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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/08/AR2011030803149.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions ‘In September 1941, Japan's leaders had a question for Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto: Could he cripple the U.S. fleet in Hawaii? Yes, he said. Then he had a question for the leaders: But then what? Following an attack, he said, … Continue reading →

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http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/10/31/what_was_david_broder_smoking

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“In order to have a society in which public issues can be openly and vigorously debated,it is not necessary to allow the brutalization of innocent victims.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/opinion/08brooks.html?_r=1&src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB Cockeyed Platonist (CP) posits ‘The New Humanism’, whatever that might be. How does he define his re-imagination of this concept? Is it both theory and practice? The answers will astound! As CP seeks to redefine ‘Humanism’ in a newspaper … Continue reading →

via salon.com

The Obama administration, which famously pledged to be the most transparent in American history, is pursuing an unexpectedly aggressive legal offensive against federal workers who leak secret information to expose wrongdoing, highlight national security threats or pursue a personal agenda.