SODOM & GOMORRAH: Claiming that Russia seeks to “erode” the so-called peaceful order of Europe, US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter promises to defend allies. Europe, which has seen bombings and attacks in several major cities over the last few years, is experiencing what the United States terms a peaceful order that’s only possible because of the lack of Soviet … [Read more...]
CIA Live-Tweets Bin Laden Raid
SODOM & GOMORRAH: In a story fit for The Onion, the CIA decided to commemorate the five year anniversary of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden by live-tweeting the events as if they were happening today. On May 2, 2011 a raid by Navy SEALs took place on bin Laden’s residence in Abbottabad, Pakistan ultimately killing the leader who had been responsible for some of the … [Read more...]
Open Letter to Klint Finley
Mr. Finley, Thank you for the informative article on Neoreactionaries. This is indeed a rising political trend and something that would be of interest, even just to observe, by TechCrunch's readers. Unfortunately, I take some issue with the article, but these issues are not with you specifically. In particular, I am a bit bothered by calling Mr. Yarvin and others … [Read more...]
Droning On and On
SODOM & GOMORRAH: The problem with drones is that they impersonalize killing. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009. In a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, Holder mentioned that the United States used a drone to specifically target and kill Anwar al-Awlaki in 2001. … [Read more...]
NIRA New Deal
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Propaganda is interesting to look at, even (or especially) after the fact. This video made of Hollywood's support of NIRA, the New Deal, and Roosevelt's other economic policies is almost...fascistic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2zBU5XnEzs … [Read more...]