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Monthly Archives: January 2009

Man! do I want one of these……

RIAA vs. Tenenbaum, Fears of Manipulation

The RIAA has appealed to the court system to disallow the Web Cast streaming of the proceedings in the forthcoming case against Joel Tenenbaum.  Their argument?  They are afraid the results would be edited out of context and make them look bad.
Really?
How can they possibly look an worse?  Considering that they have waged a [...]

Let The Healing Begin

Below I have pasted an article from my favorite non-American news source, The Guardian.  I read them frequently when I feel as if I can’t trust the ’standard’ news outlets.  Their agenda is quite different than say, Fox News or MSNBC.
Obama inauguration: Let the remaking of America begin today
Alan Rusbridger in Washington
Tuesday 20 January [...]

Full text of Obama’s speech

This is the full text of President Obama’s inauguration speech: Tuesday, 20 January 2009
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, [...]

Where is the Outrage?

In an interview with Bob Woodward of the Washington Post, Susan J. Crawford, has admitted that Mohammed al-Qahtani, the suspected 20th terrorist in the 9/11 attack on the US was brutally tortured while being detained in the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.  Brutally tortured by Americans while being held without regard for the Geneva Convention.
Tortured by [...]

Happy 2009 Everyone

I would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2009.  May all your dreams come true.