Friday
Thursday
House Republican Blasts Bush Administration “Stonewalling” » Secrecy News
House Republican Blasts Bush Administration “Stonewalling” » Secrecy News An' it stinks so bad the stones be chokin' 'n weepin' greenish drops...
At the High Court, Damage Control
At the High Court, Damage Control: "Exxon Mobil, the giant oil corporation appearing before the Supreme Court yesterday, had earned a profit of nearly $40 billion in 2006, the largest ever reported by a U.S. company -- but that's not what bothered Roberts. What bothered the chief justice was that Exxon was being ordered to pay $2.5 billion -- roughly three weeks' worth of profits -- for destroying a long swath of the Alaska coastline in the largest oil spill in American history.
'So what can a corporation do to protect itself against punitive-damages awards such as this?' Roberts asked in court.
The lawyer arguing for the Alaska fishermen affected by the spill, Jeffrey Fisher, had an idea. 'Well,' he said, 'it can hire fit and competent people.'
The rare sound of laughter rippled through the august chamber. The chief justice did not look amused."
'So what can a corporation do to protect itself against punitive-damages awards such as this?' Roberts asked in court.
The lawyer arguing for the Alaska fishermen affected by the spill, Jeffrey Fisher, had an idea. 'Well,' he said, 'it can hire fit and competent people.'
The rare sound of laughter rippled through the august chamber. The chief justice did not look amused."
Sunday
Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us | Environment | The Observer: "As early as next year widespread flooding by a rise in sea levels will create major upheaval for millions."
Saturday
Truthdig - Reports - The War Against Tolerance
Truthdig - Reports - The War Against Tolerance: "they offer a window into a worldview that is destroying the United States. It has corrupted the Republican Party. It has colored the news media. It has entered into the everyday clichés we use to explain ourselves to ourselves. It is ignorant and racist"
Thursday
Tuesday
Democracy Now! | Discovery Channel Accused of Political Censorship for Dropping Oscar-Nominated Doc on U.S. Torture
Democracy Now! | Discovery Channel Accused of Political Censorship for Dropping Oscar-Nominated Doc on U.S. Torture: "AMY GOODMAN: But if they still own the rights, can they just not air it for three years and keep you from airing it anywhere else?
ALEX GIBNEY: Yes, they can."
ALEX GIBNEY: Yes, they can."
Monday
Alexander Cockburn: The Terrorists Still at Ground Zero, 7 World Trade Tower, Lower Manhattan
Alexander Cockburn: The Terrorists Still at Ground Zero, 7 World Trade Tower, Lower Manhattan: "US interrogators torture men in secret prisons seeking to catch those members of Al Quaeda still at large, starting with Osama bin Laden and Aiman al-Zwahiri. Yet here's Moody's man calmly threatening to destroy the US government's credit ranking unless it follows his agenda, and he strolls around Lower Manhattan unmolested, even if his threats could add up to the financial equvalent of a thermonuclear device planted under the Statue of Liberty."
Saturday
The Intelligence Community Tells the American Public All About Cyberwar | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com
The Intelligence Community Tells the American Public All About Cyberwar | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com: "An American-owned global Storm-bot network by Christmas"
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