Zuma's blog

wave upon wave

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:43:22 -0700

1973

by bill leahy
illustrated by john farwell

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i think bill was prescient.

of course this thing can be 'interpreted' broadly, but still, it's worth posting.

i think.

hello bill. my regards to you and yours.

More From Edmond: The Library

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:23:20 -0700

Edmond, Oklahoma reminds me of Coral Gables, Fl. The people are kindly, gentle and sweet. The ambience is one of old calm, clean prosperity, and sedate living for generations.

I work at the Edmond Public Library. I am the porter. Seven days a week.

Krazy Kollege Kids!

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:08:45 -0700

Hysteria about hysteria itself is on an alltime high, so what better balm is there than to go giddy berserk and terrorize the local neighborhood ladies exercising on an early morn? When things get downright silly, the silly get downright inspired.

Globalizers, Neocons, or...?

Mon, 19 May 2008 05:10:13 -0700

Tomgram: Mark Engler, How to Rule the World After Bush
posted May 18, 2008 5:33 pm

A mere eight months to go until George W. Bush and Dick Cheney leave office -- though, given the cast of characters, it could seem like a lifetime. Still, it's a reasonable moment to begin to look back over the last years -- and also toward the post-Bush era. What a crater we'll have to climb out of by then!

My last post, "Kiss American Security Goodbye," was meant to mark the beginning of what will, over the coming months, be a number of Bush legacy pieces at Tomdispatch. So consider that series officially inaugurated by Foreign Policy in Focus analyst Mark Engler, who has just authored a new book that couldn't be more relevant to our looming moment of transition: How to Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy.

The question Engler is curious to have answered is this: If Bush-style "imperial globalization" is rejected in January, what will American ruling elites try to turn to -- Clinton-style economic globalization? Certainly, as Engler points out, many in the business and financial communities are now rallying to the Democrats. After all, while John Edwards received the headlines this week for throwing his support behind Barack Obama, that presidential candidate also got the nod from three former Securities and Exchange Commission chairmen -- William Donaldson, David Ruder, and Clinton appointee Arthur Levitt Jr. The campaign promptly "released a joint statement by the former SEC chiefs, as well as former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, that praised Obama's 'positive leadership and judgment' on economic issues."

The United States, however, is a very different creature than it was in the confident years when these men rode high. Now, the world is looking at things much differently. Let Engler explain... Tom

Globalizers, Neocons, or...?
The World After Bush
By Mark Engler

Picture January 20, 2009, the day George W. Bush has to vacate the Oval Office.

E10 Gasohol Law In Oklahoma City

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:43:15 -0700

Starting July 1, 2008, gas stations in Oklahoma City will be required to post notice that they are or are not selling E10.

Patrons here are reported to have discovered two things from their unknowing purchase of E10 gasoline:
-Their mileage suffers enough to offset any price per gallon savings.
-It harms older engines, reportedly by quickly degrading materials such as rubbers and plastics.

Until July 1, I expect voluntary signage to pick up some, even if only by those retailers selling pure gasoline. As it is, I know of only one. -Which is where I'll be buying my gas, as I too distinctly noticed my mileage dropping greatly in the past 2-3 months... I haven't tanked up at that station but when I do (next fueling), I darn well had better see my mileage return to normal.

Managed Democracy And The Spector Of Inverted Totalitarianism

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:42:13 -0700

Book Review
Chalmers Johnson on Our 'Managed Democracy'

It is not news that the United States is in great trouble. The pre-emptive war it launched against Iraq more than five years ago was and is a mistake of monumental proportions—one that most Americans still fail to acknowledge. Instead they are arguing about whether we should push on to "victory" when even our own generals tell us that a military victory is today inconceivable. Our economy has been hollowed out by excessive military spending over many decades while our competitors have devoted themselves to investments in lucrative new industries that serve civilian needs. Our political system of checks and balances has been virtually destroyed by rampant cronyism and corruption in Washington, D.C., and by a two-term president who goes around crowing "I am the decider," a concept fundamentally hostile to our constitutional system. We have allowed our elections, the one nonnegotiable institution in a democracy, to be debased and hijacked—as was the 2000 presidential election in Florida—with scarcely any protest from the public or the self-proclaimed press guardians of the "Fourth Estate." We now engage in torture of defenseless prisoners although it defames and demoralizes our armed forces and intelligence agencies.

The Militarization of Mexican Society

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:11:24 -0700

A Primer on Plan Mexico
By LAURA CARLSEN
Counterpunch
May 8, 2008

On Oct. 22, 2007 President Bush announced the $1.4 billion dollar "Merida Initiative," security aid package to Mexico and Central America. The initiative has fatal flaws in its strategy; instead of leading to a stable binational relationship and peaceful border communities, its military approach will escalate drug-related violence and human rights abuses.

Mexico and the United States face a joint challenge in decreasing transnational organized crime and they must cooperate to strengthen the rule of law and stop illegal drug and arms trafficking over the border. This misguided policy will result in an inability to achieve its own goals and will waste taxpayers' money. It will also seriously undermine the U.S.-Mexico relationship and Mexican stability.

dang convoluted echostar story

Tue, 06 May 2008 21:13:00 -0700

rupert+murdoch+echostar+codes+hacked+rom

i get the feeling i'm going to have to read several accounts of this unfolding story before i really have a handle on it...

my least question is: how easy is it to burn a ROM anyway?

paper view

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:19:41 -0700

Go to Original

Blackwater Shooting Highlights a US, Iraq Culture Clash
By Borzou Daragahi and Raheem Salman
The Los Angeles Times

Sunday 04 May 2008

Relatives of those killed in September by US contractors are insulted by the compensation offers. In their justice system, an apology comes first.

Baghdad - He refused to take the Americans' blood money.

death by war

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:02:59 -0700

Report: Post-War Suicides May Exceed Combat Deaths
By: Steve Benen @ 5:30 AM - PDT

Bloomberg reported this week on yet another devastating and deadly aspect of the war in Iraq: the U.S. troops, burdened with post-traumatic stress, who commit suicide.

durango

Sun, 04 May 2008 01:54:10 -0700

i learned today i knew nothing about sam peckinpah, and that i badly want a copy of his director's cut of pat garrett and billy the kid.

Arms Race in Space

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:10:50 -0700

Arms Race in Space
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:31:40 -0500
By Marko Beljac - GNN

It's on. It's expensive. And it could destablize the world.

Revolution MoneyExchange

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:46:16 -0700

Revolution MoneyExchange
April 29th, 2008

UPDATE: ASTONISHING RESPONSE FROM CRYPTOGON READERS

Sixteen people have signed up for MoneyExchange accounts via Cryptogon in just over an hour!

— End Update —

I’m very happy to report that there is now a FREE alternative to PayPal available to U.S. bank account holders. Revolution MoneyExchange allows money transfers between members for free; no fees at all to make or receive electronic payments. Believe it or not (I didn’t at first), it’s true.

FBI wants to move hunt for criminals into Internet backbone

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:15:10 -0700

FBI wants to move hunt for criminals into Internet backbone
By Jon Stokes
April 24, 2008 - 09:35PM CT

FBI director Robert Mueller's testimony to the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday gave a tiny glimpse of the future of law enforcement online, and it raised some tough questions about the evolving line between public and private in a networked world.

fourth fleet reestablished

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:03:31 -0700

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11862

[Excerpts]

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced today the re-establishment of the U.S. Fourth Fleet and assigned Rear Adm. Joseph D. Kernan, currently serving as commander, Naval Special Warfare Command, as its new commander. Fourth Fleet will be responsible for U.S. Navy ships, aircraft and submarines operating in the Caribbean, and Central and South America.