Yearly Archives: 2002

Kissinger resigns as head of 9/11 commission

Facing questions about potential conflicts of interest, Henry Kissinger resigned Friday as chairman of the September 11 commission. President Bush named Kissinger to lead the 10-member commission last month, dropping his longstanding opposition to an independent probe of the events leading up to the September 11 terrorist attacks. In a letter to the president, Kissinger,… Read More: Kissinger resigns as head of 9/11 commission »

You are a suspect

Every purchase you make with a credit card, every magazine subscription you buy and medical prescription you fill, every Web site you visit and e-mail you send or receive, every academic grade you receive, every bank deposit you make, every trip you book and every event you attend: all these transactions and communications will go… Read More: You are a suspect »

The secret war

Moscow Times 1 Nov 2002: There will be more terrorist attacks against the American people and civilization at large. We know, as does the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Defense Secretary, that this statement is an incontrovertible fact, a matter of scientific certainty. And how can we so sure? Because these attacks will be instigated at… Read More: The secret war »

Is the Internet changing the face of politics forever?

I think the answer’s obvious, but for two examples see Tara Grubb and the following viral email I received: > —–Original Message—–> From: The Executive Committee Against Uppity Citizens> Sent: Monday November 03 7:37 AM> To: MoveOn.org> Subject: Please don’t vote. > Dear friend, > On behalf of Shell, Mobil, and Exxon; Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, > and… Read More: Is the Internet changing the face of politics forever? »