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Remember John Yoo - Jay Bybee and Torture Memos? Remember Alberto Gonzales? Remember DOJ Tried to Destroy Them?
Have you noticed that “enhanced interrogation” today is “harsh interrogation?” Just an observation. Remember how the Holder Department of Justice tried to destroy DOJ attorneys John Yoo and Jay Bybee over supposed “torture memos?” The DOJ did everything they could to destroy these men, and today they are still facing war crimes charges from Spain. [...]
Continue reading...Memo to US CEOs: Before You Use That Cheap Help From India …
4 May 2011 – 8:16 am PDT
… don’t make unsupported assumptions about its quality. An e-mailer tipped me to a great WSJ item from April 5: India Graduates Millions, but Too Few Are Fit to Hire Call-center company 24/7 Customer Pvt. Ltd. is desperate to find new recruits who can answer questions by phone and email. It wants to hire 3,000 [...]
Continue reading...Bourgeois Golf Courses in the Caribbean Workers’ Paradise
4 May 2011 – 8:07 am PDT
The irony that surrounds the Stalinist Castro dictatorship’s rush and desperation to build golf courses to generate revenue from bourgeoisie tourists is apparently lost on many in the media. Via Spain’s ABC (my translation): Havana, May 3rd, (EFE) — The projects to build golf courses in Cuba and develop real estate for the tourists who [...]
Continue reading...How A Cowboy’s Policies Helped A Community Organizer Nab Osama Bin Laden
4 May 2011 – 8:01 am PDT
Osama bin Laden is dead. It feels so good to be able to make that statement after nearly a decade of struggle. And you’ll never guess how we found out key information that led us to him, especially if you’ve followed the narrative of the Left throughout the War on Terror. To explain what allowed our Navy [...]
Continue reading...New study says Paul Krugman is top prognosticator
4 May 2011 – 8:01 am PDT
Click here to view this media [Flashback to 2004.] This is an interesting little study via Romanesko: Op-ed columnists and TV’s talking heads build followings by making bold, confident predictions about politics and the economy. But rarely are their predictions analyzed for accuracy. Now, a class at Hamilton College led by public policy professor P. [...]
Continue reading...Right-Wing Seems to Think This Land Was Made for Them Alone to Exploit and Despoil. Time to Fight Back.
4 May 2011 – 7:55 am PDT
BILL BERKOWITZ FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Now that Earth Day 2011 has come and gone, did anyone really notice? And did the forty-first annual celebration of all things environmental have any real political impact? Has it had any political impact in, let’s say, several decades? I’m aware that on, or around, Earth Day, individuals of [...]
Continue reading...Rush xRefs TB’s NewsBusters Post on AP Reporting the Relevance of Enhanced Interrogation Info in OBL Mission
4 May 2011 – 7:52 am PDT
Though it’s included in the evolving thread on the the OBL mission, I didn’t post separately at BizzyBlog on the Associated Press’s brief three-paragraph item reporting that enhanced interrogation techniques contributed to the intelligence supporting the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden. Here’s that AP report, presented in full for future reference, fair use and [...]
Continue reading...Give Me A D -E-N-I-E-D: Court Turns Down Appeal of Cheeleader Who Refused To Cheer From Her Alleged Rapist
4 May 2011 – 7:51 am PDT
The Supreme Court has turned down review for a Texas high school cheerleader who was kicked off the squad for refusing to chant the name of a basketball player that she said raped her four months earlier. Officials at Silsbee High School threw her off the team for not cheering for Rakheem Bolton, a star [...]
Continue reading...Rush xRefs TB’s NewsBusters Post on AP Reporting Use of Enhanced Interrogation Info in OBL Mission
4 May 2011 – 7:47 am PDT
Though it’s included in the evolving thread on the the OBL mission, I didn’t post separately at BizzyBlog on the Associated Press’s brief three-paragraph item reporting that enhanced interrogation techniques contributed to the intelligence supporting the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden. Here’s that AP report, presented in full for future reference, fair use and [...]
Continue reading...Banning Undercover Activist Videos
4 May 2011 – 7:42 am PDT
Eric Schlosser, the author of the landmark book Fast Food Nation, held a Q&A at the Washington Post website. It’s definitely worth reading, but the first question jumped off the screen. Q. No-Filming Laws: What is your opinion on these proposed laws that will outlaw filming on farms by activists in several states. Do you [...]
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4 May 2011 – 8:25 am PDT
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