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  • The death trade

    This article provides an in-depth survey of the current state of international arms trading. A couple of choice quotes: Vast government subsidies are sought after in the pursuit of arms trading. US and European corporations receive enormous tax breaks and even lend money to other countries to purchase weapons from them. Therefore tax payers ...
    Posted to Russ McBee (Weblog) by RussMcBee on October 31, 2007
  • First anniversary of a dark stain

    One year ago today, President Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006. This malignant, perfidious law gives the president the authority to suspend habeas corpus for anyone he chooses. It also sanctifies the admissibility of evidence obtained through torture. For a full year now, our country has been deprived of one of its most ...
    Posted to Russ McBee (Weblog) by RussMcBee on October 17, 2007
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