Category Archives: Security

NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Seeks Asylum Where?

Posted on Monday, June 10th, 2013 by Ken

A lot of (but not all) liberals, myself included, are peeved at President Obama for maintaining a policy which candidate Obama denounced in the 2008 election.  To be sure, after denouncing the program Senator Obama voted to expand the Patriot Act in the heat of … Continue reading →

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Racist Republicans Keep Screwing Up That Whole Outreach Thing

Posted on Saturday, May 25th, 2013 by Ken

The last week has been a rough one for those enlightened Republicans who are trying so hard to bring more minorities to their side of the great political divide.  The first example of Republican outreach gone wrong starts out innocently enough.  … Continue reading →

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Ignorance is Strength: Neocons Contradict Each Other Defending Torture Yet Again

Posted on Sunday, February 10th, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” –Nietzsche Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow’s taut, brooding paean to the CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden has been controversial since long before it even hit … Continue reading →

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Mitterand Mitt Or Pres. Romneocon?

Posted on Monday, October 22nd, 2012 by Ken

Out of Romney’s 24 special advisors on foreign policy, 17 served in the Bush-Cheney administration. If Romney were to win, it’s likely that many of these people would serve in his administration in some capacity — a frightening prospect given … Continue reading →

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Romney Tows the GOP Line on Defense Spending

Posted on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 by Cindy Rose

At the same time Mitt Romney campaigns as Mr. Fiscal Responsibility, out of the other side of his mouth comes the plan to tie military spending to gross domestic product, 4% of GDP to be exact. According to CNN, “Compared … Continue reading →

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Border Patrol Militia Law Held-Up by Arizona’s GOP House Speaker

Posted on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

Well, this is a surprise. Many of you may not have known this, but the wacky state of Arizona was about to pass SB1083, the Arizona Special Missions Unit bill. The bill would provide $1.4 million a year to fund … Continue reading →

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TSA fondles and robs elderly couple

Posted on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

Grope and rob a couple of senior citizens anywhere in America and you’ll be arrested and thrown in jail (unless the seniors are African-Americans, in which case they’re out of luck). But if you’re groped and robbed by the TSA, … Continue reading →

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