April 2008
17 posts
Military Propaganda Pushed Me Off TV →
The Technology Secrets of Cocaine Inc. →
Colombian cartels have spent billions of dollars to build one of the world’s most sophisticated IT infrastructures. It’s helping them smuggle more dope than ever before.
WatchHacking Democracy
Saint Augustine on Science and Scripture →
“Saint Augustine (A.D. 354-430) in his work The Literal Meaning of Genesis (De Genesi ad litteram libri duodecim) provided excellent advice for all Christians who are faced with the task of interpreting Scripture in the light of scientific knowledge. This translation is by J. H. Taylor in Ancient Christian Writers, Newman Press, 1982, volume 41.”
"John Ashcroft Yelled at Me Tonight. No Joke." →
“ME: Actually, Mr. Ashcroft, my question was about this other document. (laughter and applause) This other document is a section from the judgment of the Tokyo War Tribunal. After WWII, the Tokyo Tribunal was basically the Nuremberg Trials for Japan. Many Japanese leaders were put on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including torture. And among the tortures listed was...
CIA intentionally impeded Sept. 11 inquiry,... →
“The review was conducted this month after the disclosure that in November 2005, the CIA destroyed videotapes documenting the interrogations of two operatives from Al Qaeda, well after the commission made its requests in 2003 and 2004.”
The Price of Oil Hasn't Budged Since 2001 (If You... →
"The US Air Force Shot Down Flight 93" →
“One of those 16’s came back with one less missile than it left with”
WatchDispatches - Undercover in Tibet “As Tibetan protesters take to the streets in the biggest and most bloody challenge to Chinese rule in nearly 20 years, Dispatches reports on the hidden reality of life under Chinese occupation after spending three months undercover, deep inside the region.”
