MEDIA ROOTS — Despite the national economy still tenuously hanging on life support and many cities financially flatlining, police departments throughout the U.S. still creatively invest enormous amounts of money in futuristc, “non-lethal” crowd control weapons. As we arrive at a point in U.S. history when true democracy is fleeting and the 1% breed new ways of absolute control, the … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — Jonathan Turley, a professor of law at George Washington University Law School, discussed on C-SPAN his Washington Post article, “Are You Being Watched? It’s Your Fault,” “looking at the issues of surveillance and privacy and U.S. citizens’ loss of privacy protections,” as well as their own complicity in this crisis and related implications, such as the intergenerational … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – Upon returning home from his second tour in Afghanistan, Lt. Colonel Daniel L. Davis unloaded several truths that exposed continued deception by multiple senior military officials. The 17-year Army veteran describes, in an 84-page “open-source” report, an increasingly bleak reality for soldiers while chronicling specific episodes of personal gain from top military leaders. “No one expects our … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — Various official claims of military victory and success have been pronounced as the continuing occupation of Iraq by U.S. mercenaries festers and causes misery for Iraqis. Even after having allegedly withdrawn all U.S. troops from the country, the Pentagon wants another $3 billion of taxpayer money for its imperialistic adventures, despite the astronomical costs already incurred. MR … Read More
“The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” Article II, Section 4, U.S. Constitution MEDIA ROOTS – Those who feel there is something terribly wrong with the influence of the federal government today must not revert to placing … Read More
