Prominent Indiana Republicans Endorsing Obama
agonist.org — Later today, Obama’s campaign “will introduce three prominent Republicans who are supporting the campaign: John Clark, a top aide to Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels, who is running unopposed in the primary; William Ruckelshaus, a former Nixon administration lawyer whose family has deep ties to the state; and Jim Benham, president of the state’s Natio (Submitted by marabout40) More...
Yahoo and MSN helping to root out Tibetan rioters
agonist.org — Yahoo! China pasted a “most wanted” poster across its homepage today in aid of the police’s witch-hunt for 24 Tibetans accused of taking part in the recent riots. MSN China made the same move, although it didn’t go as far as publishing the list on its homepage. (Submitted by inactive) More...
The Average American Owes Average Chinese $4000
[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate]agonist.org — This is the real meaning of the vast trade surplus—$1.4 trillion and counting, going up by about $1 billion/day—that the Chinese government has mostly parked in U.S. Treasury notes. In effect, every person in the (rich) United States has over the past 10 years or so borrowed about $4,000 from someone in the (poor) People’s Republic of China. (Submitted by inactive) More...
After Torture CIA took photos of his "Brutalized Genitalia"
agonist.org — Lawyers for a British resident who the US government refuses to release from Gitmo have identified the existence of photographs taken by CIA agents that they say show their client suffered horrific injuries under torture.we know the identity of the CIA agents who were present including the person who took the pictures (we know both their false iden (Submitted by iching) More...
Why Nato Will Lose Afghanistan Eventually
agonist.org — Here's the deal. You can make a case militarily that Afghanistan is far from lost. And I agree with that assessment. With a significant commitment of money and (to a lesser extent) troops, I'd say it's more than winnable. The Afghanis don't much like the Taliban, they want a better life, and they've been more than patient with NATO's fumbling. (Submitted by inactive) More...
In the End, Power Really Comes from the Barrel of a Gun
agonist.org — There is no law without the ability to coerce. People will put up with a lot, but they will not put up with anarchy if they have any choice. Even governments like the Taliban are preferable to the random violence of anarchic states. If your car is stolen in Iraq today, the only person who may be able to get you justice is the local religious leader (Submitted by inactive) More...
The Underclass Trap: What Makes You Poor and Keeps You Poor
agonist.org — Today it is with us as well and the old debates play out as they always have. The poor, it is said, deserve it. If only they had more discipline, if only they didn’t marry young, or do drugs, or have so many children, or have children out of wedlock. In this article, we’re going to run through what makes you poor and keeps you poor. (Submitted by inactive) More...
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