Blue Mass Group

A lot true. There is nothing fanciful, exaggerated or dystopian about Gitmo or indiscriminate drone killings. More than anything, the Snowden case illustrates to my mind the farcical, ludicrously fattened corruption and self-dealing of the military-industrial complex. That no one can say what all this crap is for, and that some 29-year-old bro in Hawaii who doesn't even work for the government can get a hold of this stuff, while members of Congress can't even get a proper briefing ... It's comical, really. "National security" with its pants down.

So how do you begin to tear down this stupefying edifice? - promoted by Bob_Neer

Of course, on 9 March 1945 U.S. bombers incinerated Tokyo and killed more than 89,000 people in one night, far more than 30 percent of them civilians, according to the contemporary definition of the term. By that standard, drones are indeed a far more precise way of waging war. - promoted by Bob_Neer

Marine gets no jail time in killing of 24 Iraqi civilians

Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich takes responsibility for the slayings and expresses remorse to the victims' families during his sentencing hearing after pleading guilty to negligent dereliction of duty.

- promoted by charley-on-the-mta

(Simon Johnson -- a Massachusetts denizen, let it be noted -- blogs at BaselineScenario.com. Must reading for matters financial. - promoted by Bob Neer)

- promoted by Bob_Neer