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CIA Interrogation Tape-False Flag Alert!

December 11, 2007December 11, 2007 John ABC News, CIA, Enhanced Interrogation, False Flag, torture, Waterboarding

I sincerely hope that no one is falling for this “false flag” (I believe it’s called in intelligence parlance) of the CIA Agent suddenly coming forward to condemn waterboarding as torture, but then saying it saved thousand of lives when used to interrogate Abu Zubaydah. It is just too convenient that this “former” agent, John Kiriakou, suddenly gets permission to come forward and openly discuss this operation on the national news circuit. Does anyone still fall for this shit from this Administration? Kiriakou says he thinks there should be a national debate about torture. BULLSHIT. There should be no discussion about torture. What has become of the values of this Republic and we as a people when we have to have a debate about torture?

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Hunger In America

December 10, 2007 John Appalachia, Christian Science Monitor, food insecure, Hunger

I came across an article at the Christian Science Monitor on-line today about hunger in America. I spent some evenings working in the homeless shelter in Winston-Salem some years ago, and have, as a result of that experience, developed some perspective on the problems of poverty and homelessness in America. I wish I had some solutions, but I don’t…just a sense of what the world is really like.

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Late Heading Home

December 7, 2007December 10, 2007 John Dulles Airport, Reston, Snow, Travel, United, Virginia, Weather

I’ve been in Reston, VA since Tuesday. I flew up for a series of work related meetings at my company’s headquarters. Now I’m trying to get home. Due to some slightly bad weather, things are running about ninety minutes behind (so far). I’m hoping it doesn’t get any worse.

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Thanksgiving Summary

December 2, 2007 John Blowing Rock, Boone, North Carolina, thanksgiving

I know it’s a bit late, but I thought I’d write an update from our Thanksgiving trip to North Carolina.

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News for The Week of Nov. 30, 2007

December 1, 2007 John Dr. Robert Cade, Gatorade, I-4, Marijuana, Mausoleum, Pot, Tongue

Lots of weirdness this week with a guy’s girlfriend biting off his tongue, and a couple of cops getting run over by another police car during a chase. And probably the big story was a roadside cleanup crew finding 60 lbs. of pot on the side of I-4.