“I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Most days approaching the info-overloaders of Facebook/Twitter/CNN/whatever promises a depressing encounter with the stupid things people — especially the corporate media types we call “Villagers” — obsess about. But today may possibly be the absolutely stupidest. Yes, I know “stupidest”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So The Guardian reports that Libyan villagers attempting to help downed U.S. airmen were rewarded for their efforts by U.S. forces firing on them: Libyans who went to investigate the US warplane’s crash site said that a US helicopter had[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gary Younge, writing on the Innocence of the Liberal Hawk, on why any sane person should be troubled by the context of Western intervention in Libya: Far from being a knee-jerk response to Western military action, opposition to the bombing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Good grief. Lately I’ve been wondering what larger geopolitical interests are served by the French-led (sic) Arab League approved (sic) military campaign against Gadaffi forces in Libya. Among my speculations has been the possibility that, at least on the diplomatic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shorter Juan Williams: Only liberals fear radio dominated by Palin, Rush and Beck; therefore, NPR is a flack for liberal Democrats. This has nothing to do with NPR firing me. Here, listen to this selectively edited tape brought to you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The France-led (sic) international coalition military intervention “Odyssey Dawn” operation against Gadaffi forces in Libya is necessarily controversial. Liberal Democrats are upset that Obama has side-stepped his constitutional responsibility to consult Congress in matters of war waging (Kucinich is already[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As North African countries rise up and cast out their dictators, Western powers have been trying to find a way to manage the situation. It’s not easy: everyone is so peaceful and democratic and cooperative with each other. Even the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The right wing attack on unions has spread throughout 16 states so far, and there is no reason it won’t spread farther. Republicans have a political stake in targeting a significant funding and organizational force for Democrats, the teabaggers seethe[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Scanning the news reports of protests world-wide, I found a pair of images that were not about rallying or dodging tear gas. Just quiet moments of protesters doing something mundane. From Bahrain: “Protesters emboldened by the pull-back of the army,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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