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Evening Briefing—7th July 2010
Posted: 7 July 2010 by Editors in Daily BriefingTags: Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan, anarchism, blowback, BP, brainpolice2, Bushehr, China, CIA, corporatism, Costa Rica, Cuba, drug war, economic crisis, economics, espionage, Federal Reserve, Gaza blockade, Germany, Glenn Greenwald, gold, Guantanamo Bay, Gulf oil spill, Henry Kissinger, imperialism, India, Iran, Israel, Kashmir, Manuel Noriega, marijuana, Marjorie Cohn, marketing, NATO, Netanyahu, Nigeria, Nixon Administration, Noah Shachtman, Obama, Obama Administration, oil, political prisoners, politics, pot, PSYOPS, public opinion, RAND Corporation, renminbi, Russia, Spencer Ackerman, Stefan Molyneux, Stephen Walt, Tony Hayward, torture, UAE, US, USD
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Study: Pot Prohibition Raises Cost Almost 1000%
Posted: 7 July 2010 by Little Alex in National NewsTags: AB 2254, black market, criminal justice, drug war, free market, gray market, libertarian, liberty, marijuana, pot, prisons, RAND Corporation, RCTC proposition, SB 1449, US, War on Drugs
The RAND Corporation estimates the legalization of marijuana would lower the untaxed price to $38/oz.
RAND to U.S.: Learn Lessons From Israel’s Massacres in Lebanon and Gaza
Posted: 27 April 2010 by Little Alex in Af-Pak War, International Affairs, Palestine-Israel, Political ScienceTags: Af-Pak War, Afghanistan, airstrikes, drones, fascism, Gaza Massacre, Goldstone Report, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, human rights, IDF, international law, Iraq War, Israel, Israel-Lebanon War, Kandahar Surge, Lebanon, libertarian, Middle East, Newspeak, night raids, Obama Administration, Palestine-Israel, Pentagon, RAND Corporation, terrorism, US, US Army, War, War on Terror, Zionism
The Beltway, quasi-government think-tank of warmongerers provides a sick glimpse into the craniums of how governments approach war.
Obama Passes on the ‘Four Options’ to Increase Troops in Afghanistan
Posted: 11 November 2009 by Editors in Af-Pak War, National News, Political ScienceTags: Af-Pak War, Afghan surge, Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, AntiWar radio, Central Asia, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, Dahr Jamail, fascism, Hamid Karzai, human rights, imperialism, international law, John Kerry, Jonathan Landay, Karl Eikenberry, Lew Rockwell, libertarian, liberty, Middle East, military recruiting, Newspeak, Obama, occupation, Pakistan, PTSD, Rachel Maddow, RAND Corporation, Richard Haass, Seymour Hersh, shell shock, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, terrorism, US, Veterns Day, War, War on Terror
The options on the table before the Obama Administration War Cabinet all involved escalating the occupation by as many as 80,000 troops. The president wants other options as he continues dithering.
Pentagon Papers II?
Posted: 2 March 2009 by Editors in Af-Pak War, International Affairs, Political ScienceTags: Afghanistan, Bremer, CENTCOM, Cheney, Christian, CIA, civilians, coalition, Dutch, Gates, George Bush, human rights, intelligence, international law, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Middle East, military, MP, Newspeak, Pakistan, Pentagon, Petraeus, RAND Corporation, Rumsfeld, Taliban, terrorism, UK, US, War
Wikileaks: Major RAND study with 300 interviews: Intelligence Operations and Metrics in Iraq and Afghanistan, Nov 2008. (more…)
