13 links today. Enjoy. Yanis Varoufakis: Why We Must Save the EU (Ignore the title, it’s a phenomenal read, The Guardian) 15 Out Of 15 Most Recent EU Terrorists Were Known To The Authorities In Multiple Ways (TechDirt) Americans Show Up in the Panama Papers, Too (No one remotely important, why am I not surprised, McClatchyDC) Sanders … Read more
25 links today. Enjoy! In Syria, Militias Armed by the Pentagon Fight Those Armed by the CIA (This is a real headline, LA Times) “We Are the Death Merchant of the World”: Ex-Bush Official Lawrence Wilkerson Condemns Military-Industrial Complex (Must read, Salon) Financial-Crisis Panel Suggested Criminal Cases Against Stan O’Neal, Charles Prince, AIG Bosses (Yet nothing happened, … Read more
Over the weekend, I published a post titled Al Jazeera Presenter to Saudi Ambassador – “Why Support Democracy in Syria but Not Saudi Arabia?” in which the Saudi Ambassador claimed subjects of Saudi Arabia don’t want or need elections because they are so enamored with the absolute monarchy’s management of society. Yes, and I just had lunch with … Read more
This past week, Al Jazeera presenter Mehdi Hasan sat down with Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UN. He asked him a very pointed question regarding why he supports democracy in Syria but not in Saudi Arabia. It’s a great question, and let’s just say the answer was not at all convincing. I asked the Saudi ambassador to the UN … Read more
Hundreds of Turkish academics are waiting to find out whether they will be prosecuted or sacked for spreading “terrorist propaganda”, after they signed a petition calling for violence to end in Turkey’s southeast, where government forces have been fighting Kurdish separatists. After the petition provoked a furious response from Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, several … Read more
Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive officer of Google, will head a new Pentagon advisory board aimed at bringing Silicon Valley innovation and best practices to the U.S. military, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday. Carter unveiled the new Defense Innovation Advisory Board with Schmidt during the annual RSA cyber security conference in San … Read more
Below are links to some of the more interesting and important reads I came across today, but will not be publishing on in detail. Hillary Clinton Turned $1,000 Into $99,540, White House Says (1994 article…some things never change, New York Times) The Growing Risk of Civil War in Turkey (This country is a total basket case, Washington Post) Donald … Read more
Below are links to some of the more interesting and important reads I came across today, but will not be publishing on in detail. U.S. Sought Data From 15 Apple iPhones in Last Four Months (FBI wants a lot more than data from one phone, Reuters) The End of the Establishment? (Excellent read by Robert Reich) It’s Time to … Read more
Although everyone watching has been convinced that Europe’s disastrous economy and related debt crisis would be the spark to unravel the European Union project, it appears history has its own plans. While EU technocrats have demonstrated an uncanny ability to scheme, threaten, kick the can and lie their way around the debt crisis, the migrant … Read more
Below are links to some of the more interesting and important reads I came across today, but will not be publishing on in detail. Hillary Is the Candidate of the War Machine (Excellent read, Huffington Post) Bernie Sanders-Supporting PAC Wants Superdelegates to “Follow the Will of Voters” (Reason) Ahead of Debate, Liberal Groups Challenge Clinton to List Candidates for Treasury … Read more