US News Luke Murray, an aide to House Republican leadership, says the NSA has ended its mass collection of call metadata. [Link] Lockheed receives $1 billion from the Pentagon on behalf of Saudi Arabia for THAAD missile defense. [Link] The US offers a $1 million...
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News Roundup 3/5/19
US News Chelsea Manning has been subpoenaed to testify to a federal grand jury. It is suspected that the subpoena is for the sealed indictment against Julian Assange. Manning will fight the subpoena. [Link] California police officers who tased a man to death will not...
Book Review: The Sorrows of Empire
Sorrows of Empire is the second instalment in Chalmers Johnson’s great trilogy of books. It is a book where Johnson pulls no punches as he delves into the history of U.S. imperialism. The theme of Johnson’s writings is to indulge the reader into the uncomfortable...
News Roundup 2/28/19
US News Nikki Haley has been named to Boeing’s board of directors. [Link] Trump is looking to change US policy to make foreign small arms exports easier. Senator Bob Menendez is blocking the policy shift. [Link] The Commander of NORTHCOM says there is no threat...
News Roundup 2/26/19
US Foreign Policy Trump nominates US Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft to be the Ambassador to the UN. [Link] Mikhail Gorbachev warns about the concerning status of nuclear weapons treaties. [Link] Pat Buchanan explains how foolish it would be for the US to attempt...
2/22/19 Chas W. Freeman: the Threat of Nuclear War with China
Chas W. Freeman talks about the recent history of China, which, after the communist regime gave way to a softer form of mixed-market fascism thanks in part to negotiations during the Nixon administration, has become the world's leading manufacturer and a major...
News Roundup 2/22/19
Criminal Justice Topeka will hire a civilian to investigate police misconduct. [Link] An LA judge rules a new law makes police abuse records public. [Link] The Houston police chief says that his department will stop using no-knock raids in most cases. A recent...
News Roundup 2/20/19
US Heather Nauert withdraws her nomination to be US Ambassador to the UN. [Link] The 9/11 Victims Fund cuts payouts by 70%. [Link] 12 TSA employees are charged with smuggling over $100 million in cocaine. [Link] The Pentagon will buy up to 80 F-15Xs because of the...
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