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2007 June 05

Military Justice: Is There Any?

In a move to punish a veteran of the Iraq war, the Marine Corps is trying to force the early retirement of Cpl. Adam Kokesh, who participated in an anti-war protest.
Cpl. Kokesh attended the protest in fatigues without insignias, which appears to be an infraction of military code. The Marine Corps, however, is taking the [...]

Dog and Pony Show Comes to Town!

Tonight, the candidates for the top executive position, from the Grand Old Party, will pull out all the stops, to put on a show that will see them all: gently whipping the dog (George Bush), riding the painted pony (she’s a grand old flag,Yankee Doodle!), and putting on their best faces to show the American [...]

…Because It’s Good For You, That’s Why!

Back in the days before broadcast news was meant to make money, it was meant to inform the public. It was competing with the written word of newspapers and news magazines. This was well before the age of info-tainment.
News on television was trying to use the immediacy of motion on a screen to grab the [...]

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