Soyinka, Gani, and Abati: Shame on You!
By Dr Spinoza | 26 Apr 2009
When Ribadu was removed from the EFCC, the “notorious” Yoruba human rights activists swung into actions, and the Internet was almost brought down by their cries for justice for Ribadu. Where are these people now concerning the anarchy and losses of lives in Yoruba Ekiti? Where are Wole Soyinka, Gani Fawehinmi, Reuben Abati, and the Yoruba Internet Warriors concerning the deaths and destruction unleashed and caused by Yoruba elderly thugs in Yoruba Ekiti? When will these “notorious” Yoruba prophets speak out on the injustices meted out to the people of Ekiti in their own backyard? When will you begin to remove the Yoruba logs blinding your Yoruba eyes so that you may begin to “see” how your parasitic lifestyle is smoldering the nation?
Fort Hunt’s Quiet Men Break Silence on WWII
By Petula Dvorak | 26 Jan 2009
Several of the veterans, all men in their 80s and 90s, denounced the controversial techniques. And when the time came for them to accept honors from the Army’s Freedom Team Salute, one veteran refused, citing his opposition to the war in Iraq and procedures that have been used at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. “I feel like the military is using us to say, ‘We did spooky stuff then, so it’s okay to do it now,’ ” said Arno Mayer, 81, a professor of European history at Princeton University.
Hearts, Minds, and the War Against Terror
By Joshua Muravchik | 25 Jan 2009
The U.S. has rarely done anything like this in its history. (The term “black operations” in this context properly refers to the practice of hiding the role of the government as the source of a given story rather than to the practice of spreading disinformation.) Nevertheless, the Times weighed in the very next day with an editorial denouncing the new office, which it called “Orwellian,” while the columnist Maureen Dowd contributed her own broadside against what she dubbed the Office of Strategic Mendacity. In no time, scores of other newspapers around the country had registered their indignation, causing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to protest that “the Pentagon is not issuing disinformation to the foreign press or any other press.”
The War on Freedom
By GW Bush | 25 Jan 2009
The civilized world is rallying to America’s side. They understand that if this terror goes unpunished, their own cities, their own citizens may be next. Terror, unanswered, can not only bring down buildings, it can threaten the stability of legitimate governments. And we will not allow it. I ask you to live your lives and hug your children. I know many citizens have fears tonight, and I ask you to be calm and resolute, even in the face of a continuing threat.
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- Fort Hunt’s Quiet Men Break Silence on WWII
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By Petula Dvorak | 26 Jan 2009
Several of the veterans, all men in their 80s and 90s, denounced the controversial techniques. And when the time came for them to accept honors from the Army’s Freedom Team Salute, one veteran refused, citing his opposition to the war in Iraq and procedures that have been used at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. “I feel like the military is using us to say, ‘We did spooky stuff then, so it’s okay to do it now,’ ” said Arno Mayer, 81, a professor of European history at Princeton University.
- What Ails the American Economy?
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By Kevin Phillips, Barry Gewen
28 Feb 2009
Even if his pessimism doesn’t seem wholly warranted, a sense of foreboding surely is, which is why his warnings have to be taken seriously. Mr. Phillips writes that the inventors and marketers of the new financial instruments didn’t entirely understand them. An executive of Fidelity International says a panicky feeling has set in on Wall Street because no one knows where the risks really are. The finance minister of France observes that investments may have reached such a level of complexity that no one can assess them. And Charles R. Morris, in his own gloomy book, “The Trillion Dollar Meltdown,” reports that even Citigroup’s chief financial officer “did not know how to value his holdings.
- What Ails the American Economy?
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By Kevin Phillips, Barry Gewen
28 Feb 2009
Even if his pessimism doesn’t seem wholly warranted, a sense of foreboding surely is, which is why his warnings have to be taken seriously. Mr. Phillips writes that the inventors and marketers of the new financial instruments didn’t entirely understand them. An executive of Fidelity International says a panicky feeling has set in on Wall Street because no one knows where the risks really are. The finance minister of France observes that investments may have reached such a level of complexity that no one can assess them. And Charles R. Morris, in his own gloomy book, “The Trillion Dollar Meltdown,” reports that even Citigroup’s chief financial officer “did not know how to value his holdings.