Tag Archives: politics

The Phantom World Order

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

To set the record straight, I’m not prone to conspiracy theories.  President Obama was born in Hawaii, the US government does not have a secret stash of extraterrestrial corpses, Elvis is dead, and Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK all by … Continue reading →

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For Neda

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

HBO’s documentary about Neda Agha-Soltan is available on YouTube. Last year her murder at the hands of a sniper was witnessed by millions around the world. My post from last summer: The Women of Iran. © 2010, Fred Bubbers. All … Continue reading →

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The Sea Around Us

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

Although BP has said that all is going as planned with operation “Top Kill,” nothing will be conclusively known about its success until sometime Sunday.    While most articles about this environmental catastrophe refer to this as a spill, that word … Continue reading →

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Prophets of the Airwaves, Mad and Otherwise

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

In the 1976 movie Network, evening news anchor Howard Beale,  portrayed by Peter Finch, has a psychotic breakdown and declares that  he will blow his brains out on the air next Tuesday.  Beale had earlier been informed that because of … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Worst Things about the Bush Decade

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

From Juan Cole’s Top Ten Worst Things about the Bush Decade; Or, the Rise of the New Oligarchs : The new lords and ladies are the Dick and Liz Cheneys and the people for whom they shill. They are the … Continue reading →

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