Liberty Links 5/16/16

20 links today. Enjoy.

The Age of Impunity (Excellent rant by Jeffrey Sachs, Boston Globe)

SOUTH CHINA SEA WATCH: US Angers China as UN Ruling Looms (More escalation with China, AP)

U.S. to Switch on European Missile Shield Despite Russian Alarm (More escalation with Russia, Reuters)

The Pentagon is Building a ‘Self-Aware’ Killer Robot Army Fueled by Social Media (Nafeez Ahmed)

‘Everyone’s Outraged’: Angry Greeks Foresee Grexit and Drachma’s Revival (The Guardian)

Fight Over Plan to Bottle Water in Oregon Town is on Ballot (Interesting story, AP)

The Recession’s Economic Trauma Has Left Enduring Scars (At least the bankers were made whole, Wall Street Journal)

Social Media Posts Now Fair Game in Security Clearance Process (Wall Street Journal)

Oil Companies Are Still Paying Their CEOs to Pump (Wall Street Journal)

Dems Brush Off Polls Showing Close Clinton-Trump Race (These people in total denial, The Hill)

Jon Stewart Opens Up About Hillary Clinton (RealClear Politics)

Clinton Charity Aided Clinton Friends (Of course it did, WSJ)

Top 2 Hedge Fund Managers Bankroll Hillary Clinton and Rahm Emanuel, After Making $1.7 billion Each in 2015 (Salon)

Hedge Fund Comeuppance: Firms Hunker Down, Start to Cut Fees as Investors Wise Up and Withdraw Money (Naked Capitalism)

The Costs of Violence: Masters of Mankind, Part 2 (Noam Chomsky)

Turkish, European Leaders Stand Their Ground in Impasse Over Migrants Deal (Reuters)

Iranian Official Says Prominent Saudi Jihadist ‘Man in Control’ in Syria (Al Monitor)

In Rare Move, Feds Indict Former Officer in Fatal Shooting (AP)

Trump Taps Rudy Giuliani for Homeland Security’s Next Big Sis (YouTube)

Bitcoin, Banks & The Final Disintermediation (YouTube)

 

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