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An American Bribe that Stinks of Appeasement (Robert Fisk)
Nov. 20, 2010 (The Independent) -- In any other country, the current American bribe to Israel, and the latter's reluctance to accept it, in return for even a temporary end to the theft of somebody ...
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The Iron Butterfly Is Free (Paul Balles)
"She is the one and only national leader who can bring freedom, justice and democracy to our country." --Aung Din, Director of US Campaign for Burma Nov. 21, 2010 (Information Clearing House) ...
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Gross All Over (James Howard Kunstler)
James Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust Nov. 21, 2010 -- I was kind of relieved to be leaving the country again this week with Thursday's Feast of Football looming, followed by the "consumer" ...
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The 'Porno Scanners' A Bizarre Tale of Graft and Sleazy Political Opportunism (Michael Collins)
Nov. 19, 2010 -- How did we get to the point of full body scans at airports, the massive personal intrusion that represents, and the tens of millions spent for machines that irradiate us as a ...
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Peak Energy, Climate Change, and the Collapse of Global Civilization (Tariel Mórrígan)
Global Climate Change, Human Security & Democracy -- Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies University of California, Santa Barbara -- October 2010 Nov. 21, 2010 -- This is the final ...
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On the Absurdity of Godwin’s Law – Or How it Is Interpreted by Some (Dale Tavris)
Dale Tavris -- World News Trust Nov. 20, 2010 -- The imposition of limits on thought and discussion serve the purpose of ensuring that the status quo will continue to be accepted by a critical mass ...
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Stone Age Brain, Space Age Culture (Mickey Z.)
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 21, 2010 -- I was recently asked to do a short reading at Art House Astoria (where I will be leading a writing workshop or two very soon). This is what I chose to ...
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The Really Strange Story Behind Sunday's Blue Moon (Joe Rao)
A "blue moon" isn't really blue, as this artist rendering suggests. The moon can appear somewhat blue if there's been a major volcanic eruption that put tons of particles in the air, but otherwise ...
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The horrible truth starts to dawn on Europe's leaders (Ambrose Evans-Pritchard)
Nov. 16, 2010 (Telegraph) -- The entire European Project is now at risk of disintegration, with strategic and economic consequences that are very hard to predict. In a speech this morning, EU ...
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Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Had Mental Illness in 2009 (Reuters)
Nov. 19, 2010 CHICAGO (Reuters) -- More than 45 million Americans, or 20 percent of U.S. adults, had some form of mental illness last year, and 11 million had a serious illness, U.S. government ...
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The First Victory Against The Police State May Come Against The TSA (Saman Mohammadi)
Credit: Oleg Volk Nov. 19, 2010 (Information Clearing House) -- There is a growing public resistance campaign across U.S. airports against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for ...
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