From REUTERS: A nearly three-year-long investigation by Senate Intelligence Committee Democrats is expected to find there is little evidence the harsh “enhanced interrogation techniques” the CIA used on high-value prisoners produced counter-terrorism breakthroughs.
Month: April 2012
Report: Anti-psychotics wrongly prescribed in nursing homes
USA TODAY: Many nursing homes are typically using anti-psychotic drugs in residents who display agitation and combative behavior, but who should not be administered the powerful sedatives, a Boston Globe report based on government data has found. The Globe based an investigation on data received 19 months after it filed a Freedom of Information Act […]
LETTER: Judicial Corruption Alive and Well in Pennsylvania
For the last 22 years I have been basically screaming from the rooftops that Judicial Corruption is not only real but also prevalent in the Pennsylvania’s Courts. Until a person is thrust into the Court System, one has no basis to conclude the courts are anything but fair and honest. That is exactly how I felt until I experienced my own rude awakening back in the 1990’s.
A Politically Incorrect Study; Challenging a President
EDITOR: The following article is from a retired surgeon who has interviewed several thousand Californian applicants for permission to use medical marijuana. When I realized, relatively early in the course of screening Cannabis applicants in 2001, that all were chronic users to one degree or another, I saw the examinations required by Proposition 215 as an […]
Ehud Olmert, Former Israel Prime Minister, Against Iran Strike
From the HUFFINGTON POST: …”There is no reason at this time not to talk about a military effort,” he said, “but definitely not to initiate an Israeli military strike.” Israel and the West suspect Iran is aiming to obtain nuclear weapons. Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
The Trust Molecule
WALL STREET JOURNAL…Since 2001, my colleagues and I have conducted a number of experiments showing that when someone’s level of oxytocin goes up, he or she responds more generously and caringly, even with complete strangers. As a benchmark for measuring behavior, we relied on the willingness of our subjects to share real money with others […]
LANCASTER SUNDAY NEWS
News article “State says county must reveal hotel tax collection” reports: Sunday News Editor Marv Adams said, “We are pleased with the ruling by the state Office of Open Records. I hope the county doesn’t try to delay again what we have seen from the beginning as information that the public has a right to […]
Jimmy Kimmel Addresses Marijuana Legalization At White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2012
HUFFINGTON POST: …”I would like everyone in this room to raise your hand if you’ve never smoked pot,” Kimmel said. Few hands went up. Noting the crowd’s reaction, Kimmel addressed President Barack Obama directly. “Marijuana is something that real people care about,” Kimmel said… (more)
Paul Krugman: Ben Bernanke Has ‘Been Assimilated By The Borg’
HUFFINGTON NEWS: …“I think what’s happened to Bernanke, as they say, he’s been assimilated by the Borg,” he said. “He’s become more concerned, probably unconsciously, with defending the Fed’s institutional safety, because it’s the apostle of price stability, than with doing whatever he can to get this economy moving. Which if he’d listened to Professor […]
Drug testing of state employees: Federal judge says no to Florida
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s attempt to force drug testing on state workers has been blocked by a federal judge, the latest development in a case seen as a bellwether for similar efforts involving employees and those receiving social service or welfare benefits. On Thursday, Federal District Judge Ursula Ungaro ruled that Scott’s […]
Remarks by Former Official Fuel Israeli Discord on Iran
From the NEW YORK TIMES: The recently retired chief of Israel’s internal security agency accused the government of “misleading the public” about the likely effectiveness of an aerial strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, ratcheting up the criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak from the country’s security establishment.
A valuable window into the world post 2025
America and the Crisis of Global Power.” He then proceeds, at times superficially, to discuss the causes of the decline of America and Europe.
Romney’s Advice To Students: Borrow Money From Your Parents
THINK PROGRESS: Mitt Romney’s latest business advice might not be the most effective way to win over young voters. At a talk Friday at Ohio’s Otterbein University, the presidential candidate offered his expertise to a room of students, telling them that if they want to start a business or pay for their education, they should […]
Officials: Core Al-Qaida ‘Essentially Gone’
NEWSMAX: U.S. intelligence officials say almost a year after the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida is essentially gone, but its affiliates still present a threat to the U.S. homeland. One official says core al-Qaida’s new leader Ayman al-Zawahri still aspires to hit the United States, but the threat of a sophisticated, […]