Category Archives: media

Tweedledum vs Tweedledee

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day:

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WHAT BRADLEY MANNING’S FATE TELLS US ABOUT AMERICA

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Bradley Manning: A Window Into the American Soul By Paul Craig Roberts/Institute for Political Economy/ December 3, 2012 Liberty consists of government being ruled by law and citizens having control over law. This was the way our founding fathers set … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, civil liberties, foreign policy, government, Iraq, Iraq war, law, media, military, politics, war | Tagged Bradley Manning, Institute for Political Economy, Paul Craig Roberts, whistleblower, WikiLeaks | Leave a comment

Killing the Messenger

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Prosecution of Anonymous activists highlights war for Internet control The US and allied governments exploit both law and cyber-attacks as a weapon to punish groups that challenge it By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ November 23, 2012 From a video posted … Continue reading →

Posted in civil liberties, law, media | Tagged Anonymous, cyber-attacks, Glenn Greenwald, Joe Lieberman, the Guardian, WikiLeaks | Leave a comment

The Great American Killing Machine

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Journalist Jeremy Scahill condemns the killing of 16-year–old Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, an American citizen assassinated in a C.I.A. drone strike in Yemen last year, as well as other targeted assassinations under President Obama. Scahill also points out the increased prosecutions … Continue reading →

Posted in civil liberties, Justice, law, media, military, Uncategorized, war, Yemen | Tagged assassination, C.A, C.I.A., drones, Espionage Act, Jeremy Scahill, journalism | Leave a comment

The Modern Dog

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Posted in cartoon, humor, media, political humor, politics | Tagged Dave Coverly, dogs, newspapers, Speedbump.com | Leave a comment

Further Proof That Glenn Beck is Crazy

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: “I’ve been telling you for a while and I’ve told my own staff, if the president wins, I don’t know how we survive… I won’t make a deal with the devil… I will tell you … Continue reading →

Posted in elections, media, Quotations | Tagged Glenn Beck | 9 Comments

Election Postmortem

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report Some random thoughts that filtered through my mind after the Tuesday election….. I’m happy, but not excited. We’ll now have a moderate Democratic president, a Democratic majority in the Senate, and the Republicans … Continue reading →