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POLITICAL VIOLENCE | The politics of assassination: An initial thought
Throughout the early postwar era and emphatically during the 1960s, the politics of assassination came into play. By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | December 18, 2021 I’m writing this on the morning of December 4, 2021, the … Continue reading
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Assassination by technology: The context of America’s drone killings
Brandon Bryant, who spent six years as a drone sensor operator, has stepped forward out of guilt and concern about the killing of American citizens. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 18, 2014 This past week, … Continue reading
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Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Dirty Wars’ and Bush-Obama Foreign Policy
Yemini writer Farea al-Muslimi testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Screen grab from Democracy Now!. Dirty Wars: The terror of Bush-Obama era foreign policy While some Bush policies may have been changed, the Obama administration has found new ways to … Continue reading
Jim Turpin : Is the Imperial Presidency the ‘New Normal’? / 2
Photo by Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images./ Foreign Policy. The ‘new normal’? The Imperial Presidency / 2 “You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?” — Talking Heads (“Once in a Lifetime”) By Jim Turpin | … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : Drone Assassinations and Our Misguided Foreign Policy
Political cartoon from AFP / Getty Images.Drone assassinations:The latest misguided U.S. foreign policy The American belief in technology as our savior, even in carrying out assassinations, knows no bounds. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 11, … Continue reading
Paul Krassner : Behind the ‘Twinkie Defense’
The smoking Twinkie? Image from candidaabrahamson.Guilty pleasure:Behind the ‘Twinkie Defense’ The psychiatrist testified that, on the night before the murders, White ‘just sat there in front of the TV set, binging on Twinkies.’ By Paul Krassner | The Rag Blog … Continue reading