Thursday, March 12, 2009

thursday reads

Executive Assassination Ring (Raw Story)

Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh dropped a bombshell on Tuesday when he told an audience at the University of Minnesota that the military was running an "executive assassination ring" throughout the Bush years which reported directly to former Vice President Dick Cheney.

The remark came out seemingly inadvertently when Hersh was asked by the moderator of a public discussion of "America's Constitutional Crisis" whether abuses of executive power, like those which occurred under Richard Nixon, continue to this day.

Hersh replied, "After 9/11, I haven’t written about this yet, but the Central Intelligence Agency was very deeply involved in domestic activities against people they thought to be enemies of the state. Without any legal authority for it. They haven’t been called on it yet."



Tomgram: Frida Berrigan, How Shovel-Ready Is the Pentagon?

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

FDA Approves Salmonella

WASHINGTON—Calling it "perfectly safe for the most part," and "not nearly as destructive or fatal as previously thought," the Food and Drug Administration approved the enterobacteria salmonella for human consumption this week.

The federal agency, which has struggled in recent years to contain the food-borne pathogen, and repeatedly failed to prevent tainted products from reaching store shelves, announced Monday that salmonella was now completely okay for all Americans to enjoy.

Friday, March 06, 2009

friday random ten





Dark Stormy Night
The Coolies
The Coolies (2001)


Sandra - Ten on One (The Singles)
Everlasting Love
Sandra
Ten on One: (The Singles) (1987)


Swallow - Blow
Follow Me Down
Swallow
Blow (1982)


Schnell Fenster - The Sound of Trees
Whisper
Schnell Fenster
The Sound of Trees (1988)


The House of Love - The House of Love
Beatles and the Stones
The House of Love
The House of Love (1990)


Shemekia Copeland - Turn the Heat Up
Ghetto Child
Shemekia Copeland
Turn the Heat Up (1998)


Pas Chic Chic - Au contraire
Vous comprenez pourquoi
Pas Chic Chic
Au contraire (2008)


Linus Pauling Quartet - All Things Are Light
She Bad She Throwed
Linus Pauling Quartet
All Things Are Light (2007)


Hamell on Trial - Songs for Parents Who Enjoy Drugs
Inquiring Minds
Hamell on Trial
Songs for Parents Who Enjoy Drugs (2006)


The Easybeats - It's 2 Easy
I'll Make You Happy
The Easybeats
It's 2 Easy (1966)


bonus track:


Ruthie Foster - The Truth According to Ruthie Foster
Dues Paid In Full
Ruthie Foster
The Truth According to Ruthie Foster (2009)