Pentagon labeling killing of 17 civilians "a c...
I hadn't realized that the pentagon labeled the civilian killings a criminal event.
We are pretty stuck over in Iraq. We have built a huge reliance on civilian contractors to compensate for our breaking army and to sharply reduce numbers of armed people on "our" side would most likely cause the country to implode. What do you do? Furthermore, the right-wing has made a pretty good situation for themselves as we have now built these "super-bases" in Iraq costing billions of dollars. Now that they are built, it is highly unlikely that any president will abandon them due to their massive investment and strategic location. Crafty little buggers those warmongers are. I hadn't realized that the pentagon labeled the civilian killings a criminal event. ... more -
The Wars Of The Future Will Be Fought Over Water
Blue gold. That is what the world's water resources are now becoming. In many areas of our world it is the most precious resource. Mismanagement, waste, pollution, outdated infrastructure or no infrastructure, climate change which is exacerbating droughts and floods, and corporate privitization of water are predicted to be the catalysts of future conflicts over this most precious and basic resources that gives us life.
There is a concerted effort taking place by major corporations to make water a commodity on the open market thereby raising the price and keeping it from being accessible to those who need it most: the poor in developing countries whose population increases are leading to food shortages and lack of sanitation causing disease.Conservation and education are the keys to addressing this crisis now, as is political will on a global scale to first declare water a human right. However, the U.S refuses to do so. This video of an interview with Maude Barlow explores the coming battle for water resources if we do not see this as the crisis it is. Blue gold. That is what the world's water resources are now becoming. In many areas of our world it is the most precious resource. Mis... more -
Bush Cant Veto It.
Howard Zinn speaks at Faneuil Hall in Boston on Patriot's Day, 2007, for the impeachment of George Bush and Dick Cheney as broadcast on Democracy Now! and filmed by me, on the floor.
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mixing music and spoken word, sampling important messages into the music medium.
Howard Zinn speaks at Faneuil Hall in Boston on Patriot's Day, 2007, for the impeachment of George Bush and Dick Cheney as broadcast o... more -
Will Your Vote Be Counted in 2008? Electronic Voting Machines and the Privatizatio...
With less than a month before Super Tuesday, every vote counts. But will every vote actually be counted? One-by-one, states across the country are finding critical flaws in the accuracy and security of electronic voting machines. We speak with Clive Thompson, the author of a New York Times Magazine cover story titled ?Can You Count on Voting Machines?? With less than a month before Super Tuesday, every vote counts. But will every vote actually be counted? One-by-one, states across the... more
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Immigration: A Liberal Look
Right now, the immigration debate is front and center in the national news. In this VC2 pod, Amy Goodman of "Democracy Now," gives us the liberal point of view on this sensitive subject. Right now, the immigration debate is front and center in the national news. In this VC2 pod, Amy Goodman of "Democracy Now," gives us... more
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