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I'm a bit late to this Real News Network interview with Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired United States Army soldier and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. It's the last in a series, and seeing this one might motivate you to view the earlier ones (here and here) It's pretty strong stuff (hat tip Philip Pilkington):
If you are time pressed, read the transcript here.
ex historian
I'd say it's pretty wrong stuff from an historical perspective.
Wilkerson said "We were actually treating people the way you saw people treated in those photographs at Abu Ghraib. [snip]… This was a perversion of American values and a perversion of American beliefs."
But who was running Abu Ghraib? The prison wardens of the tough prisons in the U.S. where torture is perfectly legal. Abu Ghraib is, if anything, a testament to actual American values and practices.
It's not something that's happened recently unless you've forgotten American history. Recall what Amercians did in the Phillipines, in Hawaii, to the Native Americans, to the Blacks, to the Hispanics, to the Chinese immigrants, to the Japanese immigrants, to the poor, to the homeless… The list is endless and continuous from the first Salem witch trials to today. The only difference is that people who are P.C. have forced the torturers to pretend they are against torture.
Anonymous Jones
It seems like almost everyone makes this mistake (i.e., thinking things are getting worse). Hey, things are *bad*. That's just a long way from saying things are *worse*.
It's an obvious failure of perception. When one is young, one does not understand how the world works and one does not have enough experience to see all of society's flaws.
As one ages and gains that experience, the newer, more worldly-wise perception suffers in comparison to the naive ignorance of youth, and the immediate assumption is that things have gotten much worse. But they haven't. It's just that one's perception has become fuller.
I mean, seriously, people, the U.S. government indiscriminately killed the natives, broke almost every treaty and promise ever made to those people, and abided by the capture and forced human trafficking and labor of a class of people based only on their origins and skin color. And this happened for decades upon decades. And then slavery was replaced by institutionalized racism in the form of Jim Crow laws for another hundred years! This was the *foundation* of this nation.
And we're worse *now*? Oy…
So, then…. If it hasn't been getting worse, then odds are it won't likely improve either.
Dude, you're depressing. :-P
(just kidding)
..read "Confessions of An Economic Hit Man"-Perkins, and "Killing Hope", W.Blum. The history is telling. But for people here to disavow war crimes based on historical precedent is extremely dangerous. What is documented in these books-torture, killing of prisoners, is coming home to roost, as Malcolm intoned.
British ambassador Craig Murray quit, documenting CIA and MIA torture of children in front of their parents, to cause
"confession" of terrorism…
Illegal surveillance of Americans and peace groups is back from Nixonland…
Americans ignoring truth determine their own ignorance. That Obama has continued Bushit is the final cut. Without significant accountability for what has been perpetrated, it becomes the status-quo…the next time ever worse.
Up the Ante
Imagine the reaction of the Plains Indians tribes when the gold prospectors invaded their land after a treaty'd been made forbidding further invasions of their lands.
Crazy Europeans coming into their lands and dumping CYANIDE into their streams, killing everything downstream that came into contact with it .. for gold, worthless to them.
People utterly tied to the environment watching these fukking ALIEN Europeans completely destroying their ecosystem.
As in Soviet Russia, the only 'revolution' ongoing is the subversion of values. The laying of the 'revolution' to waste.
Cynical Soviet Amerika, where they had to become the enemy .. to defeat it. = FAILURE
If you look closely, Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib were initially run humanely. The first commander of Gitmo, General Michael Lehnert, and his officers tried to follow the Geneva Conventions. They were quickly overruled, publicly denounced, and ultimately relieved of their commands by neoconservatives (and neocon fellow travelers) at the Pentagon based on the advice of Israeli "experts" on the treatment of Muslims.
Given very little advance notice, the military's preparations for this group of predominantly unimportant ne'er-do-wells were hastily thrown together, but as Karen Greenberg shows, a number of capable and honorable Marine officers tried to create a humane and just detention center–only to be thwarted by the Bush Administration. The Least Worst Place is a gripping narrative account of the first one hundred days of Guantanamo.
His successor, a favorite of neocons such as Paul Wolfowitz, systemically purged the guard force of officers and enlisted personnel unwilling to implement the new "regime." (Soviet-era terms such as "camp of strict regime" suddenly entered official usage at the behest of shadowy contractors.) Bush, Cheney, and the neo-cons soon encountered widespread objections from military lawyers who warned, correctly, that torturing prisoners was a war crime. His response was overrule and force out senior military lawyers who objected to torture, while warning that promotions would be based on political beliefs, adherence to national goals, and whether they would be "Clinton generals"). http://www.harpers.org/archive/2007/12/hbc-90001929 Many, many American officers resigned or were forced to resign because they opposed Bush, Cheney, and the Israel-first neoconservatives.
Dave of Maryland
If you look closely, Iraq was invaded without cause. Nothing good can come from the initial murders & war crimes.
__Exactly__. Justice Jackson at Nuremberg famously said that the crime of aggressive war is the most important war crime, in the sense that that's the crime from which all the others follow.
it doesn't require a close look to determine the sovereign nation of iraq was illegally invaded
Francois T
All what you describe just made it even clearer (if such a thing was needed) why Obama should not get a 2nd mandate.
He just covered up war crimes, systematic torture and widespread violations of the UCMJ. Moreover, he made it possible for the next Cheney and Addington to use much more expanded powers of repression.
Is it any wonder the Reichpubliscums were so able to come back for the dead politically? Once they knew that anything goes (again!!) they busied themselves fulfilling the commands of their ultrawealthy enemies of this nation.
Stephen Roach was wrong to compare the US to a zombie; it's more like a beaten veal forced to the slaughter by sadistic meat wardens.
Doug Terpstra
In many ways, Obama's offenses are now worse, because he appealed expressly to the conscience of so many Americans appalled by the terror and violence perpetrated in their name. He convinced many that he recognized the international crimes of the Cheney-Bush administration and made very explicit promises about specific changes in policy (Gitmo, torture, rendition, aggressive war, etc.), as well as selling a sea change in values, vision, and direction—in short a pardigm shift. Yet in almost every area, foreign and domestic, he has determinedly leveraged the Cheney-Bush crimes exponentially. His very salesmanship is evidence of premeditation and malice aforethought.
From Foreign Policy in Focus: "Has the Rendition Program Disappeared?", V. Noah Gimbel writes:
"Rendition — particularly extraordinary rendition — turned out to be a public relations nightmare for the Bush administration … Thus to avoid negative publicity, the Obama administration has pursued a different strategy toward suspected terrorists (and whoever else happens to be in their vicinity): killing them."
THis sir, is a LIE.
I have friends who guarded at Guantanamo, and have spent hours with James Yee discussing this matter. You are a phoney Bushit follower, attempting to cover for known war crimes-criminals:
Note from indymedia-Janet Karpinski has told truth about Bushit war crimes, and stands ready to do so in the Hague. She ran Iraq prisons.
I looked at all three links you posted. None of them contradicted my post. Janis Karpinski, the former commander of Abu Gharib who was demoted to colonel for shoplifting, said the following in one of them:
"General Miller and General Sanchez would not have implemented a new set of [harsher] techniques without the approval of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld. The Secretary of Defense would not have authorized without the approval of the Vice President."
General Miller was the officer sent to Gitmo to replace General Lehnert, whose adherence to the Geneva Convention was denounced by Rumsfeld and the neocons as "outdated" and bordering on treasonous. After orchestrating the widespread abuse of detainees at Gitmo, Miller was then went to Iraq at the behest of Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz to "Gitmoize" Abu Gharib.
Pointing out that the military initially tried to behave correctly, only to be repeatedly overruled and purged by the Bush Administration, does not make me an apologist for the Bush Administration.
lambert strether
Nice try. Obama normalized everything Bush did. That's because there's no essential difference between the neo-cons and any other Versailles faction.
Abu Ghraib was a creation of the American ruling elites, not the American people. An average American, Sergeant Joe Darby, a reservist from rural Maryland, stepped forward to stop the abuse that was sanctioned, at least implicitly, by nearly the entire DC establishment. Ahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Darby
US soldiers, private contractors, CIA employees, and Mossad operatives physically and psychologically tortured, sexually abused, and/or killed captured Iraqis at Abu Gharib. The CIA station chief in Baghdad, Gerry Meyer, had a system of "ghost prisoners" that appeared and disappeared from the official prison roster to help cover-up (or shift blame for) torture and murder. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41484983/ns/us_news-security/ (expand article) Interestingly, many of the techniques were almost identical to what the Israelis called "moderate physical pressure" and what the US military uses to train its airmen and special forces to resist interrogation. The use of torture, as it is commonly defined, was approved by high-level Bush Administration officials.
When the scandal broke, the American people were horrified and demanded accountability. What happened?
The neo-conservatives who authorized and implemented the regime all prospered. Paul Wolfowitz was made head of the World Bank, a position he held until it was discovered he had arranged a lucrative position at the bank for a mistress. Jay Bybee was made a federal appellate judge. Michael Chertoff was made Secretary of Homeland Security by President Bush, and now makes money as a "consultant" pushing the adoption of the RapeScan (sic) scanners used by TSA.
The contractors were never held accountable for reasons of national security.
An MSNBC article, "CIA officers make grave mistakes, get promoted" tells how the CIA abuses at Abu Gharib and elsewhere went largely unpunished. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41484983/ns/us_news-security/
Two military officers received letters of reprimand, a third was demoted from general to colonel because she had been caught shoplifting years earlier. One of the reprimanded officers was also administratively fined eight thousand dollars. The general in charge of Iraq at the time, Ricardo Sanchez, retired after an investigation revealed that he knew of problems at the prison but hesitated to reprimand a female general and invite charges of sexism. He is now running for the Senate.
The enlisted military personnel who carried out the orders were court-martialed, stripped of their ranks, and imprisoned. Some are still serving prison terms, despite their insistence that they were just following orders. Having listened to some of them speak, it seems unlikely that they were intellectually capable of devising sophisticated psychological torture regimens based on US and Israeli techniques. To the extent that they engaged in anything more complicated than a senseless beating, they were, in my opinion, simply doing what they were told.
Dave of Maryland
An average American, Sergeant Joe Darby, a reservist from rural Maryland, stepped forward to stop the abuse
You mean, he opposed the initial invasion? Yes or no?
If yes, he had plenty of company.
While I am unaware of his position, Army officers far more senior than then-Specialist (E-4) Darby objected to both the war and the war plans and were overruled by the Bush Administration.
Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki was forced to take early retirement when he questioned the plan for invading Iraq, warning that the invasion would not be as easy as the Bush Administration promised.
Shinseki publicly clashed with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during the planning of the war in Iraq over how many troops the U.S. would need to keep in Iraq for the postwar occupation of that country. As Army Chief of Staff, General Shinseki testified to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee that "something in the order of several hundred thousand soldiers" would probably be required for postwar Iraq. This was an estimate far higher than the figure being proposed by Secretary Rumsfeld in his invasion plan, and it was rejected in strong language by both Rumsfeld and his Deputy Secretary of Defense, Paul Wolfowitz, who was another chief planner of the invasion and occupation.[7] From then on, Shinseki's influence on the Joint Chiefs of Staff reportedly waned.[8] Critics of the Bush Administration alleged that Shinseki was forced into early retirement as Army Chief of staff because of his comments on troop levels, but the claim is disputed.[9]
Given that the invasion was a terrible war crime, the only honorable response would have been to refuse to comply with orders.
No one in the armed forces in March 2003 was a conscript, remember.
The Bush Administration actually prepared for this, and began taking steps such as appointing "advisers" to monitor (and in the future overrule) military officers who deviated from the party line. They wanted, in other words, to replicate the Soviet system of political officers monitoring military commanders for 'politically unsound' beliefs and removing them if necessary.
John Yoo, the man who authored the Administration's torture policy and other abominations, and who rather surprisingly continues to roam freely across the political stage, is the dark figure behind this move as well. He authored a shocking piece in the UCLA Law Review recently [as of 2007] in which he viciously, and falsely, attacks the JAGs [military lawyers] and suggests aggressively that they need to be brought under political control. I discussed his piece [link]. Now we see the control measure that has been settled on.
Yoo frequently parrots the German legal philosopher Carl Schmitt. But on this point, he has another model: Leon Trotsky. Given responsibility by the Bolsheviks for crafting a new army which reflected the Communist state ideology, Trotsky quickly concluded that it was essential that the officers corps be put to careful tests of fidelity to the party and its leadership. To this end, party functionaries were to have control over all decisions as to promotions of military officers, and the military commissioner (the so-called военком for военный комиссар) were instituted to keep an eye on those already in place. All of this is laid out in the first volume of Trotsky's How the Revolution Armed from 1919. And since any number of the Bush Administration's Neocon advisors are recovering Trotskyites (not to mention Condoleezza Rice, who wrote her thesis on this subject), I'm sure there are no shortage of cadres familiar with Trotsky's plans for controlling the military hanging around the White House.
Obama's decision to start putting some military units under CIA control is a step in this direction.
Link to quote:
Given that the invasion was a terrible war crime, the only honorable response would have been to refuse to comply with orders.
No one in the armed forces in March 2003 was a conscript, remember.
Many American intelligence and military personnel refused to help the Bush Administration fabricate evidence of WMDS in Iraq.
The neo-con response was to create the Office of Special Plans, which distorted or fabricated information about Iraq's purported WMDs before, during, and after the invasion, supplanting the military unit that was supposed to handle Iraq-related intelligence. Located in the Pentagon, OSP was headed by neo-con Douglas Feith, reported to neo-con Paul Wolfowitz, and relied on an analyst, Larry Franklin, who was subsequently convicted of spying for an Israeli lobbying group. A similar organization, the Iranian Directorate, was later created to justify the neo-cons' desire for war with Iran.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Special_Plans http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/jul/17/iraq.usa
According to then-Air Force Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, whose responsibilities included Iraq-related intelligence, OSP took complete control of the intelligence process and intelligence personnel in order to create the assessments the neocons wanted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Kwiatkowski
She wrote:
I witnessed neoconservative agenda bearers within OSP usurp measured and carefully considered assessments, and through suppression and distortion of intelligence analysis promulgate what were in fact falsehoods to both Congress and the executive office of the president.
Co-workers who had watched the transition from Clintonista to Bushite shared conversations and stories indicating that something deliberate and manipulative was happening to NESA [which normally handled Iraq-related intelligence]. Key professional personnel, longtime civilian professionals holding the important billets in NESA, were replaced early on during the transition. [snip] Removing such a critical continuity factor was not only unusual but also seemed like willful handicapping. It was the first signal of radical change.
At the time, I didn't realize that the expertise on Middle East policy was not only being removed, but was also being exchanged for that from various agenda-bearing think tanks, including the Middle East Media Research Institute, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs. Interestingly, the office director billet stayed vacant the whole time I was there. That vacancy and the long-term absence of real regional understanding to inform defense policymakers in the Pentagon explains a great deal about the neoconservative approach on the Middle East and the disastrous mistakes made in Washington and in Iraq in the past two years.
Dave of Maryland
This is a nice discussion but methinks we are too eager to pat ourselves on the back.
In the decade that has now passed, what has been done to bring these criminals to justice?
lambert strether
Enough with the Opologies. Where are the prosecutions? Obama normalized everything Bush did on torture and war crimes, just as he normalized everything Bush did with the banksters. No jail time for any of 'em. The attempt to shift the blame to the neo-cons is ludicrously transparent.
The neo-cons and their liberal interventionist allies still dominate DC. Obama is just a more articulate, politically correct mouthpiece for the elites' pro-war, pro-Israel, pro-fascist, pro-banker agenda. Instead of Bush's cowboy swaggering, we have a predetermined decision-making "process" being justified by reams of pseudo-legalistic "analysis" intended to justify global war and an intensifying national security state. In the end, the outcome is the same: the implementation of the neoconservative agenda described in An End to Evil by David Frum and Richard Perle. http://dir.salon.com/story/books/review/2004/01/30/frum_perle/index.html
Look how quickly Wolfowitz et al. appeared in the mainstream media and corridors of power to support the attack on Libya. Or the DC lovefest for the Israeli prime minister. The same FBI officials who loyally served Bush remain in office, with Obama asking Congress to remove an important safeguard by expanding FBI director Robert Mueller's term in office.
In short, the neo-cons never left DC.
(Part II)
OSP, according to Kwiatkowski, censored reports that contradicted their agenda, spread disinformation, and effectively overrode the standard chain of command. Her objections to the actions of OSP ended her career, and made her a target of public attacks by Republicans and neo-cons.
Subsequent investigations by the Pentagon inspector general and Senate Armed Services Committee largely backed her charges. According to Wikipedia, Senator Carl Levin, Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, stated that
The bottom line is that intelligence relating to the Iraq-al-Qaeda relationship was manipulated by high-ranking officials in the Department of Defense to support the administration's decision to invade Iraq. The inspector general's report is a devastating condemnation of inappropriate activities in the DOD policy office that helped take this nation to war.
Other allegations regarding OSP include:
* Sending unauthorized paramilitary and mercenary teams into Iraq before, after, and during the invasion. http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Secretive_military_unit_sought_to_solve_0105.html These units sometimes interfered with the units that the military assigned to secure WMD sites.
* Once it was clear there were no WMDS, OSP allegedly tried to find captured Iraqis willing to _falsely_ claim that there were. http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Secretive_military_unit_sought_to_solve_0105.html
* Improperly shared intelligence directly with members of the Israeli Likud Party, often bypassing both US channels and the Mossad. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/jul/17/iraq.usa
I listened to one of these clips and it was definitely
worth the time. What jumped out was when he said that
he did not think that his granddaughter would live in a
democratic republic as an adult. To me that implied that
all the gloves will be off within 10 to 20 years, it will be just the iron fist, no gloves and no need for kabuki.
Thanks again Yves.
ex historian
Doubtful. As long as some people can be deluded into thinking America is a democratic republic, lip service will be paid to that notion. It's just too useful of a way to fool people and one of the many ways short of killing people to control them. The Chinese will catch on sooner or later.
Not disagreeing, what I found interesting was that Wilkerson believes that the gloves will come off, that is not to say
he is correct.
I'm not sure the world has ever seen a culture where such a large percentage of the population is so expendable. No need to waste time controlling the population if you can just kill them.
I think ten to twenty years is a generous estimate. Our best hope is that a Republican buffoon will be elected next year and will fail so badly that it will discredit corporate fascism before the oligarchs are ready to implement it fully.
rafael bolero
You are right: 10-20 is way longer than it will be dome : the current austerity-marketing-regime shows it will be more 2-4 years.
Good point, "albort" ;-)
Once robots can harvest the crops, drive the trucks, and guard their mansions, the plutarchs will have no reason to keep us around. They might decide they're better off exterminating the bottom 98% ('useless eaters') or anyone too weak to threaten them but who would otherwise continue consuming the planet's resources.
I sometimes think WE'RE not living in a democracy. In Australia it is mandated that everyone vote, but in America our voters are being thrown off the voter rolls without any notice or reason. In the UK, every citizen is pretty much registered for health care, but in America the population continues to lose its access. A majority of citizens want something, but they are frequently out-manuevered to swallow something disadvantagious to them by deals between politicians and the wealthy. On and on … I just hope the grandkids are more rebellious and resistant than we have been.
What will happen will be the natural outgrowth of an organism spawned on the idea of conquest and weaned on genocide, land theft and slavery.
ex historian
Wilkerson also writes that "And those two things happening together, the corruption of our very governance process and the fact that we were turning into a country that knew only one way of achieving its purpose, and that was to kill people, really troubled me."
But it isn't true that America knows only one way. America uses marketing, propaganda, harassment through legal process, the coercive power of capital, and countless other means to achieve its purpose (whatever that is).
Moreover, the corruption of the political process is no greater now than it was in Chicago in the days of Al Capone, or mayor Daley, or Chicago at any point in its history. Obama would be breaking with Chicago precedent if he and his associates were any less corrupt.
But I suppose we're supposed to ooh and ahh over this statement of the obvious from the fact that this is coming from Wilkerson (whoever he is) and not from a random blog lurker posting a comment.
Dan Duncan
Japan. Russia. Great Britain. Spain. Germany. Mexico. Columbia. Italy. France. China. India. And on and on it goes.
Yet, here we have ex historian, issuing this profundity:
America uses marketing, propaganda, harassment through legal process, the coercive power of capital, and countless other means to achieve its purpose (whatever that is).
Ooohh, ahhhh…so profound. So deep. America is so bad. So evil. Only America uses coercive power. Nation states, in general don't do these things. The same damn things could never be said about the nations listed above. No way. Ooohhh. Aahhh. Please, tell us more of your insights ex historian.
What a f*cking joke.
ex historian
I always get a kick out of you Dan. Even though you like to play the schoolyard bully, and are abusive and hateful, it's a bit of compliment to have roused you out of your cave. If you had one more neuron, you could have a synapse. But, really, kudos for your patriotism.
Anonymous Jones
Where did he write that other nations don't do the same thing?
I missed that part.
You have the most amazing skill, and it shows up in almost every comment you make: The ability to see things that aren't there.
Congrats, sir. I commend you (and your "jokes").
What a fucking troll.
Moonbeam McSwine
Now you hush. My fella Dan, he's more of a patriote than you will ever be. He'll always love his mediocre second-rate country as long as there's anyplace else in the world that's worse, and you should too.
America: It's all him an me got to brag about.
Dear Dan;
I think the joke is risible in proportion that observable reality deviates from the 'Subjective History' put forward by elite enablers. Go and read Jaimie Gailbraith and Col. Bacevitch to get a realistic view of the process America is going through right now. History might not be deterministic, but it sure as H— has a limited repertoire.
Susan Truxes
This is exactly what I mean when I say that the old conservatives were steamrolled by events after WW2 and done in completely by Vietnam. Not to mention seriously impoverished by warmongering. (Dirksen getting his millions and billions mixed up almost epitomizes this.) The United States was naive in 1945. We wised up as we went along but everyone against war was always out smarted by the MIC and "national security." "National Security" was/is indeed the oxymoron of all time and it is therefore always very encouraging to hear truth spoken to power by a military man. It is almost always a serious military man who steps forward and speaks the truth from a position of clarity not just anger and frustration.
Dear Mz Truxes;
I fear you are too 'soft' on us. This kind of behaviour is all too common throughout history. Just consider the reign of Zaharoff at Vickers Arms during the First World War. Or, closer to home, Standard Oil of Californias 'export' program where drums of fuel oil ended up at the U-Boat facility on the Baltic, (by way of Sweeden.) Or, one final grotesque example, an excellent book, "IBM and the Holocaust" about how the Ur-Computer Company actively enabled the Reich to automate their files concerning 'populations' to streamline and speed up the system that 'eliminated' those self same 'populations.' This behaviour continued during and after the war, all focused on the companys 'bottom line.' The winners do indeed write the 'official' history.
I nearly laughed myself into a hysteria on his final comment regarding Eric Holder doing the "Right Thing" with respect to torture allegations and manufactured evidence if he were given the proper authority. Apparently Wilkerson has been living on another planet for the past two years.
It always comes home because you define yourself through your actions. Which is but one reason why Americans should have demanded war crimes trials if for no other reason than expiation.
What kind of animals tolerate torture and the killing of innocents as long as it is not in their neighborhood?
Dave of Maryland
Hello Blurtman,
We are the only animals who have any idea what goes on in other backyards. No other animal has the ability to snoop.
As I pointed out above, it is the American ruling class, of both parties, who oppose war crimes trials and ensure that at most, only a few soldiersand contractors from rural America, get punished for when they are held.
If we fairly apply the precedents set down by the Nuremberg Tribunal, other post-WW II tribunals, and the ad hoc tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, literally tens of thousands of people in the US, UK, and Israel would be sent to prison. Pro-war neoconservative journalists (William Kristol, Thomas Friedman, Charles Krauthammer) and pro-Iraq war Democrats (Hillary Clinton), would follow Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and the Bush administration neo-cons to prison. We will see, for example, whether the rest of the world agrees with Clinton Secretary of State Madeline Albright's view that killing 500,000 Iraqi children through US-enforced sanctions were "worth it" or whether it was an act of genocide similar to Stalin's Holomodor.
The new "beltway consensus" will likely be that no one in authority should be held accountable for violations of international law. A few bit players will, under the consensus, be given show trials to show the world how America is punishing war criminals, but no one who is anyone will be punished. Consider it a 21st century version of "if we do not hang together, we shall all hang separately."
the surprise and indignation is always laughable coming from Americans. somehow they expected to avoid all those "things" we did to "others."
and now some are beginning to see the bared teeth of the "Elite" who own us lock, stock and barrel.
as i heard in a song, "Don't cry for me, Argentina/America!' it doesn't do any good anyway.
what with the propaganda from the Republicans from St. Ronnie on, America is reaping the evil seeds sown.
after all who would believe all those "nattering nabobs of negativity?"
blowback as Chalmers Johnson described it, and it ain't pretty, is it.
What are the political/economic alternatives to the Security and Finance State that now dominates us?
Traditional Progresive/Left alternatives:
Is the alternative of trying to reembed liberalism in a new web of social and political constraints a viable one?
Do progressive ideals and ideas tend to deteriorate into bureaucratic manipulation offering nothing more for the future than the possibility of a more technocratic New Deal?
Was Marxism as an alternative only saved in 1917 by the extrordinary revolutionary will of the Bolsheviks, who then managed to bring forth bureaucratic collectivism, industralism from above and Stalinist militarism?
Traditional Right Alternatives:
Has the Right also been wrong with its neoliberal assumption that if the state failed than the market disembedded from the state would succeed?
Has it also been the case that the supposed "new era" ushered in by Thatcher and Reagan in the 1980s did not, in fact, reduce the role of the state in the economy?
Has economic liberalization and financial deregulation colluded with central state intervention to extend the reach of the market and international finance?
Outside the Box alternatives:
Was democracy once linked both in theory and in practice to a broad distribution of property ownership?
Does democracy have a future in nation of primarily wage-earners?
Does large-scale production and political centralization inevitably weaken the spirit of self-reliance and discourage people from taking responsibility for their actions?
Is there a difference between a democracy of consumers and a democracy of citizens?
I have to agree with those who are saying that things are not really that much worse for the simple reason they have been bad for a long time. But there is has been incremental progress towards worse that Wilkerson is stressing here. The active and open use of torture openly supported throughout the chain of command was new. At the end of WWII the US did not treat Nazi war criminals in the manner we treated Muslim prisoners.
That is a dangerous precedent. If Obama had allowed Holder to prosecute the offenders, there is a chance that the precedence would have been stricken from the record. Thus the precedent has been established and we can thank Obama for it.
Charles Frith
I applaud the more robust direction this blog has taken. Glove are off and not a moment too soon.
I realize that the American police state has been building up during the past 10 years, but one must not forget that the brutality of the U.S. during the 60s, 70s, and even 80s in South-East Asia and Latin America was far worse than what it is now in the Middle East.
So, I think the United States has become quite a bit more civilized in recent years.
It's difficult to compare the different era's. Historically, the brutality of the American empire was critically dependent on the American population being kept ignorant. The elites had a healthy fear of public opinion.
I think the critical difference today is that the elites no longer fear the public. They simply do not care. Over the past few years the US has expanded warfare on multiple fronts and yet recruitment has never looked better. When you add all these factors, the level of brutality of the US could rapidly increase.
The police state machinery has been refined since the '60s by the domestic war on drugs and dissent. But don't be fooled by the velvet glove. If the workers get restive and refuse to take their austerity pills, they'll be declared terrorists and dealt with as enemy combatants.
What's happening in China, workers' paradise where crony capitalism reigns supreme, could happen here:
Claims of injustice spur wave of unrest in China
Tom Lasseter | McClatchy Newspapers
Public discussion about the causes of the violence in Zengcheng has followed a familiar line: low wages and bad working conditions for migrant laborers — who make up more than half of Zengcheng's 818,000 residents — possibly whipped up by criminal gangs.
But interviews here show that the chaos was stoked by anger that had been building for years at the bullying tactics of both the "chengguan," meter maid-like guards who're charged with enforcing municipal ordinances, and the "public security teams," ad hoc officers cobbled together by neighborhood or village committees.
The trigger for last weekend's rioting was the news that a pregnant migrant had been pushed to the ground — initial rumors said killed — during an altercation with security. It was a report with which migrants could easily identify.
"It's very common for them to beat people. They'll do it for very petty reasons," said Zhu, 28, who came here from Anhui province and works in a shop selling mahjongg gaming tables.
Claims of injustice were a factor in other recent outbursts of rage. Among them:
* The biggest protests in 20 years to hit Inner Mongolia, in the north of China. The unrest erupted after a Han Chinese coal truck driver ran over and killed a Mongolian herder who reportedly was trying with others to block the vehicle from crossing their land on May 10. It quickly became a lightning rod for Mongolian complaints that the mining industry and local government have violated their rights and culture.
* On May 26, a businessman in the province of Jiangxi, just to the north of Guangdong, set off three coordinated car bombs that targeted government buildings and killed four people, including himself. The bomber, Qian Mingqi, launched the attacks after nearly a decade of efforts to recover compensation money that he said was taken by a local official took when the government demolished his house.
* Paramilitary police backed by armored vehicles flooded into a town in Hubei province last week after more than 1,500 residents laid siege to government offices to protest the death of a local legislator. Ran Jianxin, who had a reputation for investigating corruption, died during a June 4 police interrogation linked to bribery charges against him. His family circulated photos that appeared to show the sort of bruising usually associated with torture.
The guy says that if Obama had given "Carte Blance" to Eric Holder he would have got some results. How delusional is that.
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America: The Weiner Republic.
Re Abu Ghraib, it went something like this. In March 2003, Stephen Cambone was made Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. That summer, with Rumsfeld's OK, he sent the Islamophobic Lt. General William G. (Jerry) Boykin to Guantanamo to see Major General Geoffrey D. Miller about prisons in Iraq. Miller had been put in charge of Guantanamo in November 2002 to toughen it up and gain "actionable intelligence," Rumsfeld's constant mania. As a result, Miller went to Iraq Aug. 31-Sept. 9, 2003 and pushed Brigadier General Karpinski, the Abu Ghraib commandant, to gitmo-ize the facility, and use Guantanamo type tactics to gather intelligence. On his return, he briefed Wolfowitz (the Deputy Secretary of Defense) and Cambone. The torture and abuses by CIA and contractors began a few weeks later and ran from October to December 2003. On January 13, 2004, an MP Joseph M. Darby left disks with the photos which we all know as the Abu Ghraib photos (not all of which we have seen) with a military investigator. On February 26, 2004, Major General Antonio Taguba released a classified report on the abuses at Abu Ghraib.
Abu Ghraib went public in April 2004. Seymour Hersh came out with the story on April 30, 2004 in the New Yorker. Sixty Minutes II which had been sitting on the photos for a couple of weeks in true courtier journalism fashion saw itself about to be scooped and came out with its own story on April 28, 2004.
In the aftermath, Rumsfeld expressed his surprise that abuses had occurred and blamed a few low ranking bad apples, and not the chain of command that went straight back to him. Cambone stayed on in his post until the end of 2006 and then went through the revolving door to work for the intelligence industry. Boykin became Deputy Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. Miller was given control of prisons in Iraq. Miller later had problems because of his involvement in all this, not from the Bush Administration but for lying to Congress. He retired in 2006 foregoing an extra star and the increased pension of a Lieutenant General. Darby was ostracized and even received threats. Taguba was forced by Rumsfeld to retire because he didn't follow Rumsfeld's few bad apples story.
lambert strether
Nobody ever talked to the system administrators to follow the torture data. My own personal belief is that the video feeds were piped, live, directly to the West Wing.
Paul Tioxon
The owl of Minerva flies at dusk, pick a side. Currently we are the 3rd Hegemonic Capitalist Power from Western Civilization. We are declining relative to other industrializing nations. We will no longer have almost 700 military installations on foreign soil and a Navy that is greater than the next 17 navies of the world combined. When that day comes will we be a police state or a more graceful retired former overlord of the planet, like France. Current prison population of US, fed, state and local almost 2.5 million, with another 5 million under law enforcement administration. That is a convicted criminal population almost the size of Greece. Don't expect banksters to join their ranks, but only more of the working class who will learn the survival skills of the outlaw. Expect servile revolts as we are kicked out of more and more countries and citizens refuse to support nation building half way around the world while our nation disintegrates into crime and poverty for 10s of millions of formerly so called productive citizens.
I am not a Wilkerson fan. He's one of these Establishment types who sounds like he is condemning the very Establishment of which he is a part and which has given him a very nice career. But look how he still can't call that steaming pile, and what many of us saw at the time was a steaming pile, that Powell presented to the UN on Iraqi WMDs what it, in fact, was, a steaming pile. Or how he points out John McCain as a voice against torture. McCain's Detainee Treatment Act limited interrogation methods to those in the Army Field Manual, but these used in combination still amount to torture. Beyond this, the DTA denied detainees their right to habeas corpus. McCain was also one of those behind the Military Commissions Act which again sought to deny habeas rights and on top of this retroactively immunized torturers for their crimes.
Wilkerson is trying to have it both ways. On the one hand, he talks about the corporate security state, and on the other he still looks fondly on those like Powell and McCain who did so much to see it happen and did nothing to prevent it.
From the interview —
"We'd been building the national security state. We also concomitantly built, as you've pointed out on a number of your shows, a financial apparatus around that national security state that could dominate, at any time and place it chose to dominate, the whole American people. And those two things happening together, the corruption of our very governance process and the fact that we were turning into a country that knew only one way of achieving its purpose, and that was to kill people, really troubled me. It troubled me as both an individual who'd participated in that, from both a diplomatic and a military perspective, and it troubled me as a somewhat historian of our republic and a teacher of presidential decision-making since World War II and how that process had taken place."
In the introduction to The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War, Andrew J Bacevich writes —
" The marriage of military metaphysics with eschatalogical ambition is a misbegotten one, contrary to the interests of the American people or the world beyond our borders. It invites endless war and the ever-deepening militarization of US policy. As it subordinates concern for the common good to the paramount value of military effectiveness, it promises not to perfect but to distort American ideals. As it concentrates more authority in the hands of a few more concerned with order abroad rather than with justice at home, it will accelerate the hollowing out of American democracy. As it alienates people and nations around the world, it will leave the United States increasingly isolated. If history is any guide, it will end in bankruptcy, moral as well as economic, and will end in abject failure."
Also a Vietnam Vet, Bacevich also situates himself on the right.
The split is no longer between the manly men of the right and the wimpy granola boys of the left. It's between those thoughtful, decent upholders of good will and the noisy, lying, bribe-heavy warmaking corporate complex. Given the embezzlement, theft, and felonious overcharging for services supplies that mark the Bush/Obama anti-Islam wars, it's the military-postindustrial complex.
Peace is patriotic. Since we know the Saudis finance Al Queda, it's leaving behind a chump game. Write your Congresscritter to impeach Obama for Libya and let's take our country back.
Brilliant series. Paul Jay has been doing some great series lately.
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It's telling that in Proceedings they have to talk about George Washington instead of the simpler fact that almost all our wars are illegal under the UN Charter, supreme law of the land. Instead of pointing out that war is regulated by the UN Charter, it's always a matter of vision. In military think tanks they spend a lot of time chewing on the law of war but when they think about humanitarian law, it's always from the standpoint of rationalizing complete US government discretion. In fact, these little Kissingers can justify any war to their own satisfaction, just by asserting that political weakness (that's War College talk for qualified-majority voting in the Security Council) keeps the UN from doing what it wants. If the UNSC does not vote to authorize a war, that's only because it can't, although it really, really wants to. So when we commit criminal aggression, highest of crimes, we're really helping the UN out. It's really that psychotic in the war apparat.
Big Brother merges with Big Banker. The mechanisms and the mind set have been established all that is need is the continued apathy of we citizens to make it a continuing reality. The inchoate public out cry – aka the
'Tea Party" – knows something is wrong they just don't know what. Unfortunately their political guides are channeling them into support for the current Big B's construct.
Dennis Szilak
The social situation is moving towards civil unrest on the scale that the Army division now in place for "unrest" will be about as effective as Syria, Bahrain in shooting people. There is above the law for the few and martial law for the rest. It is not that it might happen. It already has happened. The military industrial interests already own the armed forces. It's all private enterprise now. "Shoot the unemployed or Join them" is "semper fe".
Mr Szilak;
The division you speak of, (the one up at Ft Drum?) is indeed the troubling factor. During Americas last "Robber Baron" era, the armed forces were used for strike breaking and dissent suppression. This could indeed come back mainly because of the 'professionalization' of the rank and file. Americas last big draft army war, Indochina, showed just how dangerous stupid or 'unpopular' orders could be, ie. 'fragging.' Now the ranks have ben isolated from the mainstream of society and fed a heavy dose of 'Insularity and Exceptionalism.' There are many good reasons for the American Founding Fathers' distrust of a standing army. Those reasons are just as valid today, more so since the "Security State' is so much more efficient at its' work today. The main defense of the public against creeping militarization is a robust resistance to the politicization of the officer corps. Thank God for the Oath to uphold the Constitution. The old timers were smarter than we give them credit for. Nuff said.
frances snoot
Export control: the bottom line for every 'well-intentioned' security state. The UK is responsible for the CIA/Homeland Security state in the US. We merely comply.
frances snoot
Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! Back to standards!


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The Seattle Seahawks used the first official day of free agency to shore up their depleted pass rush and to reunite with an old friend.
According to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, the team has agreed to terms with veteran defensive end Bruce Irvin. Terms of the new deal were not disclosed.
Irvin, 32, fueled speculation that he wanted to come back to Seattle earlier in the offseason on his twitter account. Now he returns for the first time since 2015, having spent the past four seasons with three different teams.
Irvin racked up 8.5 sacks and 19 quarterback hits with the Panthers in 2019, immediately making him the Seahawks most formidable pass rusher. Seattle's leader in sacks last year was Rasheem Green, with just four.
Irvin is the first of what should be a complete overhaul on the Seahawks defensive line in 2020, and the veteran will add positional versatility, experience, and a nose for knocking the ball loose to a frontline that desperately needs help, whether or not they are able to re-sign Jadeveon Clowney.

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Scope and Contents This collections consists primarily of his letters home to his parents. Atkins spent much of 1862 and 1863 in army hospitals behind the lines. His letters during this period complain of ill health and ask his parents to help him get a discharge. By 1864 Atkins' letters show him in much better health and becoming reconciled to the army. He was able to join his regiment on active service in the Western campaigns, including the siege of Atlanta. His later letters describe camp and hospital life...
Dates: 1862 - 1865


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Troy's Trail, a non-profit organization is hosting its 3rd Annual Spirit Walk. Those participating are walking to raise awareness and offer support for all Sault Ste. Marie individuals who have Hydrocephalus & Spina Bifida.
The walk is Saturday June 28th 11:30 a.m. down at the boardwalk in Clergue Park, by the Art Gallery of Algoma.
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Mumbai: One of India's leading content creators, Abundantia Entertainment is led-by Vikram Malhotra. The company announced that it is producing a film on the Math Genius, Shakuntala Devi. Actress Vidya Balan will play the lead role of Shakuntala Devi in the film.
Shakuntala Devi, the mathematical wizard, or 'human computer' a moniker she was bestowed with was famous for her ability to make incredibly swift calculations. Though she never received any formal education, her talent for numbers also earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records.
The Shakuntala Devi film will be helmed by Anu Menon, director of London, Paris, New York.
Abundantia, producer of genre-breaking content like Airlift, Baby, Toilet-Ek Prem Katha and the Original Series Breathe, is presently developing the film for the big screen. Anu Menon has also written the story along with Nayanika Mahtani and the dialogue will be penned by Ishita Moitra. Scheduled to go on floors, later this year, the film is slated to be a summer 2020 release.
Vidya Balan is thrilled about the news, she says, "I am extremely excited to play the human computer, Shakuntala Devi, on the big screen. She was truly someone who embraced her individuality, had a strong feminist voice and braved many a naysayer to reach the pinnacle of success. I am thrilled that Vikram Malhotra, who I've worked with on Kahaani, and his team are producing the film. Vikram, Anu and I are proud to bring to life the story of one of the most inspiring women of this country."
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We usually plan the most important trips together with our husbands, but perhaps once in a while it's worth making an exception.
Have you ever thought about organizing a surprise getaway in the mountains for him? It is certainly a plan which involves some adrenalin rush, both in the planning phase and during the actual surprise. Below are the 6 steps which we advise you to have in mind while organizing such a surprise.
Step 1: Check the weather forecast
Trips to the mountains are beautiful in any season, because the mountains have their special charm. However, you do need to check the weather forecast for at least two reasons. First of all, the activities you choose depend to a large extent on the weather, and you should be able to plan some time outdoors. Secondly, you will have to pack for both of you, so that he won't suspect what you are up to.
Step 2: Book a couple massage
The surprise trip can begin with a couple spa therapy which you both deserve and which you should enjoy in the coziest and most elegant setting for maximum effects. You should walk into this relaxation sanctuary together, disconnect from the everyday concerns and reconnect to each other. The massage will help you relax and regain your vitality both for the week-end and beyond!
Step 3: Plan a surprise party with your friends
Let your husband think you will spend the weekend in the family. The fact that you have arranged for your best friends to join should remain top secret until the very moment they enter the "stage". You can plan for the second surprise in one of those mountain resort restaurants with a great view, delicious traditional dishes and a great collection of wines or, if you prefer a more intimate atmosphere, you can choose to spend the evening in front of the fireplace with a bottle of wine.
Step 4: Choose a hiking trail
The mountain landscape usually pampers all the senses: surrender yourself to the beauty of steep slopes and of thick fir-tree forests, inhale deeply the smell of fir and pine tree cones, indulge in the freshness of hand-picked forest fruit or in the healing power of herbal teas and feel the peace caress your soul. You can choose various routes, depending on your shape and on the number of hours that you would like to spend outdoor. Before you venture on a mountain trail, make sure to always check with local guides.
Step 5: Energize with group activities
The larger and more diverse the group, the more options for leisure activities you have. You can do some mountain biking or take riding lessons from certified trainers. Check for available lessons for children as well, if they are happy you will be free..:). As long as there isn't any snow, they will love to get involved in some treasure hunt in the woods.
In winter you can obviously choose a seasonal sport, ski, snowboarding, skating…whether you are a beginner or an expert already, the exercise will work wonders on your health.
Step 6: Relax in an outdoor hot tub with your husband
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (SportsNetwork.com) - World No. 1 great Serena Williams and her former top-ranked older sister Venus were a pair of quarterfinal winners Thursday at the $2 million Dubai Tennis Championships.
The reigning U.S. and French Open champion Serena whipped fifth-seeded former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-2, while the 2009 and 2010 Dubai champion Venus reached her fourth semifinal at this event by topping a fellow non-seed, qualifier Flavia Pennetta of Italy, 6-3, 7-5 on the hardcourts at Dubai Tennis Stadium.
Serena is now 9-4 lifetime against the Serbian Jankovic, who also lost to the powerful American in the 2008 U.S. Open final.
Up next for Serena will be Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, while the wild card Venus' semifinal opponent on Friday will be her eighth-seeded fellow former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, who whipped Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-2 on Day 4. Wozniacki titled here three years ago. Venus is a perfect 4-0 lifetime against Wozniacki and has never dropped a set against the Danish star.
No less than four current or former world No. 1s took to the courts in Dubai on Thursday.
One final quarterfinal result saw Cornet dismiss Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5, 6-3. Cornet will now meet Serena for a fourth time, seeking her first win against the incomparable American.


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I was meant to get married, go on a honeymoon to Japan and see the Tokyo Olympics, I was meant to go on holidays, play with fun people, go to SO MANY good gigs, friend's birthdays and weddings, and I haven't seen my family in person since 2019. MAN.
With Christmas royally bollocksed up, I've had a frankly hilarious amount of spare time on my hands and an ever-decreasing amount of things I can responsibly fill it with.
After a week where I basically pickled myself and bgslave with a new hobby of making endless cocktails, I figured I should probably do something more productive.
So here we are. After a good three or four previous iterations of this site that failed to engage me whatsoever, resulting in an average of around one post a year and nothing since 2018, I've gone all out. I've spent a lot of money, I've spent a lot of time, and I'm really bloody happy with how this site has turned out. And for the first time in god knows how long, I'm actually motivated to do something creative. YES.
I've even written a content calendar, my god. What the fuck have I become?
Well, whatever the answer is to that – I don't hate myself yet, so let's see how this goes.
So what's the plan Switch, you awful excuse for a man?
My primary motivation (other than not having liver failure) for refreshing the site was to safeguard myself against a future where social media is increasingly listening to Helen Lovejoy.
As a result, I plan to post pretty much everything here. Blogs, videos, galleries, guides and even my stupid, stupid music. Twitter and Instagram will still be there for the chat, and the pics… but I'm planning to self-host everything, and make this site somewhere people actually choose to come.
It has never ceased to amaze me that over 20,000 of you follow me on Twitter, and another 1.5k+ on Instagram. I love sharing the things I do with you all, and feeling the love in return. Having such a platform feels a real privilege and I've always tried to use it for good, and have always resolved to keep it a hobby and never monetise it. The idea that my play or my thought processes would be driven by what is the most lucrative, and not the most enjoyable, is something I never want to happen.
So, as with everything else I do – this site will always be free to everyone. However, if you DO want to show your appreciation, this little page details a few ways you can help me out! The site DOES cost money to run, and gear DOES (sadly) cost a lot of money – and I will always be super grateful for anything I receive, but by no means is this my motivation.
All I ask is that if you want to share my work, please credit it!
As the site expands, I'd love to work with more friends and kinksters across the net- and also work with more of the brands I love. If you want to work together, whether on here or on Twitter – let me know!
For now, I just hope you enjoy the site. I've refreshed some old content, put up some new stuff and completely revamped how you can get around. Not to mention spent fucking HOURS screaming at CSS trying to get things the way I want them.
Keep checking back, it's not going to be two years to the next post. I promise.


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"Let all of us ask the Lord to save them," he appeals after praying the Angelus.
Just one verse each day.
Pope Francis will make Myanmar and Bangladesh the site of his 21st papal voyage outside Italy this winter, with a November 27-December 2 visit planned to the two countries.
On Sunday, after praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter's Square, and a day before the Holy See would announce the dates of the upcoming trip, the pope spoke out about one of the biggest human rights issues in the region.
He made an appeal for the Rohingya people, saying, "Sad news has reached us of the persecution of our Rohingya brothers and sisters, a religious minority. I would like to express my full closeness to them – and let all of us ask the Lord to save them, and to raise up men and women of good will to help them, who shall give them their full rights."
Vatican Radio gave a summary of the plight of the Rohingya people:
The Rohingya are an ethnic minority who live mostly on the western coast of Burma, and practice Islam. Myanmar does not recognize the citizenship or the ethnic minority status of the Rohingya. After several years of fighting with the majority Buddhist population in the state, Rohingya began fleeing their native land en masse, precipitating a refugee crisis. Organized violence against the Rohingya, with the participation of government forces, has been underway since at least 2015, with spikes of intensity in 2016 and 2017. Nearly 100,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in the past year, though the Bangladeshi government has yet to recognize the refugee status of the displaced minority. Most recent violence Pope Francis' appeal Sunday follows fighting between the Rohingya and the regular Burmese army on Friday in the city of Maungdaw, which is reported to be the worst since October of last year, and has prompted evacuations from the area of government personnel and of non-Muslims. Nearly 100 people are officially reported dead in the ongoing clashes, including 80 Rohingya insurgents and 12 members of the Burmese security forces deployed in the theatre.
Read more:
Rohingya: The next ethnic cleansing you're not hearing about
Read more:
Philippines Says It's Ready to Shelter 3,000 Rohingya Refugees


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|Name:Subaru Vivio GLi 1992
|Name:Autobianchi A112 Junior 1980
|Top Speed
|Top Speed:138 kph, (86 mph)
|Top Speed:135 kph, (84 mph)
|Most Recent New Price
|Most Recent New Price:$10,956 USD
|Most Recent New Price:$8,135 USD
|Price Notes
|Price Notes:Price current as at Dec 2013
|Price Notes:Price current as at Dec 2013
|Body Type
|Body Type:hatchback
|Body Type:hatchback
|Release Year
|Release Year:1992
|Release Year:1980
|Total Max Power
|Total Max Power:32 kW, (42.91 hp)
|Total Max Power:31 kW, (41.57 hp)
|0-100kph Acceleration
|0-100kph Acceleration:16 seconds
|0-100kph Acceleration:18.8 seconds
|Average Consumption
|Average Consumption:6.2 l/100km, (45.56 mpg)
|Average Consumption:7.4 l/100km, (38.17 mpg)
|Transmission:5 speed, manual
|Transmission:4 speed, manual
|Weight:625 kg, (1378 lbs)
|Weight:655 kg, (1444 lbs)
|Description:The Subaru Vivio GLi 1992 is a 5 seat, front-wheel drive, 3 door hatchback. It has a 4 cylinder, single-point injection petrol engine. It comes with Tinted windows as standard. The car is 1395 mm, (54.92 in) wide and 3295 mm, (129.72 in) long.
|Description:The Autobianchi A112 Junior 1980 is a front-wheel drive, 0 seat, 3 door hatchback. The car is 1480 mm, (58.27 in) wide and 3230 mm, (127.17 in) long. It has a 4 cylinder, carburetor petrol engine.


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Larry Weidel is a Sales Executive, Investor, and Business Advisor with over $6 billion in assets under management. He is the host of the popular Million Dollar Mastermind Podcast and bestselling author of Serial Winner (Greenleaf, 2015).
He has been featured in Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, The Globe and Main, Investor's Business Daily, and by the American Management Association.
Each year Larry helps thousands reach their business, career, and financial goals and builds teams that consistently outperform.
In the mid-1970s, Larry Weidel was just a few years out of college when he was promoted to a supervisor position for a top real estate construction company in Atlanta, GA.
When the oil embargo and economic turmoil hit the company hard, Larry found himself without a job. He was forced to accept unemployment checks and food stamps in order to feed his young family. Refusing to settle for any available job and determined to find a more stable industry, he decided to tough it out until he found the right opportunity. In 1975, he found it—a chance to help build A.L. Williams, now Primerica, an award-winning financial services company which has grown across North America.
During his decades with Primerica, Larry has learned the fundamentals of winning from mentors like Yankees baseball legend Robert "Bullet Bob" Turley and Art Williams, the founder of the company.
Larry is a proud graduate of Georgia Tech and has been able to follow the advice of his cousin H. Edward Roberts (the inventor of the first commercially available desktop computer) to "stay fresh and motivated by following his natural curiosity." He plays guitar, banjo, and the drums; is an avid skier, golfer, and hunter; and is a professional artist and photographer (larryweidelphotography.com). He splits his time between Palm Beach, Florida, and Aspen, Colorado.


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Show Notes:
3:22 - Capozzi on what he will discuss during his keynote at the PRSA International Conference in Detroit, MI Oct 25-28.
4:12 - Capozzi on the issues behind America's declining reputation in the world.
6:21 - Capozzi on the PR trade's future regarding the current economic crisis.
7:15 - Capozzi on the possibility of outsourcing PR jobs overseas.
8:15 - Capozzi on why there has been a cooling of American culture around the world.
8:53 - Capozzi on the impressive opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics.
9:28 - Capozzi on the next president's influence on the perception of America abroad.
10:20 - Capozzi on whether Obama or McCain would improve America's international reputation.
12:58 - Capozzi on what keeps him up at night.
14:50 - Capozzi on Malcolm Gladwell's idea of genius.
15:34 - Capozzi on the percentage of his client seeking media relations services.
17:57 - Capozzi on the threat of interactive agencies.
19:03 - Capozzi on mergers and consolidations in the agency business.
19:33 - Capozzi on where he's looking to grow his service portfolio.
20:20 - Capozzi gives a message to public relations professionals.
23:03 - End Schwartzman is the founder of online press room management service iPressroom.


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O God, let me sing a new song to you,
let me play it on a twelve-string guitar—
A song to the God who saved the king,
the God who rescued David, his servant.
Rescue me from the enemy sword,
release me from the grip of those barbarians
Who lie through their teeth,
who shake your hand
then knife you in the back.
Make our sons in their prime
like sturdy oak trees,
Our daughters as shapely and bright
as fields of wildflowers.
Fill our barns with great harvest,
fill our fields with huge flocks;
Protect us from invasion and exile—
eliminate the crime in our streets.
How blessed the people who have all this!
How blessed the people who have God for God! (The Message)
Evil lurks everywhere. It resides in the human heart, hidden in the dark shadows, coming out sideways through shameful lies and guilty actions. Evil is also found throughout the world in every institution, organization, and group, ensconced as systemic injustice – hoarding resources for the powerful at the expense of the powerless.
Since there is wickedness found in all places and with all people, evil needs to be dealt with and expunged from both heinous hearts as well as the hoarding habitations of injustice. Part of the solution is to do away with all obstacles which stand in the way of human flourishing.
To be sure, the heart of humanity must be dealt with and be the focus of change. Yet, if we only focus one-dimensionally on evil, it will persist, and even grow into monstrous proportions, unless we equally direct our right and just efforts on institutional and systemic evil.
People and their institutions need deliverance from the power of evil in the world. And for that to happen, the hindrances and handicaps to human thriving must be eliminated.
Our entire concept of salvation needs a fuller scope. Not only do individuals need personal deliverance from sin, death, and hell, so do entire societies. Complete systemic rescue from oppressive obstacles is a must. Far too many people in this fallen world are weighed down from institutional sin.
To place this in a different context, the genius of the American experiment was that the founding fathers (and mothers!) of the United States created a political and societal system which sought to eliminate class distinctions and allowed people of lower means to achieve land ownership and business acumen simply through hard work and thrift.
Unfortunately, the experiment only extended largely to white men. Native American and African American people still had huge systemic obstacles to overcome. And the new republic had different expectations for it's women. It took a Civil War and decades of grueling work to address political and social change (not to mention religious). We are still laboring to truly give liberty and justice to all and achieve the ideal of an egalitarian nation.
We, as both individuals and citizens, need divine intervention through deliverance. Like Gilligan and the crew of the Minnow stranded on a deserted island, we seek to be rescued – knowing we need help beyond ourselves for salvation.
The psalmist looked ahead in hope, convinced that a good God will deliver and provide good people with everything they need to thrive and flourish in this life, and in the life to come.
If God doesn't fight our overwhelming battles for us, we are lost. This present darkness, this ancient and contemporary evil, is an extremely powerful foe. However, the Lord is greater and will have the last word.
Christianity asserts that Jesus is the pioneer of our salvation and the once for all answer to the problem of evil for both the world and the human heart. Christ, in other words, is the fulfillment of the psalmist's prayers for deliverance, health, and hope.
In his earthly ministry, Jesus did not give explanations for our pain and sorrow. Instead, Jesus comes where our pain is most acute and takes it upon himself – bringing healing and hope. The Lord tackles evil, not by having a Zoom conference on the subject of wickedness, but by allowing evil to do its worst to him. Christ exhausts evil by draining it of its power, emerging resurrected with new life for all.
The good news is this: Jesus is Lord and has defeated the powers of evil. Now, reform can occur. Hearts can change. Systems can be revamped. God's new world has begun.
I, personally, am a Christian because I believe God is the one who satisfies the passion for justice, the longing for spirituality, the hunger for relationship, and the yearning for beauty. I see God in Jesus of Nazareth, the world's true Lord.
Hope, like the psalmist expressed, is what you get when you realize a different worldview is possible. Hope springs to life when those experiencing and feeling the brunt of evil in the world become acutely aware that the rich, the powerful, and the unscrupulous are not the ones really in charge.
"Our task as image-bearing, God-loving, Christ-shaped, Spirit-filled Christians, following Christ and shaping our world, is to announce redemption to a world that has discovered its fallenness, to announce healing to a world that has discovered its brokenness, to proclaim love and trust to a world that knows only exploitation, fear and suspicion…"N. T. Wright
May you know the place and the person of rescue from evil. And may you be buoyant in faith, confident in hope, and overflowing with love.


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Three lessons learned from accepting powerlessness over another person:
Peace comes from within, not without
Freedom is the hidden power
Self-change is the ultimate gift
Today my son carries his stool to the market square and stands upon it. As he begins his daily tirade I slip into my seat at the coffee shop. The old man, the easterner who makes the coffee, brings me a pot and mug and my daily biscuit.
Friends come over and we share silence. No use trying to talk until the shouting is done, as it will be soon. My son is punctual as any clock, if more obnoxious.
I have changed this year, since I stopped trying to change my son. And i have gained friends. They were there all along, but I did not see them until i gave myself permission to see something other, anything other than my son.
The shouting stops. From one word to the next, it just stops and the hater steps down from his stool and begins to walk away. He hesitates and looks my way and my heart stops inside me, but there is nothing more, just a look.
I call for more coffee and we begin to chat of the day ahead and our duties and what we have heard of the war. I am sad but I have found some measure of peace since I stopped my own mad attempts to change my son.
He is what he is, as I am. And I am free to live again. It is a gift I have given myself.
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Earlier this year, I published a poem called "A Working Class Prayer." I wrote this piece to express how powerless I felt in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. I was so touched by the responses I got to my poem that I created a video poem that captures the spirit of this piece of writing.
(Click on the image below to watch the video.
Subtitles are available en español also.)
So, why "working class"? And why "prayer"?
Well, perhaps like many of you reading this now, a lot of my friends and family members work in jobs that are considered absolutely essential now, during the pandemic. My mom works at a grocery store and my dad is a bus driver, both jobs that require them to come into contact with a lot of people. They don't have the option of staying at home and have to venture out into the world despite the danger of infection in order to make ends meet. Unfortunately, my parents–both of whom are in their sixties–aren't the only ones that have to deal with these circumstances. My cousins, brother-in-law, and many other friends have to face these risks to keep getting a paycheck. (And, of course, it's no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting communities nationwide.)
My family is thousands of miles away in the United States and since I live in Europe, visiting them wasn't a very viable option since I'd risk infection myself. There were times early on in the pandemic when we were under strict lockdown here in Spain when, sick with worry, tortured with visions of catastrophe, when I fell to my knees and asked for otherworldly intervention. Not any specific deity, mind you, just a general supplication for protection, for blessings, for some certainty in these terribly uncertain times. So I wrote this poem as a way to express this: acknowledging the unfairness of the situation that my family (and countless other families) have been put in during the coronavirus pandemic, but also as a means to ask for help protecting my loved ones (especially my nephews) because there's not much I can do from so far away.
Writing "A Working Class Prayer" brought me great peace and I read it whenever I'm feeling anxious. And I hope the video as well as the poem itself provides you with some serenity in these tumultuous times.


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The Opsson Genesis X mini "IDO 5300" smartphone is the latest arrival to the android market, tagged as the "worlds smallest 4.5-inch smart phone" with strong and better battery power. The device comes with 1.3GHZ quad-core Processor, 8GB internal storage, 1GB ram, 5MP camera quality and 1.3MP front camera designed for selfies. Opsson Genesis X mini gadget comes pre-loaded the latest Google android OS v4.4 KitKat, with options for upgrades.
Actually the Opsson Genesis X mobile device has a Dual sim feature with full 3G support both Sim cards, it will be up for sale come July 2016. The gadget comes in black and White colors.
Also Checkout: Opsson D1 Duet
listed are the full Features of Opsson Genesis X Mini Android Smart phone details
General Information
- 1.3GHz Quad-core Processor
- 1GB ram
- Android v4.4 KiKat
- Dual SIM support feature
- Up to 100kpbs downloads speeds on 2G networks
- Up to 6.57mpbs downloads speeds on 3G networks
- WIFI Hotspot
- Bluetooth v4.0,
- Touch Screen Keyboard
- Option of Pristine White, Gold,Black color variants
- Plastic body cover
- Weight 138g
- 16M colours
- 306 Pixels per inch (PPI)
- 4.5 inch Capacitive Touch Screen
- Dimension(mm) of 125.50 x 64.00 x 7.50
- Resolution of 480×854
- Mail-400 Mp
- External memory card slot with support up to 64GB microSD cards
- 8GB internal memory (ROM) plus 8GB microSD Card
- MP3 AMR, WAV AAC, MP3,MIDI,OGG… player, background playback, and album art cover
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Stereo FM radio
- Front-facing camera of 1.3MP 1600 x 1200-pixel picture quality also optimized for video calls
- 5MP rear camera 2592 x 1944-pixel with LED flash
Other Amazing Features
- GPS support
- No NFC
- No Infred
- No WIFI direct
- No HDMI
- No MHL
- No 4G network
- Java Support
- A-GPS Navigation
- WIFI Hotspot
- Calculator
- calender
- Video Call
- GPRS/EDGE/3G/Wi-Fi/3.75G/4G internet connectivity
- MP4/3GP video player with support for more codecs through third-party applications
- Alarm
- MicroUSB 3.0
- Browser support Flash
- Accelerometer
- Light Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- No Gyroscope
- No Barometer
- Pre Installed Google applications like BBM, Facebook, Whatsapp, Gmail,YouTube, Calendar, Search etc
- 3D games support like Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds, Gta, Talking Tom…
- Full access to Google Play Store with over 500,000 applications available for downloads
- 1 batteries, charger, USB cable, earphone, 8GB memory card, protective case, screen film, flip cover
- Battery Capacity Li-ion 1650mAh
- Talk Time
- Standby Time
- The current price of Opsson Genesis X Mini ranges from N30,000 depending on your location


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Oil Fired Boiler
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- 7 Lakh INR
Product Description
We are recognized as the prominent manufacturer, exporter and supplier of a wide range of Oil Fired Boiler. Available in varied specifications, offered boiler is precisely manufactured by making use of high quality components and other mechanical tools with the aid of modern technology. The provided boiler is most commonly used for boiling fluids at high temperature. Besides, the offered Oil Fired Boiler is rigorously tested on certain quality parameters to ensure defect free range at clients' end.
Withstand high temperature
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VINES – Chapter One
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VINES – Chapter Three
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Making life great is the motivation behind everything we do. As an employee, you'll join a brand that has provided thousands of policyholders with financial security for over a century. And you'll play a part in our continued success.
Are you an entrepreneur at heart? Become a Great Eastern Life Planning Advisor! The opportunities and rewards are endless. You'll enjoy a satisfying career and help others achieve their goals and aspirations.
Come and join our award-winning team! We've been a respected name in insurance for over a century and a leader in Asia's financial services industry.
As one of Asia's foremost visionaries in the insurance industry, we are continuing to lead all the way.
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Sequel to various deadly clashes involving members of Odua Peoples Congress and Oodua Peoples Congress Initiative in Ikoyi, a town in the Isokan Local Government Area of Osun State.
The clash has sent a young man named Bolaji Owolewa to early grave and three others were said to have sustained varying degrees of injury and were treated at Oluyoro Catholic Hospital, Apomu on Sunday.
According to eyewitness, trouble started between the two groups on Sunday when two members of the rival groups had a disagreement. One Nurudeen Emiola, a member of OPCI group led by one Ropo Ayantuji, and Abiodun Ogunjinmi said to be a member of OPC group led by one Akerele, were said to have had a disagreement. "The two men fought on Sunday at the playground of CAC Primary School, Ikoyi."
Apparently displeased after the fight, Ogunjinmi allegedly mobilised members of the OPC and attacked those of OPCI at their base at Asalu Junction later in the day.
The two groups, it was further learnt, also mobilised men from Ikire, Apomu and other neighboring towns and used weapons during clashes that occurred in different parts of Ikoyi and lasted till early Monday.
"Cutlasses and many weapons were freely used by members of the two groups. Many people were injured," an eyewitness said.
However, the Osun State Coordinator of OPC, Prince Deji Aladesawe, said Akerele, who was called the leader of OPC in the area, had been expelled from the group since year 2015, urging security agents to fish out the perpetrators.
Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Osun command, Yemisi Opalola, said three persons were injured while one life was lost during the clashes.
Opalola said, "Around 6pm on Sunday, there was a clash between OPC and a breakaway faction called OPCI in Ikoyi. Four persons; Niyi Odewale, Tajudeen Adebayo, Oyeniran Ajagbe and Bolaji Owolewa were injured and rushed to Oluyoro Catholic Hospital, Apomu.
"Owolewa later gave up the ghost and his corpse has been deposited in the morgue of the hospital. Normalcy had been restored to the area."


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10 ft. EZ Tube Trade Show Display – Curve Graphic Package
- Great choice for your tradeshow, exhibit, conference, or convention
- The fabric graphic stretches over the frame to create a seamless and eye catching display.
- It can be easily set-up in lobbies, showrooms, and exhibition halls.
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From: $650.00
Sleek and "EZ", our tension fabric systems are a great alternative to standard backwall displays. Quickly assembled in just 5 minutes, slide the tubes together to make the frame and lock in place with a push button snap. Then, simply pull the pillowcase-like graphic over the frame and zip it shut. The zipper, hidden from view, tightens the stretch fabric beautifully displaying your image. Disassembled, this lightweight frame and graphic fits inside its included bag.
Graphic Package Includes:
- (1) 10 ft. Aluminum
- (1) EZ Tube Travel Bag
- (1) Single or Double Sided Graphic Print
Display Size: 120″W x 89″H x 22″D
Template Size: Front side: 124″W x 91″H
Shipping Size: 53"L x 13"W x 8"H
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Weight: 32 lbs
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