Tag Archives: war
The ACLU Explains
Apparently, their idea of “all the news that’s fit to print” is, well, anything. But that isn’t this newspaper’s motto. And even today, media organizations understand some news really isn’t fit to print, particularly the kind that puts lives in jeopardy. Some also understand that especially in war there are such things as legitimate government secrets, which serve the public interest precisely because they are secret. Continue reading
Crazy Times — Crazier Times to Follow
There have been a few crazy years like 2009 in American history 1860, 1929, 1941, and 1968. Continue reading
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Tagged bailout, deficit spending, federal spending, mortgage, taxes, terrorism, war
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Presidential Poison
Mark down the date. Tuesday, April 21, 2009, is the moment that any chance of a new era of bipartisan respect in Washington ended. By inviting the prosecution of Bush officials for their antiterror legal advice, President Obama has injected a poison into our politics that he and the country will live to regret. Continue reading
Shock Therapy
When it comes to serious debates on the question of torture, the current administration doesnt appear to have the patience, and most of those in the mainstream media dont seem to have the interest. Continue reading
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Tagged media bias, show trials, terrorism, torture, war, water boarding
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Declining Defense
For all of his lavish new spending plans, President Obama is making one major exception: defense. His fiscal 2010 budget telegraphs that Pentagon spending is going to be under pressure in the years going forward. Continue reading
Winning a Cyber War
The ‘soft underbelly’ of U.S. security. The Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan experienced a cyber attack last month that took down its two largest Web sites. But that’s small beer compared to what happened to the Pentagon and several other … Continue reading
