News: Quick Clips, June 15

Just found two interesting articles, take a look: » Busted: Biotech Leader ‘Syngenta’ Charged Over Covering Up Animal Deaths from GM Corn Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!.

» Video Blogger Documents Expanding TSA expansion. The TSA is continuing its expansion from airports to train stations and other modes of transportation. On Monday, an independent journalist posted a video documenting TSA agents setting up shop at Union Station in Chicago. Obama Calls on Romney for More Transparency - What about himself?.

News: "The Military Industrial Complex Has Got Us By The Throat!" Jack Cafferty

Its about bloody time.

Medal of Dishonour: US veterans dump awards outraged by endless wars

Vets decry the constant state of war that the US has been in.

News: News Clips - June 12

Quite a lot of news this week, choosing the better ones were hard..but here they are. UK considers law disclosing users’ identities

Bibi’S Twofer: Bulgaria Bombing Allows Him to Flay Hezbollah, Iran, Possibly Go to War

Anonymous U.S. officials are quoted by the NY Times stating explicitly that a Hezbollah suicide bomber attacked the Israeli tourist bus yesterday. While this is entirely possible, I think we should remember the bizarre bombing plot of a few months ago in which a small-time Iranian drug dealer was alleged by the Justice Department to have direct links to the Revolutionary Guards, and to have plotted the assassination of the Saudi ambassador. By the way, this is the same person, Bandar ibn Sult...

News: Santorum wins Louisiana Primary

News: U.S. defense firms drawn into Congress budget politics

Congress is asking top U.S. defense contractors to disclose their corporate plans if the military is forced to cut $500 billion from its budget early next year, putting the companies in the middle of a political fight between Republicans and the White House. U.S. defense firms drawn into Congress budget politics - CNN.com.

News: Hamid Karzai interwiew w/ Wolf Blitzer

News: Updates Soon

i havent been on for a few days, and one of my posts never got published for some reason. So today will hopefully encompass alot of the news from the past few days.

News: Can U.S. Economy Tolerate a Tax Increase in 2013?

The rhetorical skirmish over this question is the prelude for bargaining that’s likely to culminate after Election Day as President Barack Obama tries to persuade Congress to raise income tax rates on people with incomes over $200,000 and Republican try to keep the current tax rates in place at least for 2013.

News: Obama Now Controls All Communications Via Executive Order

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News: Durbin Says Romney Running from Bain 'Like a Scalded Cat'

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the Senate majority whip, asked on NBC’s Meet the Press, “Why is Mitt Romney running away from his company, Bain Capital, like a scalded cat? Because there’s abundant evidence that under Bain Capital they were exporting American jobs to low-wage countries and he doesn’t want to be associated with it.” Durbin says Romney running from Bain 'like a scalded cat' - NBC Politics.

News: Voters look to candidates for long-term plan to fix economy

Voters look to candidates for long-term plan to fix economy - CNN.com.

News: Putin Re-takes Presidency

News: GOP makes room for Rep. Ron Paul at Tampa convention

GOP makes room for Rep. Ron Paul at Tampa convention – USATODAY.com.

Euro Breakdown: What Could Happen

A nice infomatic showing three possible (simultaneous) outcomes as a result of the breaking down of the Euro

News: Santorum wins Alabama

I honestly don't know how Ricky is doing so well. Oh well, I guess we have to go though the bad to get to the good...AGAIN.

CFR: Don’T Worry About Hillary’S Small Arms Treaty

The Council on Foreign Relations says you shouldn’t worry about the United Nations Small Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which is currently being hammered out at the United Nations in New York.