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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Meds in Your Water; Health Care Segmented
Pharmaceutical byproducts lurk in the municipal water supply. Symptom-stomping meds are over-prescribed, with Adverse Side Reactions common. The FDA approves these indestructible chemicals while the EPA fails to regulate the toxins in our water supply. It's access to health care, and bureaucracy, that are the problems.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Clinton victorious in Rovian attack; The 'National Security Advantage'
Hillary's Rove-style attacks capitalized on uncertainty about Obama's qualifications. Can the Democratic candidate overcome McCain's 'national security advantage'? Many Americans suffer from fear fatigue, and yearn for the change and hope offered by Obama.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
New Hampshire Rigged? Electronic Vote Fraud a Possibility
Diebold voting systems managed by a private firm dominated the New Hampshire Primary. In a flashback to the 2004 Ohio Presidential election, the results in New Hampshire have confounded expectations. Do the polls lie or are election results manipulated in ways that leave no evidence? Black box voting makes fraud hard to prove but completely feasible.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Perils of Fundamentalism; Spending, Debt, and the Middle Class
Faith is fine as long as women don't suffer as they do under fundamentalist ideologies. Middle Class is losing in the class war to the wealthy, who have no problem with more H1Bs. Iraq is creating a budget deficit nightmare that will blow up some day. Looking for renewable alternatives to coal.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
The Triumph of the National Security State
Immunity for telecoms shows how corporations serve the National Security State. Scared of looking soft on terror, politicians comply with the needs of the NSS. Democrats will inherit a treasury drained by endless war, alongside inflation and economic woes brought on by unrestrained greed.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
DC 2007: Counterculture without the Long, Wonderful Trip
ANSWER protest on September 15th in Washington, DC! With Congressional opposition to the war weak, mass protest remains the best means of voicing public discontent and accelerating the draw-down.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Not If But When: Terror Strikes UK, US Next?
The US public suffers from terror threat fatigue and well-founded skepticism over 9/11. Our response to terror has been corrupted by partisan politics. Military interventions abroad have increased the threat. Ineffective, the war on terror serves the interests of a bloated War State and its politicians at the expense of our national security.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Illegals here to stay, and other pressing realities
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Dystopian nightmares come to life. In creating an underclass, illegals are denied amnesty and selectively deported. Maidens forced into fertility bondage? Harsh interrogations produce little intelligence and stir resistance. US overreaches in its effort to plunder Iraqi oil, subsidized by taxpayer money and lives.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
War Strain to be Resolved by Surge
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The article begins with an e-mail response to the Boston Globe article "Military considers recruiting foreigners" written by Bryan Bender. The strain caused by inadequate troop strength is increasing the number of non-citizens fighting in the US military. A surge disguises the scope of policy failure in Iraq. Bush cannot accept that his policies are failing, yet he must deal with the obvious strain his wars have caused.
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Root of a Failure: Bush's Belief in Victory
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This post exposes Bush's faith-based reaction to the failed reality of Iraq. Bush still believes that he can emerge victorious in Iraq. Blinking his way through crucial decisions, Bush has contributed to the state of chaos. Claiming control over the military, Bush's power grab had cost the nation dearly. Bush's continuing denial delays an end to the war, which is tantmount to admitting that he has failed.