This Telegraph article is not entirely clear. What is this "super-currency"? Is it backed by something other than U.S. debt? Which countries have agreed to treat it as legitimate? Is this bullshit for real or what? Thanks to David Kramer. Update: Why bother when Helicopter Ben is the monetary dictator of the earth as it is?
Antiwar Radio 3/18/09: Mark Danner and Pratap Chatergee
Wednesday on Antiwar Radio Mark Danner of the New York Review of Books will discuss the recently released Red Cross report on CIA torture at their "ghost prisons" and Pratap Chatergee of CorpWatch.org will be discussing his recent TomDispatch article, "Unknown Afghanistan." Listen live on KAOS 95.9 FM in Austin, or stream it live from KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio.
Antiwar Radio 3/17/09: Philip Weiss, Anthony Gregory and Gareth Porter
Live 11-1pm on 95.9 FM in Austin or online at KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio.
Chas Freeman Talks About His Run In With The lobby
Thanks to JoeBriggs for the video.
Be Like Anthony Gregory!
Put an anti-government sticker on your car.
Shame the State!
Put an anti-government sticker on your car.
The final proof that there is, in fact, no God:
Vice President Cheney charged Sunday morning on CNN that President Obama is using the recession ‘to try to justify’ what is probably the largest expansion of federal authority ‘in the history of the Republic.’
The Onion: CIA Awkwardly Debriefs Obama On Creation Of Crack Cocaine
WASHINGTON—In his first meeting with President Barack Obama, CIA crime and counternarcotics analyst Timothy R. McIntire haltingly explained to the nation's first African-American commander in chief the highly classified origin of crack cocaine and the resultant epidemic that swept across U.S. inner cities. "Well, you see, sir...thing is, we needed money to help those Contras back in '85, and we never really expected...so we distributed it, and...shortsighted...and, ha, well, Christ—is it hot...
New York Times Still Covering for Walter Duranty
The Soviets murdered the Ukranians and lied about it, and yet the Times still can't admit that THEY lied about it to cover for their hero Stalin too.
Ron Paul on the Drug War
His so-called debate partner gave up in the face of a real libertarian argument against prohibition: Thanks to Lew Rockwell.
Antiwar Radio 3/13/09: Eric Margolis and Frida Berrigan
Listen live on KAOS 95.9 FM in Austin, Texas or stream it live from KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio. 1-3 Texas time. Call in number: 512-646-6446.
Antiwar Radio: Robert Murphy
Last week I twice spoke with Robert Murphy of the Free Advice blog and author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism. The archive of both interviews has finally arrived. Here.
Antiwar Radio 3/12/09: Ray McGovern
And maybe Frida Berrigan. Listen live on 95.9 FM in Austin or KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/radio from 11-1pm California time.
Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste
Like for example, if some lone nut shoots less than a dozen others and then himself yesterday... Then call out the U.S. Army today.
Run-of-the-Mill American Imperialists No Match for Israeli Likud Party Fifth Column
Charles "Chas" Freeman [ironically] in the neocon-dominated Wall St. Journal upon being un-hired to what was to be his new position leading the National Intelligence Council - an effort thwarted by indicted Israeli spy Steve Rosen, Jeffery "I will never ever be able to regain any of my honor for the rest of my life after helping to get a million Iraqis killed" Goldberg and the axis of Peretz over at Morgan's Own┞¢ The New Republic: To all who supported me or gave me words of encouragement...
