President Obama told key members of Congress on Thursday that he was "open to suggestions" for reforming the National Security Agency surveillance programs that have embroiled his administration in controversy. Guardian article President Obama wants to pull back the NSA's far too extensive phone tap of the world and internet. It is uneconomic activity. American …
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Edward Snowden vs USA
In his statement, Edward Snowden points to the violations of international law that the government of the USA has taken to extradite him back as a traitor. Indeed, as a contractor in the security services he has more than crossed the line into criminal liability. Technically. He could be accused of this, most certainly. Accused, …
Information Freedom
What is freedom if you only think you are free? Politics is hard. If you veer too far from the peoples' hopes that voted you in, especially if you are exploring fascist tendencies, you got a lot of explaining to do. Of course this "war" against "terror" needs to be concluded and maybe the most …
The US Election
The US Election has started. It promises to be a close one, many pundits refer to the Bush-Gore clincher decided by the Supreme Court as a possible model for how this one should turn out. Let's hope not. A decisive election would have a more positive effect on America. If Obama wins, as the world …
Clinton and Bush
Bill Clinton and George Bush reveal their friendship when they appear together on TV. So it seems, at least. Perhaps they will cause world peace together but something is odd about this caucus of ex presidents. It is as though Clinton has embraced the devil vs the rehabilitation of Bush. The presidential campaign costs 3 …
American Default?
Legislation of a debt ceiling does not absolve the US from its obligations. UPDATE: The 14th Amendment of the Constitution clearly states that Congress must not default on its obligations. While the USA frantically tried to save the world with a nuclear arsenal they could never use and military overspending on wars that did no …
The Republican End Game
The Republican "end game" would be everything owned by big corporations not necessarily aligned with nations as entities but freely enriching shareholders from anywhere avoiding tax as their earnings are processed where there are no taxes. If these mega corporations are able to employ everyone for a pittance then we are buying into a return …
OBAMA WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said."Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," the committee said."His diplomacy …
The Economic Recovery
Signs of an economic recovery are starting to appear. After recapitalising the financial system, President Obama kept the US economy liquid. This is may have averted more depressing news but as the bankers start to return funds they were lent by the tax payer the question arises, where to now for the US economy? read …
Real Progress
All this focus on the economy may mean we take our attention off the real issue. All the focus on sectional interests and pressure groups that drive the climate change agenda, instead of actual planning to change things that must change is distracting humanity from its mission, its meaning and its life.Real progress follows talking …