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My opinion of what’s going on in the world and what’s in the news.

Karl Rove’s Latest Attempt to Rewrite History and Save Bush’s Legacy

A soon-to-be-released book by Karl Rove is the latest attempt from disgraced former Bush administration officials to rewrite history and George W. Bush’s legacy. According to the Associated Press, which has a copy of the book that will be released Tuesday, Rove blames himself for not pushing back against claims that President George W. Bush [...]

The Government Could Be Storing Your Baby’s DNA

Routine screening for a panel of genetic diseases, often done without the parents’ consent, is mandated by the government on all babies born in the U.S., and many states, also unbeknownst to the parents, reportedly store newborn babies DNA indefinitely, sparking a new debate about whether it’s appropriate for a baby’s genetic blueprint to be [...]

Cheney Admits to Colluding and Conspiring to Torture

During a recent television appearance, former Vice President Dick Cheney wantonly — and proudly — admitted to violating section 2340A of the federal criminal code that makes it an offense to torture or to conspire to torture.
In a normal criminal justice system that hasn’t been subverted by corrupted politicians and lawyers, Cheney would have convicted [...]

European Inquiry Suggests Swine Flu Pandemic Driven by Big Pharma for Profit

Makers of the Swine Flu vaccine had a very profitable year in 2009. By last June, CSL Limited’s annual profits had reportedly risen 63 percent over 2008, GlaxoSmithKline’s 2009 earnings spiked 30 percent in the third quarter alone, to $2.19 billion and Roche made 12 times more in the second quarter of 2009 than of 2008, [...]

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Opens Floodgates for Corporate Campaign Spending

Congratulations America! The U.S. Supreme Court has just made it official: Democracy in America is dead. Corporations are now officially allowed to pour as much money — money that corporations have received by overcharging customers — into political campaigns as they want, meaning that the large bribes to politicians, and, obviously, many others in Washington, [...]

Barack Obama: The Healthcare Industry’s $20 Million Man

Much has been made of the egregious sums of money that get ‘donated’ to members of Congress to influence legislation and avoid reform — and, for all intents and purposes, accountability — but oft overlooked in the ongoing health care reform debate is the amount of money that the health care industry gave to President [...]

DU From U.S. Munitions: A Stealthy Killer with Long Term Effects

U.S. munitions containing Depleted Uranium (DU) — a  stealthy killer with long term effects — that will kill Iraqi’s and U.S. servicemen and women stationed in Iraq — are reportedly causing an alarming rise in cancers, deformed babies and other health problems in Iraq.
Using DU in munitions is a war crime and there is plenty of well documented evidence [...]

EU Parliament to Investigate and Debate Faked ‘Pandemic’ Scandal

The Council of Europe member states will reportedly launch an inquiry in January 2010 to investigate and debate the faked ‘pandemic’ scandal stemming from the influence of the Pharmaceutical companies on the global Swine Flu campaign and on the extent of Big Pharma’s influence on the World Health Organization (WHO).
The EU Parliament’s Health Committee unanimously passed a resolution that [...]

More Than $3.3B Nets Lobbyists the Best Government Money Can Buy

In their unrelenting contempt for the general population, it has become glaringly evident over the course of this past decade that the U.S. Congress has become so rife with corruption — the best government that money can buy if you lobby for a large corporation — and complete disdain for the oaths they swear to [...]

UK Hearing Confirms U.S. Planned to Invade Iraq Before 9/11

A hearing on the UK’s involvement in the Iraq War has reportedly revealed that the U.S. was discussing plans — less than a month after the Bush administration took office — to invade Iraq, and the UK government reportedly ‘distanced itself’ from talk of removing Saddam Hussein in early 2001 despite concerns about his threat.
According [...]