http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:15:29 -0700 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:12:09 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Peter-Galbraith--A-Washington-mandarin-falls-from-grace?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner So the New York Times reveals on their front page today that a ranking member of our Beltway Oligarchy, one Peter Galbraith (son of John Kenneth Galbraith and another sign of the dynastic nepotism that DC is rife with), stands to collect over a 10... Peter Galbraith Kurdistan Iraq oil Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:12:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Peter-Galbraith--A-Washington-mandarin-falls-from-grace?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d3-McClatchy-takes-on-Goldman-Sachs?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner The McClatchy Company is, once again, proving itself to be about the only mainstream large-ish media company in the United States that is worth reading. In an extraordinary series of stories on Goldman Sachs McClatchy, whose motto is "truth t... McClatchy Goldman Sachs Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:29:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d3-McClatchy-takes-on-Goldman-Sachs?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Obama-congratulates-Karzai-on-his-reelection?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner So the freedom loving president of the freedom loving USA called a long time Washington sock puppet installed under force of US arms to actually extend his congratulations on his "re-election". Are we to be spared nothing?  Karz... Obama karzai Kerry Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:07:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Obama-congratulates-Karzai-on-his-reelection?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Kook-Watch--Obama-vaccines-GITMO-and-the-bottomless-well-of-right-wing-hysterical-pettiness?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner Last night a story briefly appeared on CNN about how prisoners at GITMO will be getting H1N1 flu shots and how this was sure to be "controversial" because some Americans are finding it difficult to get the vaccine. This story was bogus f... Kook Watch Obama Vaccines Reich Win GITMO Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:45:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Kook-Watch--Obama-vaccines-GITMO-and-the-bottomless-well-of-right-wing-hysterical-pettiness?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Hillary-Clinton-in-Pakistan-and-what-passes-for-diplomacy-in-Washington?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner If the Chinese military were regularly (and quite illegally) killing whole batches of American men, women, and children with drones piloted by desk jockeys in "The Peoples' Army" thousands of miles away in Beijing while, at the same ... Pakistan Hillary Clinton Diplomacy Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:36:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Hillary-Clinton-in-Pakistan-and-what-passes-for-diplomacy-in-Washington?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m10d25-The-New-York-Times-on-Iranian-injustice-A-frightening-disconnect-from-reality?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner When I read editorials like this I have to ask myself what can explain such flights from reality?  Ignorance? Deliberate dishonesty?  Or is it the one malicious binding belief of our Beltway elite: American Exceptionalism? In th... Iran Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:39:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m10d25-The-New-York-Times-on-Iranian-injustice-A-frightening-disconnect-from-reality?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m10d23-White-House-hypocrisy-on-the-imprisonment-of-an-American-in-Iran?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner On Tuesday an Iranian court convicted Kian Tajbakhsh, an Iranian America scholar, of acting against the national security of Iran during the protests of the Iranian presidential election in August.  He was given a 12 year prison sentence. ... Torture Iran Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:33:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m10d23-White-House-hypocrisy-on-the-imprisonment-of-an-American-in-Iran?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Wall-Street-Journal-calls-for-criminal-investigations-of-ACORN?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner The Wall Street Journal, which opposed criminal investigations or even congressional inquiries into things like . . .  oh . . .   torturing people to death, illegal wiretapping, and massive corruption among military contractors is call... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:35:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Wall-Street-Journal-calls-for-criminal-investigations-of-ACORN?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m9d17-There-is-no-real-opposition-to-Obama?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner This week President Obama had a man murdered.  He put a hit on a man merely suspected of being involved with "Al Qaeda" and of participating in several terrorist acts.  This is now a routine power of the American Presidency- havin... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:58:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m9d17-There-is-no-real-opposition-to-Obama?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Kook-Watch--GOP-scores-a-victory-over-ACORN?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner  Give a hand to the GOP for finally winning one!  They got ACORN!  They nailed them good! Who and what is ACORN?  Well, if you are not a Fox News watching minion or a kook you wouldn't know so don't feel to bad.ACORN is some ... Kook Watch Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:24:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Kook-Watch--GOP-scores-a-victory-over-ACORN?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Reporting-on-Iran-by-the-numbers?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner Imagine the mayor of your city or town calls a live press conference to announce a costly program to exterminate all the sewer crocodiles that live in the cities sewer system as per that old urban legend.  With budgets running very tight in this... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:26:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Reporting-on-Iran-by-the-numbers?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Washingtons-meaningless-debate-on-terror-trials?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner 9/11 "Mastermind" suspect, Khalid Sheik MohammedThe Miami Herald had a story yesterday on the debate within the White House and in Congress on whether or not the 9/11 "masterminds" held in Guantanamo Bay should be tried in civili... Torture Terror Trials Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:25:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Washingtons-meaningless-debate-on-terror-trials?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Defense-Secretary-Gates--Killing-Civilians-is-a-strategic-problem?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner Defense Secretary: Robert Gates One of the nation's highest officials reached a stunning conclusion yesterday that merited it's own AP news wire release.  It seems our Defense Secretary believes that the killing of civilians in places like... Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:19:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Defense-Secretary-Gates--Killing-Civilians-is-a-strategic-problem?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m6d8-Does-the-Massachusetts-GOP-hate-Massachusetts?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner  Is it any wonder why the Massachusetts GOP is the complete non entity is has been for years when some of the very few elected officials it has actually managed to keep in office do things like try to eliminate the local patriotic holidays- Bunk... Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:27:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m6d8-Does-the-Massachusetts-GOP-hate-Massachusetts?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m6d5-The-ever-changing-story--Anatomy-of-a-typical-US-military-propaganda-campaign?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner One month later, after the bombings of a village in western Afghanistan that killed up wards of 150 civilians, we now get this half assed admission of culpability on the part of the US military. The US military is now saying that "errors" ... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:56:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m6d5-The-ever-changing-story--Anatomy-of-a-typical-US-military-propaganda-campaign?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Gold-silver-and-the-death-of-the-dollar?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner 1 Trillion in 100 dollar bills (left hand side is a man) A couple of months back I wrote about investing in gold and silver to "save your savings".  Well, actually- when you buy gold and silver you are not really "investing&... Gold Silver Fri, 22 May 2009 08:04:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Gold-silver-and-the-death-of-the-dollar?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m5d15-The-American-accountability-gap?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner Afghan bombing victim.Last week a trolley accident in Boston caused the injury of nearly 50 people.  The operator of the Trolley had been texting a message on his cell phone when the accident occurred.  Naturally this touched off a "de... Afghanistan Farah bombing Fri, 15 May 2009 17:21:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m5d15-The-American-accountability-gap?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Dick-Cheney-to-be-interviewed-by-Neil-Cavuto-on-Fox-News-later-today?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner Neil Cavuto of Fox "News" will be lobbing soft ball questions at Dick Cheney at 4:00PM EST today.  Cheney is feeling a bit of heat lately over his illegal and immoral torture program though there is no chance he will be prosecuted over... Torture Dick Cheney Fox News Binyam Mohamed Cheney Fox News. Tue, 12 May 2009 12:11:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Dick-Cheney-to-be-interviewed-by-Neil-Cavuto-on-Fox-News-later-today?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m5d12-More-lies-about-al-Qaeda-to-justify-troop-presence-in-Iraq?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner  Last month I wrote about how our semi-controlled media was beginning to cultivate a new Beltway "conventional wisdom" on Iraq that would serve as an excuse to kick the can for troop withdrawal down the road for at least another two ye... Al Qaeda propaganda Tue, 12 May 2009 09:14:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m5d12-More-lies-about-al-Qaeda-to-justify-troop-presence-in-Iraq?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m5d7-The-AfPak-War--War-for-wars-sake?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner Obama with Afghan "leader" Hamid Karzai So after brow beating Pakistan's civilian government for weeks to scuttle their peace plans with the "Taliban" in the Buner border region, the Pakistan military has lurched into the ar... Af-Pak War Afghanistan Pakistan Hamid Karzai Wed, 06 May 2009 22:01:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m5d7-The-AfPak-War--War-for-wars-sake?cid=exrss-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner