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Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/05/12 1:30 am
Good post! I've stopped by a few times, but never commented. I think the key phrase in assessing Greenwald is "overcompensates" and he does...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 2:24 pm
I dislike the term "emoprog." It confuses musical politics with movement politics.Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 1:19 pm
For the same reason Ron Paul approved those newsletters.Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 1:18 pm
And vote. No vote, no voice and no right to criticize the government, because the sorry a-holes who don't vote enable whichever government t...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 12:22 pm
"He has some bone to pick with PBO that he isn't brave enough to divulge." True, but it's not just him. Some on the Left (not that GG is o...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 11:25 am
GG can't help himself. He will do/say/write any lie to cast PBO in a negative light, even if he knows instinctively that it's BS. IMO, his...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 11:21 am
Greenwald doesn't care how much of a racist/bigot Paul is proven to be. He has an irrational hatred for POTUS. Wonder why?Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 9:20 am
Glenn Greenwald needs to get off the Ron Paul/Koch/Libertarian teet. Hasn't he read the Anonymous "Ron Paul Hearts Neo-Nazis at Home and Abr...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 8:10 am
Let's not forget Glenn's mindset in the aftermath of 9/11, the very attack that directly led to the AUMF: "This is not to say that I was no...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 7:41 am
As a queer myself, I can bitch about GG. This whiney emoprog needs to get over herself. 'She' sits down in her ivory tower in Brazil with he...Re: Morning Awful: Alabama’s War on Education
02/03/12 4:39 am
"Teaching is a calling, so you shouldn't be in it for the money" -- every time I hear this BS, I want to gag. Teaching is a profession, and ...Re: Morning Awful: Alabama’s War on Education
02/03/12 3:01 am
Every time I'm around my AL kin, I begin to clearly understand how people like this get elected. Shudder.Re: NPR’s This American Life in Alabama
01/31/12 12:48 pm
#1stAL on the forefront with our American Life...Re: Scary Stupid Headupassitis
01/31/12 8:18 am
Are you as weary as I am of the numbskulls who keep bleating out the same tired platitude: "The lesser of two evils is still evil?" Yeah we...
Tag Archives: war
War: the Lethal Custom Part 4
Episode Four, The Deadly Game of Nations
War: the Lethal Custom Part 3
Episode Three, The Profession of Arms
War: the Lethal Custom Part 2
Episode Two, Anybody’s Son Will Do
War: the Lethal Custom Part 1
Episode One, The Road to Total War
Facts on the Ground in Libya
As rebels continue to defeat local counterattacks from increasingly demoralized government forces on their path to Tripoli, Western diplomacy continues to push the regime toward irrelevance: The rebel National Transitional Council, based in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, received … Continue reading
On Killing Stars and Human Nature
I admit to being a scifi geek. So when David Swanson, peace activist, recently opined at OpEd News that Like my FaceBook friends, I too am properly concerned that even if we run out of enemies on earth, we ought … Continue reading
Special Forces in Libya
Color me unsurprised: reports that special forces and intelligence agencies were in Libya have been confirmed by an Al Jazeera crew. Contrary to popular “wisdom,” the primary task of such forces is to find out what the hell is going … Continue reading
The Level Killing Field
The Misurata advance has reached its limits: “It is a different scenario. Now it’s more difficult,” said Salaheldin Badi, a senior rebel commander. “It demands more equipment. Supplies, logistics and communications are an issue.”
The Opposite of Iraq
Glenn Greenwald makes a prima facie case that America’s role in Libya is illegal, which (of course) makes this president worse than Bush. He summarizes the White House position thusly: (1) the War Powers Resolution of 1973 (WPR) authorizes the … Continue reading
Let’s Lie to Ourselves About Libya
David Swanson says that war is a lie. At Truthout, he manages to tell a few whoppers about Libya: The US Constitution allows no president to launch a war. The War Powers Act makes an exception for cases in which … Continue reading
What Drones Over Libya Actually Mean
Remote warfare is the newest “Revolution in Military Affairs” (RMA), to use Pentagon-speak. Future Navy carriers will keep their pilots on board to fly drones over the horizon. So count me unsurprised to learn the president has authorized them to … Continue reading
