Traitors (How Congress Profits from Never ending War)

LAWMAKERS AVOID NATION’S REAL PROBLEMS… In his opening statement, Gates (before Congress on March 2, 2011) fervently appealed for funds requested by Gen. David Petraeus for equipment to protect troops in Afghanistan. The money has been held up because it would be taken from a project benefiting a major contributor to the committee chairman, Bill [...]

Friend or Foe (Chinese hackers)

January 19, 2011, Chinese President Hu Jintao paid a state visit to Washington. Obama, welcomed Hu to the White House in an elaborate arrival ceremony reserved for the most significant occasions. The two leaders sent clear messages in their speeches. Hu’s message appeared to be a demand, that the U.S. work with China on matters [...]

Abolish the DEA

The Drug Enforcement Administration was created by President Richard Nixon through an Executive Order [on] July [1,] 1973 in order to establish a single unified command to combat “an all-out global war on the drug menace.” At its outset, the DEA had 1,470 Special Agents and a budget of less than $75 million. Furthermore, in [...]

Former Interrogator Rebukes Cheney for Torture Speech

A former top interrogator is responding forcefully to the case Dick Cheney made on Thursday in favor of torture (what the former VP and his allies refer to as “enhanced interrogation methods.”) Brave New Films released a short video Tuesday of Matthew Alexander taking apart Cheney’s argument piece by piece. Alexander, who uses a pseudonym [...]