24 July 2013
Congress to vote on NSA restrictions. White House reinvents the English Language
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Gerry Bello
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride.
It seems trite to invoke the words of the late Eric Blair these last two months. Today would have him rolling over in...
23 July 2013
Obama's pending homeland security appointments show his hypocrisy (again)
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Gerry Bello
Stars are shifting in the constellation of command in post-constitutional America. Janet Napolitano is preparing to step down as head of the Department of Homeland Security in order to serve as chancellor of the University of California...
23 July 2013
A call for universal education from an unlikely source
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Nicholas Hills
On July 12 Malala Yousafzai celebrated her 16th birthday as she delivered a riveting speech before the United Nations. A young Pakistani girl with every reason to anticipate a bright future, Malala spoke with passion and enthralling...
23 July 2013
Obama's escalating war on freedom of the press
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Norman Solomon
The part of the First Amendment that prohibits “abridging the freedom … of the press” is now up against the wall, as the Obama administration continues to assault the kind of journalism that can expose government secrets.

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21 July 2013
Panama releases convicted American war criminal sought by Italy to return to the US without hearing
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Gerry Bello, Bob Fitrakis
On Thursday, July 18, a convicted American war criminal, Robert Seldon Lady, was detained in Panama near the Costa Rican border. The next day, Lady was headed back to the United States, according to news reports. Lady, age 59, was...
19 July 2013
Texas passes landmark abortion restrictions, Texas DPS officers taser and sexually assault protestors immediately afterwords
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Gerry Bello
The Texas Senate passed a landmark bill restricting abortion access last Thursday in a second special session called by the Governor. At the same time, the Capital of Texas building was filled with protestors, despite draconian access...

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