Wirearchy

Today (fig.) the USA is threatening Iran, calling it one axis of evil and ginning up an imaginary threat, whilst Iran consistently maintains they have no intentions of making nuclear bombs and are interested in the peaceful evolution of the planet.
Here, below, is some contextual history, thanks to RoseMarie in the comments section of Wealth [...]

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I’m on a flight to Montreal, heading to a one-day roundtable conference for the 10 provincial ministers of culture and the one federal minister of culture (and their policy advisers, etc.) at which they will be discussing issues emerging from the increasingly digitally produced and distributed environment in which we all now live, work and [...]

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.. except perhaps macho white males who want to control.
Here’s a moment of puerile humour for you:

An old Indian Chief sat in his hut on the reservation, smoking a ceremonial pipe and eyeing two U.S.government officials sent to interview him. "Chief Two Eagles," asked one official, "You have observed the white man for 90 years. [...]

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They’ll never monetize this goofy service.

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In a Firedoglake post titled Game On that starts out "The New York Times has called out the neocons.", it is suggested that generally the mainstream media has begun doing its job again … ramping up what some call "the mighty Wurlitzer" so as to scare the average American into understanding just how evil Iran [...]

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Dorothy’s finally starting to get through to the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion.

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Wait, Aren’t You Scared ?
I am just not going to wet my pants every time some guys get arrested in a terror plot. I will do my best to stay informed. I will support the necessary law enforcement agencies. I will take whatever reasonable precautions seem, um, reasonable. But I will not be terrorized. [...]

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What’s that conventional wisdom ?

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… and everybody told you so.
Much brouhaha tonight on CNN News about Lamont and his "blogger friends" (said with an audible curl of the lip), and some reporting on how they have claimed another big scalp, along with some stagedly-sage mutterings about how there’s a new tidal wave of people power in politics due to [...]

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