Monthly Archives: August 2010

Alan Grayson – Jumps up a couple more notches on my cool barometer

Posted on August 20, 2010 by dissonance

Alan Grayson first came to my attention when Ron Paul and he took Ben Bernanke to task for attempting to bullshit Congress.  Looks like Grayson is stepping up the accountability game.  Almost 10 years too late, but stepping it up … Continue reading →

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You expected honesty about this oil spill?

Posted on August 20, 2010 by dissonance

Senior NOAA Scientist Admits He Lied That Gulf Spill Oil Is Gone, Puts Administration’s Spill-Disclosure “Credibility” In Question His statement seems to all but confirm suspicions within the scientific community that the White House was trying to spin and hide … Continue reading →

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Troops on their way out; private enterprise moves on in

Posted on August 19, 2010 by dissonance

Last US combat brigade leaves Iraq * Applause erupts* Ohh, but wait!  What this story misses is that there will still be “contractors” in Iraq.  In 2006 the census counted 100,000 in Iraq, 25,000 of which were “security” contractors (“security” being a … Continue reading →

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The Blame Game

Posted on August 18, 2010 by neophilus

Greg Palast has an amusing take on the Ground Zero Mosque fiasco: http://www.gregpalast.com/separation-of-church-and-hatethe-kate-mosque-solution/ Usually I’m all for snark but this situation has really been pushing my buttons. The latest blustering outrage has highlighted a very unattractive truth about our country: … Continue reading →

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Chalmers Johnson on “the American Century”

Posted on August 18, 2010 by dissonance

The Guns of August Lowering the Flag on the American Century If you haven’t read Mr Johnson’s books in the “Blowback trilogy” or are not familiar with his writing – give this a good read.  Once again Chalmers Johnson drops knowledge … Continue reading →

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Erik Prince needs “a break from America”

Posted on August 18, 2010 by dissonance

Blackwater Founder Moves to Abu Dhabi, Records Say Probably a good idea for the man behind Xe Services (formerly Blackwater) to skip town while he still can.  Employees of his company have been accused of federal weapons chargers, obstructing justice, … Continue reading →

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Woman Gang Raped in Iraq by fellow KBR Employees

Posted on August 18, 2010 by dissonance

Victim: Gang-Rape Cover-Up by U.S., Halliburton/KBR An employee of KBR, Jamie Leigh Jones, claims she was gang raped by her fellow Kellog, Brown and Root (a subsidiary of Halliburton) employees.  She was administered a “rape kit” by Army medical officers … Continue reading →

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John Bolton – Not Just a Crazy Mustache

Posted on August 17, 2010 by dissonance
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Israel has ’8 days’ to hit Iran nuclear site: Bolton Not that the man needed to make this most recent statement to be considered “certified BAT SHIT crazy”, but I do believe the evidence to be so overwhelming that is … Continue reading →

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Update: Harvard (kind of) Divests of their Israeli Based Investments

Posted on August 16, 2010 by dissonance

Harvard University fund sells all Israel holdings Chalk up a small victory for the BDS movement against Israel’s policies towards the Palestinans! **  Update to this story.  Harvard released a Press Release that insists that they sold their Israeli investments … Continue reading →

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Reserve currency swap in the works?

Posted on August 16, 2010 by dissonance

China Favors Euro Over Dollar as Bernanke Alters Path Remember the Wiemar Republic – the regime that governed Germany prior to Hitler’s usurpation of power?  Remember those horrible stories of carts full of German money to purchase a single loaf of bread? … Continue reading →

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