Mexico declares war on drug cartels

It’s an official military war now – no euphemism – in which the cartels are no longer criminals but declared “enemy combatants.”

The best (and only) way to end the seriously escalating drug wars is for the US to legalize marijuana, as that is where the bulk of the cartel’s profits comes from. If we [...]

Why 60-Year Old white men are killing America

From business site MidasNation

What do you call a person with a provincial worldview; who is likely stuck in 1978, when command-and-control reigned supreme; who believes the world still revolves around America; and who will not change their position on anything regardless of the facts? Answer: a typical 60-year old white American male.

Here’s how [...]

Really bad idea. Remote luggage locator makes your luggage beep and flash

Anyone care to guess what’s most likely to happen if a piece of luggage in an airport starts flashing and chirping? I think it’ll be taken out to the tarmac and blown up using remote controlled bazookas.

The comments are a hoot too, with much speculation as to what would happen if dozens of pieces [...]

Heart of Jenin. Palestinian father of son killed by Israeli troops donated his organs to Israeli children

Ismael Khatib

Andy Carling tells about the documentary film, Heart of Jenin.

One year later, [the father, Ismael Khatib] toured round Israel in the company of German film maker, Marcus Vetter, and visited five of the children who had received transplants. Asked why, Khatib said, “It’s not about politics, about Jews or Arabs, it’s [...]

EZ Xmas light decorating

Copenhagen failure was primarily fault of US and Obama

Then comes the United States Senate, which has ignored climate change for 15 consecutive years since ratifying the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Finally, there is Obama, who effectively abandoned a systematic course of action under the UN framework, because it was proving nettlesome to US power and domestic politics.

Worse, Obama’s machinations made [...]

Corrupt Politics and imprudent bailouts are two peas in same pod

Mish

In a study that confirms what anyone with common sense already knew, Banks with political ties got bailouts.

It’s official: Wall Street really is run by The Evil Empire

This is pretty much the perfect metaphor for 2009: Darth Vader ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange surrounded by a goon squad of Storm Troopers.

Rumors that Darth Vader was actually Goldman CEO LLoyd Blankfein remain as yet unconfirmed.

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Collapse Of Atlanta Bank means FDIC owns a rapper’s tour bus that reeks of marijuana

Obama, Nobel peace prize in hand, bombs Yemen with cruise missiles

Yemen. UN map.

More of those “suspected al Qaeda training camps” were hit with cruise missiles by the US, with permission of their government, who doesn’t want this publicized else their populace becomes restive so, shh, don’t tell anyone. Especially since upwards of 120 may have already been killed in attacks with US involvement.

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