Operation Gladio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I suspect many Americans have never heard of Operation Gladio. We should- it's part of our history. It is also a part of European history, and it shows that it isn't just Latin Americans, islanders,...
View ArticleA Reply to a Chicken-Bigot Supporter
It sounds very "nice" to say you're supporting "family values", but you know very well that is not what this is about. You are trying to prevent a group of people from having the same legal rights...
View ArticleIs Making a Protest Vote in Presidential Elections a Vanity Choice? | Alternet
That's right: VANITY. That's what voting for "designer" candidates with "perfect" platforms amounts to. If you choose to vote (or not) just to make yourself feel good about not compromising, you are...
View ArticleProgressive Thoughts
In 2010 I wrote the following, posted in my Wordpress blog, http://cosmicrat23.wordpress.com/ Democrats, liberals, and progressives:We elected Barack Obama enthusiastically, not just as the only...
View ArticleMeet Gauss: The latest cyber-espionage tool | ZDNet
"There is enough evidence that this is closely related to Flame and Stuxnet, which are nation-state sponsored attacks. We have evidence that Gauss was created by the same "factory" (or factories) that...
View ArticleRomney's Medicare-Cut Lie
All of Romney's lies are disgusting and annoying. The blatant and frequent spewing of prevarication and deception disqualifies him from aspiring to the highest office in our nation, or, for that...
View ArticleWhy Pussy Riot matters – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs
"Say what you will about Pussy Riot: this might not be your kind of music. Their actions might offend you. But this doesn't change the fact that freedom of expression, in whatever peaceful form it...
View ArticleThe Way It Was | Mother Jones
We are constantly reminded of the Republicans' attacks on a woman's right to control her own body. What we need to learn, or be reminded of, is the dark history of the time before women had that right....
View ArticleLance Armstrong- a victim of unjust persecution by the USADA
I believe the USADA needs to be investigated, and reformed or eliminated. Lance's statement speaks for itself, most eloquently."Lance Armstong's Statement of August 23, 2012AUSTIN, Texas - August...
View ArticleI become Opera-tive.
My introductory Opera blog. Opera may not be my only or final solution, but a site from a browser company based in Norway, whose name begins with a big "O" can't be all
View ArticleANOTHER GOLDWATER INSTITUTE ATTACK
The right-wing pro-corporate Goldwater Institute is at it again. Not only have they pushed the "Secret Ballot Initiative", but now they've defended it in court for Arizona.In their own words, from an...
View ArticleFear of a Black President - Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Atlantic
This is the best, most thorough and thoughtful article I have read on the subject. It is not just about a black President. It is about the nature of America and the central role that racial attitudes...
View ArticleBlack people in Mormon doctrine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1978, the Mormons suddenly ended their doctrine that held black people to be spiritually inferior, with a declaration by Spencer W. Kimball. Since then, they are no longer officially racist. What is...
View ArticleUS-Led Abuse and Rendition of Opponents to Gaddafi’s Libya
This document speaks for itself. Everyone should read
View ArticleJoe Biden's Debate: A Reminder of the Difference
I just watched the Vice Presidential debate, and I am proud of Joe Biden. He did an excellent job of calling Lyin' Ryan on his attempts to attack Obama's record and...
View ArticleARIZONA ISSUES, NOVEMBER 2012
For fellow Arizonans, we have lots of propositions on the ballot. Here are my opinions on each of them. If anyone would like to discuss them, feel free. Any input on "open primaries" from anywhere is...
View ArticleDespite U.S. opposition, Hugo Chavez re-elected as Venezuela’s president «...
To understand a country's politics, you must understand its
View ArticleDefeat Romney, Without Illusions about Obama | Common Dreams
Daniel Ellsberg explains why 3rd parties and non-voting are not acceptable alternatives, not even for progressives who are dissatisfied with President
View ArticleThe end of the New World Order | Seumas Milne | The Guardian
The real meaning of "New W orld Order" is not the tinfoil-hat version. It simply means a change in the international balance of power, as happened with the end of the USSR. As this article states,...
View ArticleChomsky: Humanity Once Came to the Cliff's Edge of Total Self-Annihilation --...
John F. Kennedy has been revered and respected by many for over half a century, and there are good reasons for that. But there is another side- a dark side, in his foreign policy, revealed by the...
View ArticleAuto companies hit back against Romney ads – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com...
Romney lies outrageously. There is nothing new about that. This time has lied about two of America's most important manufacturers, and they are not pleased. Odd, one might think, for a candidate who...
View ArticleThe Living Room Candidate - Commercials - 1952 - Ike for President
The history of politics on
View ArticleNew Documents Show Romney's Bain Lies are Piling Up Sky High
Republicans have been synonymous with corruption since Nixon, but few have reached this level of prevarication and personal financial dishonesty before an election. We should be grateful to know it in...
View ArticleCIA Created Afghan Heroin Trade « LEFT HOOK by Dean Henderson
Here's some history As is usual, when recent situations are bad, there are historical explanations for it that those responsible would rather you didn't
View ArticleTHE LAST RAT BLOG
These words will soon disappear. They are mere graffiti painted in watercolors on a sinking ship- scuttled intentionally by its owners in the hope of more profit.My prior words will survive, however....
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