April, 2012 // Posts published in April, 2012
The Moral Mockery of the Trial of Bradley Manning
From what I can tell, the pre-trial hearing of Bradley Manning is a moral mockery that will be looked upon with shame by future generations. As I wrote on Thursday, the military judge in Bradley Manning’s pre-trial hearing refused to dismiss the criminal charges as requested in a motion from Manning’s defense attorneys. In seeking the ...
North Korea’s Toy Weapons
The big, bad, dangerous North Korea actually paraded fake missiles to scare Washington. And it apparently worked since Washington spent so much time hysterically denouncing the country for its pathetic failure of a missile test launch last week. Analysts who have studied photos of a half-dozen ominous new North Korean missiles showcased recently at a lavish military ...
MI6 spy missing for a week before boss raised alarm
Associated Press | Apr 25, 2012 By DAVID STRINGER LONDON (AP) — The boss of a British spy whose naked and decomposing body was found locked in a sports bag waited for a week before raising the alarm after his … Continue reading →
Kilwinning Abbey: Home to the Knights Templar and birthplace of the Freemasons
Kilwinning Abbey in Scotland, Masonic HQ also Templars’ HQ. Image: Wikimedia Commons Freemasonry’s mysterious symbols and rituals were developed in secret in Kilwinning, nearly 200 years before the movement was officially founded. Sun | Apr 25, 2012 by Michael Schofield … Continue reading →
Shakespeare’s All’s Well that Ends Well may have been co-written by Thomas Middleton
William Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well may have been co-written by Thomas Middleton Daily Mail | Apr 25, 2012 Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well might have been co-authored with a fellow playwright, Oxford University academics have found. Thomas … Continue reading →
DARPA creates “virtual humans, programmed to appear empathetic” for soldiers with PTSD
telepresenceoptions.com | Apr 26, 2012 by Katie Drummond The Pentagon hasn’t made much progress in solving the PTSD crisis plaguing this generation of soldiers. Now it’s adding new staff members to the therapy teams tasked with spotting the signs of … Continue reading →
Guernica: 75th Anniversary – Back When Bombing Civilians was an Atrocity
This is the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Guernica. Indignation about bombing civilians seems like such a historic relic. Unfortunately, this atrocity seems to have been almost completely forgotten in the United States. Perhaps the last time that the most famous momento of that slaughter got any attention was when Colin Powell was shilling ...
A Ringing Endorsement for the Mises Academy
Charles Burris writes: Once again the great David Gordon has performed a heroic service by conducting his magnificent Mises Academy course, “The Betrayal of the American Right and the Rise of the Neoconservatives.” Tonight was the final lecture of this highly illuminating series of six presentations. I certainly learned much new insight concerning the fascinating history of ...
After ‘Failed’ Ceasefire, Intervention in Syria Still the Worst Idea
There are two narratives on the Syria conflict rising to the top of the headlines the past few days. First, the ceasefire brokered by UN envoy Kofi Annan has failed. Second, Western powers are eager to escalate their interventionist policies. Both narratives are premature, I think. Yes, considerable violence has continued despite the ceasefire. But ...
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