Is Obama Turning (Further) Right?

by Greg Kafoury from Counter Punch, here.
This week, Senator Barak Obama traveled to Florida and spoke to Jewish and Cuban-American audiences. In those speeches, he embraced the right-wing policy positions of the American Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC) and the hard-line program of the most reactionary elements of the Cuban exile community.

The Clear and Present Danger of their lies.

 by Scott Creighton (published 1st on Sept 5th, 2007)
  In the mid 70s an organization was re-formed from the ashes of an old 50’s group, The Committee on the Present Danger; and now they are back. They were the lobbying and PR off-shoot of the now infamous, “Team B“. “Team B” was formed around 1974 [...]

The Sickness

I caught a glimpse of the future today, of all places, on CNN. It’s a stump speech video of John McCain, in front of a small crowd, somewhere.
It starts off with him mispronouncing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s name, then goes steadily downhill from there.

Adm. Mullen Reminds the Troops Of What They Are Really There For

by Scott Creighton
A NYT article has made public a letter in which the good admiral and current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Michael Mullen, has commanded the troops to stay out of politics during this election cycle. I wonder if Betrayus got the memo.
“He noted that “part of the deal we made when we [...]

Food Banks Face Rising Costs and Need

(This is by design. As the Fed continually drops the Prime Rate, it devalues the dollar verses other currency, and raises prices through inflation. You combine that with the sky-rocketing price of oil (which BTW has been proven not to be tied to product availability (supply and demand) but rather market speculation, market instability, and [...]

Customs and Border Protection Officers Caught Dipping Their Beaks As Well

by Scott Creighton
A NYT article just came out detailing over 200 arrests (with more to come) of border patrol agents who have been caught smuggling people, guns, and drugs over the border.
A branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the  Customs and Border Protection is one of the largest in the DHS, as it combines boarder agents and [...]