Based on Wikipedia…Andre Bazin began writing about film in 1943 and was a co-founder of the renowned film magazine Cahiers du cinéma in 1951, along with Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca. Bazin was a major force in post-World War II film studies and criticism. The long-held view of Bazin’s critical system, is that he argued for films that depicted […]
31 special forces soldiers killed by Taliban in Afghanistan
Some 31 U.S. special operation troops and seven Afghan commandos, were killed when Taliban insurgents shot the helicopter down in Afghanistan in 2011 in what was the largest single death of US troops in the history of Operation Enduring Freedom. In that incident the Taliban claimed responsibility for the downing of the helicopter with rocket […]
“It is time to wake up and fix the Patriot Act, and if it is not fixed, then we get rid of it. It is that simple”, said Rep. Gohmert
On May 19, Rep. Gohmert of Texas asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives regarding aspects of the Patriot Act. What follows is a copy of his entire speech (unedited): “Mr. Speaker, tonight I wanted to discuss issues regarding the PATRIOT Act. As I understand it, we will […]
Lack of “real competition and accountability” in the weapons procurement process within the defense industry causing hundreds of billions in waste
On May 5, 2014 Senator John McCain of Arizona asked for and was granted permission to address the United States Senate regarding the lack of real competition and accountability in the military in regard to contracts. Here is some of what he said in this regard: “I will briefly discuss two critical aspects of how […]
We Will Always Be!
Before you book anything “Brazil” this summer: Read and digest and internalize the following report and realize that any visitor to the “games” will contribute to the ongoing genocide and ecocide in Brazil. – – pls distribute wide and far. Nothing Expected from Government, but “We Will Always Be!” – Report from the Lands of […]
AMANDA KNOX and RAFFAELE SOLLECITO: AMERICA’S HYPOCRISY?
From Amanda’s blog (http://www.amandaknox.com/2014/02/02/1216/), February 2nd, 2014:
“It’s hard to even know what I’m up against, what could be motivating this verdict that’s so clearly wrong and unfounded.”
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