Another check on the collective amnesia of the public, and how it is exploited by whoever is in power, from the Institute for Public Accuracy:
Are Obama and Clinton Being Honest About How Afghan War Began?
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RAHUL MAHAJAN: … It’s not clear how well President Obama and his advisers know this history, although it was all documented [...]
The Washington Post reports that Partnership for Civil Justice has filed a FOIA request on the Federally-backed “Safe Streets task force” that is operating in DC, and which is implicated in allegations of an unjust shooting of a suspect they were pursuing this past week.
“The residents in the District have a right to know [...]
This past Sunday morning brought the news of Jack Kemp’s passing, and my one interaction with him came to mind. Kemp was part of an event I covered while stringing for Pacifica’s Peace Watch, and what I understood about the nature of his military service made him subject to inclusion under a broad question I [...]