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Webバージョン  |  アップデート設定  |  登録解除 いいね ツイート 転送 http://endofsecrets.blogspot.com A Chat With Counterterrorism Chief John Brennan Posted by jon on 5 November, 2012 Medea Benjamin Having recently returned from Pakistan meeting with drone victims, on November 4 my partner Tighe Barry and I were having a leisurely Sunday morning breakfast. The discussion turned to John Brennan, Obama’s counterterrorism chief and the key person making decisions about drone strikes. read more Mitt Romney’s Team Would Let Loose Dogs of War in Iran Posted by jon on 5 November, 2012 Jeremiah Goulka It’s the consensus among the pundits: foreign policy doesn’t matter in this presidential election.  They point to the ways Republican candidate Mitt Romney has more or less parroted President Barack Obama on just about everything other than military spending and tough talk about another “American century.” read more Before the Post-Mortems… Posted by jon on 5 November, 2012 Carolyn Eisenberg This weekend, activist list-serves and web-sites were crackling with furious debate over whether or not progressives should be voting for President Obama this time around or helping to build a third party organization. For those in the latter camp, the list of the President’s failures (and not just failures, but dreadful acts of commission) rendered support for him a perfidious moral choice. read more Stormy Elections, Wars & Occupations Posted by jon on 5 November, 2012 Phyllis Bennis The massive storm that ravaged Haiti, Cuba, and much of the east coast of the United States may be the ‘shock and awe’ of climate change’s permanent war against the U.S. (it attacked the rest of the world much earlier). Some argued that the storm’s ferocity was the great equalizer, that rich as well as poor were left without power, that luxury townhouses were swept aside along with seaside shacks. read more Power to the People - Below the Poverty Line Posted by jon on 5 November, 2012 Simone Campbell With all the attention being paid this election to millionaire campaign donors and the importance of helping the middle class, candidates on both sides are overlooking one critical segment of our society. read more Top Ten Coming Disasters: Romney’s America 2016 Posted by jon on 5 November, 2012 Juan Cole What will the United States look like in 2016 if Mitt Romney wins? While predicting the future is of course impossible, actually my experience is that if you play out known possible scenarios in your mind, you can often get a fair idea of the likely course of events. read more Obama and Romney Differ on Energy Policy, But Less Than You Might Think Posted by jon on 5 November, 2012 Richard Schiffman New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's endorsement of President Obama for his stance on climate change has brought the candidate's energy policy back into focus. So let's start off with a quiz. read more Now That Climate Silence Has Been Broken, How about a Carbon Tax? Posted by jon on 5 November, 2012 Mijin Cha The surprise Obama endorsement from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s is a good time to revisit one of Bloomberg’s ideas to combat climate change: the carbon tax. read more The S&M Election Posted by jon on 5 November, 2012 Chris Hedges I learned at the age of 10, when I was shipped off to a New England boarding school where the hazing of younger boys was the principal form of recreation, that those who hunger for power are psychopathic bastards. The bullies in the forms above me, the sadistic masters on our dormitory floors, the deans and the headmaster would morph in later life into bishops, newspaper editors, college presidents, politicians, heads of state, business titans and generals. Those who revel in the ability to manipulate and destroy are demented and deformed individuals. read more Occupy Obama on Election Day Posted by jon on 5 November, 2012 Ira Chernus The Occupy movement has a very big dog in this year’s presidential fight. Election Day will determine the size of the movement’s legacy, and very possibly its future too. read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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