Tuesday, January 13
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William Muller is the guest editor today. |
"Why just a Car Czar? Why not a Financial Fuhrer, Communications Kaiser, Internet Caesar, Housing Emperor, Movie Capo or Airline Pope?" Column by Emiliano Antunez.
Once I Was Your Candy Colored Dream Girl
Reflections on the plight of the great American auto industry from the ultimate insider. Column by Douglas Herman.
“...resistance
to payment of the federal excise tax on whiskey was widespread in all American
frontier areas, from northern New York to southern Georgia. Furthermore, as
Mary Tachau, author of this study, observes: until recently 'this remarkable
story of tax evasion' has experienced a near historical blackout and
cover-up."
War
Is Boring: U.S. Wages First Battles in New Generation of War
"...the
U.S. military and its government partners are writing new rules, and putting
them to the test on the first of the fifth-generation battlefields
emerging in Africa. Fifth-gen
enemies do not have traditional 'centers of gravity' -- armies, governments,
factories, charismatic leaders -- that can be destroyed by military attacks.
By their mere survival, these enemies undermine the notion that nation-states,
their ideals and their economies are viable in the modern world."
'Homeland
Security USA': The Outtakes
"Shapiro
agreed to grant the [Homeland Security] department 'pre-screening'
rights over the series....Missing, then, from the Jan. 6 premiere—and
presumably from future episodes—are allegations…that
some federal air marshals, for example, have accepted bribes, trafficked
cocaine themselves and even sought to have a woman killed in one stupefying
instance. There is nothing like the reports
of border agents taking luxury cars as payment for secretly allowing illegal
immigrants to cross into the United States."
Joe
plays Fonda for Israel and Goebbels to the media.
(Video)
IDF
Uses Live Ammo to Break Up West Bank Protests
"The
.22 rifle fires a small cartridge which has a much lower stopping power than
larger caliber rifles in use by Israeli security forces, but can still be
lethal at close range. IDF snipers will use the rifle to fire at
demonstrators, aiming at the lower half of the body."
Countries
That Will Miss George Bush
“'Israel
is probably the only place on earth where Bush can still get a standing
ovation,' says Mr Berkowitz, who was in Israel at the time of Mr Bush's visit
in May for the 60th anniversary of Israel's creation, when he got several
standing ovations.”
Train
Search by Border Patrol Just Another Incident from the Constitution-Free Zone
"I
asked BP agents 'why the stop?', and had a bright flashlight directed at my
head in a threatening manner for a while as I was told their view that 'we can
stop any person, vehicle or aircraft any time for any reason anywhere within
100 miles of the border.'"
U.S.
Army Recruiting at the Mall with Video Games
"The
U.S. Army Experience Center at the Franklin Mills shopping mall in northeast
Philadelphia has 60 personal computers loaded with military video games, 19
Xbox 360 video game controllers and a series of interactive screens describing
military bases and career options in great detail.
Potential recruits can hang out on couches and listen to rock music
that fills the space."
Feds
Have 'Surge' Plan If Mexico Drug Violence Spills Over
"The
plan includes federal homeland security agents helping local authorities and
maybe even military assistance from the Department of Defense, possibly
including aircraft, armored vehicles and special teams to go to areas
overwhelmed with violence, authorities said."
St.
Louis Man Arrested for Shoe Bomb Comment
“When
a flight attendant asked him to close his laptop after boarding, Shafermeyer
says he was just trying to make a joke when he asked her, 'Are you the one who
checks for shoe bombs?'"
Strip
Search of Teens in Chicago School
“The
families of two 14-year-old girls filed a lawsuit yesterday alleging an
off-duty Chicago police officer illegally strip searched them in an effort to
find a lighter she believed was used to set a small fire at the girls'
school.”
Chinese
Officials Gamble Away $3 Million in Casinos
"Mr
Wu was handed a four-year jail term for embezzling large sums of public money
to finance his gambling habit, the state-run China Daily newspaper reported....Ironically,
Mr Wu had carried out several operations against gambling, pornography and
drugs.
"The
Panties for Peace campaign plays on the regime leaders’ superstitious fear
that contact with a woman’s underpants will rob them of their power. Women
around the world are asked to post their panties to local Burmese embassies in
a bid to strip the regime of its power and bring an end to its gross
violations of human rights, especially those committed against Burma’s
women."
Terror, Anthrax, Explosives and More in Free, Downloadable 'Counterterrorism Calendar'
A photo blog.