Daily Archives: May 13, 2010

America’s failed drug war

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Featheriver

According to the Associated Press the United States has spent $1 trillion dollars in the past 40 years in its war on drugs. The Obama administration has increased spending on interdiction and law enforcement to record levels both in dollars … Continue reading →

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Deregulation of Oil Drilling

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Featheriver

From a number of perspectives the governmental approach of deregulation of industries doesn’t work. The oil industry is supposed to be regulated by Minerals Management Service (MMS). Last Wednesday a Coast Guard Captain asked a regional supervisor, federal regulator: It’s … Continue reading →

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US executing detainees in Afghanistan?

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Featheriver

Seymour Hersh, an investigative journalist, says that US forces in Afghanistan are carrying out “battlefield executions” of prisoners. Hersh is the same journalist that broke the Abu Ghraib abuse story in 2004. Hersh says five or six people have told … Continue reading →

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