Indeed, the entire arc of America's bipartisan policies in the region over the past 40 years can be seen as the elaborate construction of a gargantuan, self-propelled blowback machine, producing an endless effluent of violence, threat, chaos and crime that is now sluicing through the entire world. But blowback, as we all know, is not a design flaw of imperial policy, at least not for the most part; it is a design feature. No War Machine without perpetual war and rumors of war; no war profits – and no war powers – without the War Machine.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Chris Floyd on the War Machine
Chris Floyd as usual is right on regarding American foreign policy in the Middle East. In his latest piece he writes about the Obama plan to surge/escalate in Afghanistan. The whole article is good but the part that struck me was his succinct description of the underlying rationale for such insane policies:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The Star Wars Holiday Special !?!?
Yeah, you heard right. Apparently George Lucas sucked long before Episodes 1-3. The evidence is right here courtesy of io9:
Labels:
funny,
george lucas,
holiday music,
holiday special,
sick and wrong,
star wars
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Video Link Compilation Sites
Here are a few great sites with links to online videos/documentaries that I like. The biggest and best that I have found (so far) is at Dedroidify. There is also Valis666.net which I found through Eye of the Cyclone. Also, Catherine Austin Fitts has put together a list of recommended documentaries and videos on her Solari.com blog.
Enjoy, I know I will!
* * * *
UPDATE: Just when I thought I was finished I found the Best Online Documentaries site (h/t The Teleomorph)
Enjoy, I know I will!
* * * *
UPDATE: Just when I thought I was finished I found the Best Online Documentaries site (h/t The Teleomorph)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)