Warrick Selectively Edits Amano Remarks to CFR
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Yukiya Amano, Director General of the IAEA, appeared on the record yesterday at the Council on Foreign Relations. He presented a very brief statement and then the bulk of his…
Republican "Freedom:" Pepper Spray, Locked Doors, and Legalistic Gaming
Yesterday, both MI's House and Senate passed so-called "right to work" bills.
The measure will be unpopular enough in this state--particularly if Democrats and unions successfully communicate to all workers the law will mean a cut in pay…
The ameriMac
Presumably because of Apple's rocky PR and financial results of late, Tim Cook gave two purportedly "Exclusive!" interviews, to NBC News and Businessweek. The big takeaway from both "Exclusives!" was the same, however: that Apple will move some…
Rick Snyder Wants Michigan to be Indiana
In a press conference, Rick Snyder just urged the MI legislature to pass a right to work bill (after having said it was not appropriate for MI in the past).
There were a number of funny aspects about the press conference, particularly the…
New Global Terrorism Index Demonstrates US War on Terror Is Abject Failure
Australia's Institute for Economics and Peace released a study (pdf) today in which they have tabulated terrorist attacks over the past ten years. They have developed a Global Terrorism Index which, on a country by country basis, quantifies…
The New Measure of DOJ Seriousness: The Charges It Defers
In an article on the upcoming HSBC settlement, Reuters seems impressed with the fine the bank may pay for the assistance it gave to drug gangs and terrorists and other crooks by laundering their money: $1.8 billion. It goes on to talk about…
"Liberal" 9th Circuit Deals Death Blow To Al-Haramain Illegal Wiretapping Accountability Case
There is only one substantive case left in litigation with the ability to bring tangible accountability for the illegal and unconstitutional acts of the Bush/Cheney Administration's warrantless wiretapping and surveillance program. That case…
Tom Coburn Takes on the Zombie Apocalypse
I tell you, if Tom Coburn just stuck to shutting down the most egregious Homeland Security fearmongering boondoggle abuses rather than shutting down government itself, I might grow to love the man.
His latest effort (for which some of his…
Walmart Takes Advantage of Health "Reform" It Championed
On September 9 and 11, 2009, I noted a dangerous aspect of the Senate health insurance reform plan (which I called MaxTax, after Max Baucus) that would ultimately become ObamaCare: it would give Walmart and all other low-wage employers an incentive…
So Much for David Petraeus' Aspirations in Libya
As I said earlier, the main gist of the Petraeus tapes--Roger Ailes' attempt to get him to run for President--is neither shocking nor all that interesting (though it is amusing).
But I can't help but laugh at the irony of this detail. As…
Shorter Roger Ailes: I'm Not a Kingmaker, I'm a Chairman-Maker
Presumably as part of David Petraeus' effort to rehabilitate his image, Bob Woodward obtained a tape of a discussion in which Fox News' "Analyst" Kathleen McFarland passes on Roger Ailes' April 2011 advice to Petraeus: if Obama doesn't name…
One By Land If None By Sea?
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Iran is claiming once again to have captured a US drone. The YouTube above consists of a boring eleven minutes broadcast by PressTV of Iranian military types doing a poor impression…
Confirmed: Dutch Ruppersberger, NSA Intercepts, and Deep Hypocrisy on Leaks
WSJ has a tick-tock of how the talking points on Benghazi developed. It confirms two of the things I noted yesterday. The Intelligence Community developed the talking points behind the pseudo-scandal pursuant to a request from Dutch Ruppersberger.
Later…
On Toobz and Gases
Danger Room answers--sort of--one of the big questions I had after reading NYT's report (relying in part on Israeli sources) that Syria appeared to be preparing to use its chemical weapons: what is the connection between Syria's two and a half…
Cyber-9/11 Warning!! ... Screams Man Making Huge Profit Off Such Screams
The FT reports (and CNET repeats almost in its entirety) that former Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell says we have had our 9/11 warning and we risk the cyber equivalent of a World Trade Center attack unless "urgent action" is…
When Overseers Become Talking Heads
The entire Benghazi pseudo-scandal can reportedly be traced back to House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger's request for talking points he could use to respond to journalists.
Three days after the lethal attack on the…
Whitlock, Costas Bravely Point to Role of Guns in Perkins, Belcher Tragedy
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In a disgusting demonstration that for the NFL, money dictates that "The Show Must Go On", the NFL never considered those who, like Dave Zirin, found it astounding that the NFL…
Spooks in Wolf's Clothing
We've known for some time that the military was rolling out its new-and-improved HUMINT function, the Defense Clandestine Service. But this article--laying out the ambitious goals of the program--is all the more interesting given several events…
Alabama's Song, SEC Dominance, NCAA Bullshit & BCS Fuckery
Yes, the conifer trees of Stanford beat the Oregon Ducks in a narrowly decided conference game. The deed was done with a lousy game by the far superior Ducks, but credit to the Tree, they won then and have now won the PAC-10.X Championship after…
The War on Drugs Other Countries' Ruthless Vicious Capitalists
This long Benjamin Wallace-Wells piece on the lost war on drugs is worth reading in any case. But I'd like to pose his description of the fizzling war between drug gangs against the US response to such fizzling violence.
First, Wallace-Wells…
