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Today's Featured Story: Trump Raid In Syria Shows Why
Accountability Matters - Oct. 31st, 2019
One suspects the president of the Electoral College is more interested
in ending real accountability than in ending imaginary leaks.
Accountability Matters - Oct. 31st, 2019
One suspects the president of the Electoral College is more interested
in ending real accountability than in ending imaginary leaks.
Cliff Montgomery has written for numerous news publications, including the Washington Spectator, In
These Times, Alternet.org, Working For Change, and 3 A.M. Magazine.
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Congress Needs To Watch Trump’s Covert Activities - June
30th, 2018
Covert actions and clandestine activities remain some of the greatest threats to
a functional democracy.
30th, 2018
Covert actions and clandestine activities remain some of the greatest threats to
a functional democracy.
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U.S. Navy Conducting Spy Activites, Says Report - July 31st,
2018
Since September 11, 2001, the Navy has carried out various activities that often
'blurred the traditional lines between soldier and spy,' states the report.
2018
Since September 11, 2001, the Navy has carried out various activities that often
'blurred the traditional lines between soldier and spy,' states the report.
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Social Media Censors Are As Dangerous As Political
Ones - Aug. 31st, 2018
When anyone insists on censoring you, they are doing it for themselves, to
either grab power or to maintain it.
Ones - Aug. 31st, 2018
When anyone insists on censoring you, they are doing it for themselves, to
either grab power or to maintain it.
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Orwell Pointed Out The Dangers Of Corporate
Censorship - Sept. 4th, 2018
'The sinister fact about literary censorship in England [or the United States] is
that it is largely voluntary,' declared George Orwell in the 1940s.
Censorship - Sept. 4th, 2018
'The sinister fact about literary censorship in England [or the United States] is
that it is largely voluntary,' declared George Orwell in the 1940s.
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Pentagon Fire-Fighting Foam Contains Cancer-Causing
Chemicals - Sept. 30th, 2018
The Pentagon has identified over 400 military installations which may have
released potentially dangerous chemicals, states the GAO.
Chemicals - Sept. 30th, 2018
The Pentagon has identified over 400 military installations which may have
released potentially dangerous chemicals, states the GAO.
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The Basis of US-Saudi Ties? Oil, Money And Cheap
Labor - Oct. 30th, 2018
'Indications are that Saudi Arabia will remain an authoritarian state,' said a
journal representing U.S. Foreign Service members.
Labor - Oct. 30th, 2018
'Indications are that Saudi Arabia will remain an authoritarian state,' said a
journal representing U.S. Foreign Service members.
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How Does A Person Become House Speaker? - Nov. 30th,
2018
House members 'may vote for any individual' to serve as speaker, and 'are not
required to vote for one of the [nominated] candidates,' declares a major study.
2018
House members 'may vote for any individual' to serve as speaker, and 'are not
required to vote for one of the [nominated] candidates,' declares a major study.
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theguardian.com
One Law Keeps U.S. Presidents From Becoming
Warmongers - Dec. 31st, 2018
This law gives Congress the power to remove U.S. Armed Forces from
unauthorized military engagements.
Warmongers - Dec. 31st, 2018
This law gives Congress the power to remove U.S. Armed Forces from
unauthorized military engagements.
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Native American Tribes Still Sometimes Lack Say In
Contracts With Feds - Jan. 31st 2019
If the European has taught the Red Man anything, it’s that a statement put on
paper rarely matches reality.
Contracts With Feds - Jan. 31st 2019
If the European has taught the Red Man anything, it’s that a statement put on
paper rarely matches reality.
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VA Sometimes Hired Unqualified Health Care Providers -
Feb. 28th, 2019
On occasion the VA hired or retained ineligible health care providers, states the
Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Feb. 28th, 2019
On occasion the VA hired or retained ineligible health care providers, states the
Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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Is Trump Afraid To Show His Tax Returns To Congress?
- Mar. 31st, 2019
Trump loves to brag about his supposed financial acumen, yet seems strangely
shy when anyone asks to see a coherent record of his wheelings and dealings.
- Mar. 31st, 2019
Trump loves to brag about his supposed financial acumen, yet seems strangely
shy when anyone asks to see a coherent record of his wheelings and dealings.
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Can Trump Keep His Financial Records From The
People? - Apr. 26st, 2019
Trump acts as if he is once again a major investor of a failing casino. He is
certainly working to keep his financial records to himself.
People? - Apr. 26st, 2019
Trump acts as if he is once again a major investor of a failing casino. He is
certainly working to keep his financial records to himself.
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The Simpsons)
A Short History Of U.S. Governmental Gangsterism - May
31st, 2019
It seems Clausewitz was right - war is just the continuation of politics by other
means.
31st, 2019
It seems Clausewitz was right - war is just the continuation of politics by other
means.
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Prelude To The U.S.-Backed 1953 Coup Of Iran's
Democracy - June 30th, 2019
'Two elements drove American foreign policy in the post-war Persian Gulf
region: oil and the fear that political instability might jeopardize Western access
to oil.'
Democracy - June 30th, 2019
'Two elements drove American foreign policy in the post-war Persian Gulf
region: oil and the fear that political instability might jeopardize Western access
to oil.'
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How The U.S. Justified Its Overthrow Of Iran’s
Democracy - July 31st, 2019
In Iran, the West's oil supply was being controlled by people who were not
members of the West's financial elite. That could not be tolerated.
Democracy - July 31st, 2019
In Iran, the West's oil supply was being controlled by people who were not
members of the West's financial elite. That could not be tolerated.
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CIA Summary On 1953 Iran Coup May Contain
Unintended Confession - Aug. 31st, 2019
An earlier draft of the text may have revealed a bit too much about the feelings
of ordinary Iranians regarding the U.S.-backed coup.
Unintended Confession - Aug. 31st, 2019
An earlier draft of the text may have revealed a bit too much about the feelings
of ordinary Iranians regarding the U.S.-backed coup.
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The Time U.S. Officials Planned To Attack Their Own
Citizens - And Put The Blame On Cuba - Sept. 30th, 2019
The program - called Operation Northwoods - planned a series of terrorist
actions that would be performed on the American people by their own
government.
Citizens - And Put The Blame On Cuba - Sept. 30th, 2019
The program - called Operation Northwoods - planned a series of terrorist
actions that would be performed on the American people by their own
government.
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