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Blogskilling the dream ....In his Farewell Address in 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower issued a stark warning that must have shocked Americans at that time. He said that the vast U.S. “military-industrial complex” constituted a grave threat to their democratic processes.
stop the dopes ....from Crikey …. Military reshuffle: Abbott's 'Operation Sovereign Borders' The Coalition has today responded to Kevin Rudd's PNG agreement on asylum seekers with its own announcement of "Operation Sovereign Borders".
pedalling to perdition ....
Australians might view Detroit's decline with only passing curiosity but it offers an object lesson in the need to nurture economic competitiveness, writes Julie Novak.
making money ....Shocking Things Wall Street Financiers Say Off the Record About Their Bloated, Corrupt Industry A new survey shows how brazenly immoral Wall Street is.
we was just followin' orders ....An ex-CIA officer convicted by an Italian court of kidnapping a terror suspect in 2003 has been detained in Panama.
bazza the barbarian
emotional contrition with caveat...News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch says he was "frustrated" and "overly emotional" when he was secretly recorded describing the police investigation into alleged wrongdoings at his publications as incompetent.
a short cut to the pearly gates...Security forces in Brazil have banned masks at Pope Francis's opening Mass at the Roman Catholic World Youth Day festival in Rio de Janeiro next week.
stopping the boats ....So, just why are we having this debate? Why not just give Christmas Island to Indonesia?
empirepolisThere are a number of narratives being floated by the usual suspects to attempt to demonstrate that Edward Snowden is a traitor who has betrayed secrets vital to the security of the United States. All the arguments being made are essentially without merit.
in search of invisibles ....from politicoz …. Tony Abbott has been quiet since his statements about a 'so-called market' on invisible substances, but Coalition spokesmen Greg Hunt and Joe Hockey have been doing the media rounds, painting the government's move as "a complete con, a complete fix, a complete fiddle".
only if you're young and desperate...McDonalds and Visa Show It's Easy to Get By on a Low Salary as Long as You Don't Eat
From the Slate, WASHINGTON POST...
invisibility, self-harm and fading into stupid insignificance...
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