Read along the lines
Message from the Terminator: Don’t fuck with me. Related post:Don’t fuck with Singapore
Tag Archives: politics
A timeline of American imperialism
I have just finished reading Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and was doing some research on John Perkins when I chanced upon the following videos. Even if you do not agree with Perkins’ approach or are critical of the lack of evidence presented in his book, these two videos leave you little doubt about… Read More: A timeline of American imperialism »
Justice delayed is justice denied
Here comes Dickhead Cheney again, trying to save his “legacy” (or rather his sorry ass from being tried for crimes against humanity). It’s disheartening to see The Economist pander so shamelessly to the neo-cons: “THE contrast was stark: on the one hand Barack Obama, young, idealistic, wet-behind the ears, and on the other Dick Cheney,… Read More: Justice delayed is justice denied »
Two different spins
Here’s a good example of how the media sometimes spin stories according to their biases. Newsweek’s “The Decline of the Petro-Czar” is a blatantly pro-Western piece aimed at bashing political leaders who do not see eye-to-eye with the imperialists in America (I’m writing this last part through my own coloured lens to balance the equation).… Read More: Two different spins »
Uncle Sam says sorry
From a post titled “Service Outage (a note from the USA)” by Tim Dickinson at Rolling Stone: Dear World, The United States of America, your quality supplier of ideals of liberty and democracy, would like to apologize for its 2001-2008 service outage. The technical fault that led to this eight-year service interruption has been located.… Read More: Uncle Sam says sorry »
Presidential debates
Were Obama and McCain debating, or were they merely repeating sound bites? Related posts: What if Palin were president? A bit of election advice