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William Rivers Pitt | Selling the Shooting
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t r u t h o u t | Thursday, 17 January 2013
William Rivers Pitt | Selling the Shooting
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13967-selling-the-shooting
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: "For the gun-makers, it is about making the product they produce attractive enough to purchase over and over and over again. That is the only way they will be able to stay in business. Period, end of file."
Algerian Military Launches Raid to Rescue Hostages
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13991-algerian-military-launches-raid-to-rescue-hostages
Jeremy Fleishman, The Los Angeles Times: Yesterday's militant assault on a Western-run gas compound in Algeria is reportedly in retaliation for French military strikes against Islamist rebels seeking to overthrow the government in neighboring Mali.
How Did the Gates of Hell Open in Vietnam?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13990-how-did-the-gates-of-hell-open-in-vietnam
Jonathan Schell, TomDispatch: A new book by Nick Turse, Kill Anything That Moves, transforms our understanding of what the Vietnam War actually was.
Paul Krugman | A New Industrial Revolution: The Rise of Robots
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13993-a-new-industrial-revolution-the-rise-of-the-robots
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: Smart machines may make higher GDP possible, but they will also reduce the demand for people, including smart people.
Violence Is Deeply Rooted in American Culture: An Interview With Henry A. Giroux
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13982-violence-is-deeply-rooted-in-american-culture-interview-with-henry-a-giroux
C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout: In the aftermath of a public and tragic mass shooting, statistics alone do not explain the spectacle of mass violence in America.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Two GOP Congressmen Want to Impeach Obama Over Gun Reforms, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13995-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-two-gop-congressmen-want-to-impeach-obama-over-gun-reforms-and-more
In today's On the News segment: More than 300 private schools teaching creationism receive taxpayer dollars, and more.
Did Sheldon Adelson's Wife Use Drug Clinic to Fund GOP War Chest?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13911-adelsons-wife-used-drug-clinic-to-fund-gop-war-chests
Danny Weil, Truthout: How is it that the non-profit Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse Treatment and Research, specializing in sliding-scale fees and methadone treatment for opiate addiction, was the fourth-largest campaign contributor to rightwing PACs, political parties and outside spending groups in the US in 2012?
New Cuba: Beachhead for Economic Democracy Beyond Capitalism
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13918-the-new-cuba-a-beachhead-for-economic-democracy-we-should-support
Keith Harrington, Truthout: The Cuban government's attempts to foster new worker-owned cooperatives suggest that a shift away from a state-dominated command economy does not have to follow a capitalist model.
Human Rights Watch, US Reject Report That Syria Used Chemical Weapons
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13970-human-rights-watch-us-reject-report-that-syria-used-chemical-weapons
David Enders, McClatchy Newspapers: In the past, outside groups have documented the Syrian government's use of other types of weapons that have been confused with chemical weapons.
Behind the NRA's Money: Gun Lobby Deepens Financial Ties to $12 Billion Firearms Industry
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13992-behind-the-nras-money-gun-lobby-deepens-financial-ties-to-$12-billion-firearms-industry
Nermeen Shaikh and Amy Goodman, Democracy NOW!: A new investigation finds the National Rifle Association has come to rely on the support of $12 billion a year from firearms and ammunition manufacturers and sellers.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Gets Impunity, While DOJ Puts "Small Fry" Check Cashing Manager in Prison for Five Years
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: When it comes to prosecutions, the Department of Justice continues to show a pattern of DC Omerta for the made men of Wall Street and politics.
Read the BuzzFlash Commentary
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17755-jpmorgan-chase-s-jamie-dimon-gets-impunity-while-doj-puts-man-in-prison-for-five-years-for-lesser-crime
What the Aaron Swartz Tragedy Means to His Generation
http://www.forbes.com/sites/singularity/2013/01/16/what-the-aaron-swartz-tragedy-means-to-people-of-his-generation/
Read the Article at Forbes
Republicans Worry They'll Lose House if They Botch Debt Talks
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/277655-republicans-worry-house-majority-in-danger-if-gop-botches-fiscal-talks
Read the Article at The Hill
House Democrats Revive Health Care Public Option to Reduce Deficit
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/01/democrats-revive-public-option.php
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
The Empowerment Project
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17753-the-empowerment-project
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
WikiLeaks: Bradley Manning's Motives Are No Defense, Judge Rules
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/9807579/WikiLeaks-Bradley-Mannings-motives-are-no-defence-judge-rules.html
Read the Article at The Telegraph UK
The Citadel: A Gunner's Paradise in Northern Idaho
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17754-the-citadel-a-gunner-s-paradise-in-northern-idaho
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
Whole Foods CEO: Obamacare "More Like Fascism" than Socialism
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/16/1179535/-Whole-Foods-CEO-Obamacare-more-like-fascism-than-socialism
Read the Article at Daily Kos
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> "For the gun-makers, it is about making the product they produce attractive enough to purchase over and over and over again. That is the only way they will be able to stay in business. Period, end of file."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Jeremy Fleishman, The Los Angeles Times:</strong> Yesterday’s militant assault on a Western-run gas compound in Algeria is reportedly in retaliation for French military strikes against Islamist rebels seeking to overthrow the government in neighboring Mali.</p>
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