A Late Numero 29

A revised digest numero 29.

I was off in chess land on Sunday, so I forgot the ol digest. It was a bad Monday for me too, yet I did have some links that I wanted to share, so I am doing a special Tuesday edition :)

First Off: The Bloody International Affairs Section

Bush’s “Killing Fields” and the Real Lesson of Vietnam

The Khmer Rouge were helped by U.S. intervention says Gareth Porter.

The Outer Limits

The guy talked about in this piece is a very dangerous thinker.

American Fascism: Speaking of Lost Liberties

America, The Sexy Fascist State

“It’s truly a fascinating and convoluted issue, this surveillance thing, largely because it is, both morally and culturally, nearly impossible to nail down. Are cameras and wiretapping and secret GPS systems and Google Maps and so forth a huge invasion of privacy? Well, yes. Do citizens, by a surprising margin, still say they want more cameras anyway? Yes again. Is this creepy and odd and telling? Absolutely. Is it also somewhat understandable, given the public’s frustration with crime and our government’s general ineptitude, all undercut by a sad, ironic willingness to spend millions of tax dollars installing technology to watch for crime, as opposed to actually trying to solve the issues that cause those crimes in the first place? Bingo.”

The infamous Mark Morford does have a way with words. He makes me laugh lots.

Humor Me This and Humor Me That (I am Not Entirely Sure What I Meant by That)

Record Flight Delays

A Musical Treat

Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy

A delightful song put on for you by the infamous Queen.

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