The Bush administration's ties to Blackwater (salon.com)
Not only is Blackwater in charge of investigating Blackwater, they're also protecting FBI agents sent to Iraq to investigate Blackwater. (nydailynews.com)
The People vs. the War Profiteers: Americans working in Iraq for Halliburton spin-off KBR have been outraged by the massive fraud they saw there. Dozens are suing the giant military contractor, on the taxpayers' behalf. Whose side is the Justice Department on? (vanityfair.com)
President Bush has now vetoed four bills. Each of these has been in direct defiance of the will of the American people. (theseminal.com)
America is a carefully concealed oligarchy. A few thousand people, mostly in government, finance, and the military-industrial complex, run this country for their own purposes. (americanfreepress.net)
North Korea and South Korea signs Joint Peace Declaration (news.bbc.co.uk)
North Korea agrees to disable nuke plant (news.yahoo.com)
Report: Russia sent Syria experts to upgrade air defense after Israeli electronic warfare systems allowed IAF warplanes to attack a target in Syria last month. (haaretz.com)
A Little Visual Perspective on the $87 billion being spent on Iraq (xinjo.com)
Today is the 50 Year anniversary of Sputnik, the first man made object in orbit. (en.wikipedia.org)
Obama would seek nuclear ban if elected (today.reuters.com)
Saddam Offered Exile, But Neo-Cons Unleashed Carnage Anyway (truthnews.us)
Europe asks U.S. to pull its head out of its ass and fix the dollar (iht.com)
Myanmar junta releases 229 monks and nuns. Those being held were placed in four categories: Passers-by, Those who watched, Those who clapped and Those who joined in (reuters.com)
I hated most of school. Elementary school was boring, middle school torturous. In high school, I became more thoughtful - and as I questioned why we had to pledge allegiance to a flag, listen to corporate advertisements on television during homeroom time, and attend anti-drug lectures, I came to believe that schools existed to condition us as future workers, drones happy to serve as cogs in a corporate machine. (theseminal.com)
Bush vetoes child health insurance plan (news.yahoo.com)
Pelosi Throws in The Towel (dailykos.com)
Nowhere in the Constitution is any branch except Congress given the power to declare war. For an individual in any other branch to do so is (1) unimaginable in the context of constitutional law, and (2) a violation of our Constitution's "separation of powers". (populistamerica.com)
Darrell Issa to Henry Waxman: Investigate Blackwater and Die (dailykos.com)
I'm sick of reading articles about a weak dollar being good for America. That is a MYTH. A weak dollar only benefits large multinational exporting companies. (marketoracle.co.uk)
Instruction Manual for Psychological Torture Now Online (spring.org.uk)
Homeland Security special agent in charge of recent immigration raids says it is "not uncommon" for lawful citizens to be arrested when agents roust them from their beds and demand papers. Adds "We don't need warrants to make the arrests." (nytimes.com)
Mike Gravel's got balls of steel, blames AIPAC for Iraq/Iran resolution (wakeupfromyourslumber.com)
Iraqis to Pay China $100 Million for Weapons - because the US is unable to provide the materiel and is too slow to deliver (washingtonpost.com)
"Stupid In America" - A Shockingly Honest Documentary About How Shitty American Education Really Is (bestdocumentaries.blogspot.com)
Recently, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, and Prince decided to give away their music to fans. These artists arguably understand the record business better than anyone and they’ve collectively decided that the album isn’t for making money anymore. This isn’t an isolated incident. This is a trend. (theseminal.com)
This guy's research is the main reason why people have about 625 times more lead in their bodies than our ancestors had only 100 years ago (en.wikipedia.org)
Nature leads the way for the next generation of paints, cosmetics and holograms (biomimicrynews.com)
Wal-Mart workers win $62 million (news.yahoo.com)
Without good service, Wal-Mart is forced to compete entirely on price. That in turn squeezes margins and makes it difficult to pay employees enough to motivate them to provide good service - a vicious cycle now working against the company. (msnbc.msn.com)
Top 5 Things Every Extrovert Should Know About Introverts (briankim.net)
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