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In a new documentary, ex-national security aide Richard Clarke suggests the CIA tried to recruit 9/11 hijackers—then covered it up. Philip Shenon on George Tenet’s denial. With the … Read more
It’s not just income disparity that’s a problem. Consider how this all started. A bunch of smart people set up a kind of scam using complex financial instruments … Read more
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. ~George Bernard Shaw Patriotism, the virtue of the vicious. … Read more
by Mike Ludwig, Truthout As Americans face the economic fallout of the recent debt deal in Washington, members of the burgeoning American Dream Movement on Tuesday announced the … Read more
By Carl Gibson f you were a patient in intensive care, sick and in pain, what would you say to a doctor whose only recommendation was cutting off … Read more
By Tim Mollen Journal entry: March 24, 2007 (age 37) I have never been a particularly good driver. When I first started driving, over 20 years ago, my … Read more
That is a rough translation of the first line of the German military funeral hymn. “Ich hatt einen Kameraden.” It is also the funeral hymn of … Read more
If you have a male dog it has happened to you. You boss is over for dinner…or perhaps it is the minister’s wife,. Everything is going fine until … Read more
Richard Handl of Sweden was fascinated by nuclear fission. Unlike most of us, he missed the “Don’t try this at home.” note at the bottom with the little … Read more
Holy Smoke is just the thing for when the avid hunter or gun collector in your family passes. From their web site: Several years ago I … Read more
