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June 2011

Responding to some recent articles of interest…

JO’D response to article:  “Ninety Percent of Captured ‘Taliban’ Were Civilians” by IPS News, 6/12/11 This story should surprise no one who has closely followed Petraeus’ career.  He’s ALWAYS been more of a political operative than a military one. He first caught the media’s eye when he was just a colonel in Iraq, responsible for training the Iraqi National Police… Read More »Responding to some recent articles of interest…

A Bright Future for America

The CRISES we face: 1) Joblessness in America 2) Crumbling infrastructure, roads-dams and education-broadband 3) Imperial national security state with dwindling moral stature and eroding civil liberties 4) Energy paradigm feeds terrorist states and risks global calamity, re: CO2 (per 95% of climate scientists; there’s NO controversy among experts about this dire threat) Note: The deficit is a priority, but… Read More »A Bright Future for America