New Business Speak
I have mostly refrained from posting here about my work, as it tends to get bloggers in trouble, but I just could not pass on posting something about a quote from a senior vice-president of the company.
Read moreAuthor: B. John
Torture Is Us
The U.S. media is filled with heartwarming stories about the alleged global spread of Western-style democracy, but in much of the rest of the world?including particularly the Arab world?the image of America is that of a torturer.
Read moreStimulating Legislative Agendas
The Supreme Court has left intact a critical Alabama state law which bans the foulest form of evil in the modern world.
Read moreI Weep for America’s Lost Honor
I’ve written before about how I cannot believe that, in America, we are even having a discussion about the nuances of the legal issues surrounding torture. I am sickened and saddened that America’s values now allow this sort of thing. This is not about protecting America, its about a bunch of sick, arrogant aristocrats exercising their sadomasochistic urges under the guise of “protecting the homeland.”
Read moreI Weep for America's Lost Honor
I’ve written before about how I cannot believe that, in America, we are even having a discussion about the nuances of the legal issues surrounding torture. I am sickened and saddened that America’s values now allow this sort of thing. This is not about protecting America, its about a bunch of sick, arrogant aristocrats exercising their sadomasochistic urges under the guise of “protecting the homeland.”
Read moreA Great Gift
Sometimes something really wonderful happens on a day that’s otherwise pretty “blah.”
Read moreBonuses For Bilking
Apparently the multi-billion-dollar no-bid contracts weren’t enough. Reuters reports that the U.S. Army has decided to award a Halliburton subsidiary $9.4 million in bonus payments for its work in Kuwait and Afghanistan, and plans to assess more projects for “bonuses that could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars.”
Read moreAnother Letter To Sen. Nelson
February 22, 2005 Hon. Bill Nelson United States Senate 716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Nelson:
Read moreSAMHSA Seminar Update
You may recall that we gave this week’s “foot-in-mouth” award to SAMHSA Administrator Charles G. Curie. Mr. Curie insisted that a private group being contracted for a conference seminar on suicide change the name of the seminar so that it would not include the words, “Gay / Lesbian / Bisexual / Transgender. They have backed off this demand.
Read moreSwift Boaters Attack Again
President Bush’s plan to privatize Social Security by transferring risk onto the nation’s elderly is proving a hard sell. Without public support, conservatives have turned to dirty tricks to try to sway public opinion. But no amount of deceptive advertising can mask the fact that Americans don’t want this risky plan.
Read moreWith Head Buried Firmly in Iraqi Sand
European negotiations with Iran over nuclear weapons will only succeed if “the United States joins in and throws its weight behind it,”
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