I don’t have anything terribly insightful to say about the most recent Wikileaks controversy, but I wanted to pass along the following from Glenn Greenwald, who I think has a pretty good take on things. The WikiLeaks disclosure has revealed not only numerous government secrets, but also the driving mentality of major factions in our […]
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Glenn Greenwald on Wikileaks
Posted in Other Also tagged assassination, hypocrisy watch, Julian Assange, Plamegate, state sponsored murder, Valerie Plame, Wikileaks 5 Comments
First non-citizens, now the rest of us, losing rights
There’s a big party taking place next door, and I can’t sleep. So, I’m laying here, making my way through Glenn Greenwald’s most recent piece for Salon, and trying not to get too depressed. If you haven’t read it, you probably should. Here’s how it starts. A primary reason Bush and Cheney succeeded in their […]
This is what Obama wanted, and it needs to fail
For what it’s worth, I think Glenn Greenwald and Russ Feingold are probably right when they say that we shouldn’t lay all the blame for what happened with regard to healthcare reform at the feet of Joe Lieberman. Much of the blame, as Glenn points out in his recent article on Salon, belongs with Obama. […]
Posted in Health, Politics Also tagged healthcare reform, Howard Dean, insurance, insurance company bailout, Joe Lieberman, Medicare, Obama, Russ Feingold, Salon, the public option 27 Comments