I understand the need for secrecy, but I find secrecy in conflict with the knowledge needed to run a democracy. Should nothing have been released concerning torture of current detainees (e.g. pictures from Abu Grab), there would be no political pressure to stop such actions. Clearly we disagree on… Read full post »

If we place words from the Bible on capital grounds, why use the Ten Commandments that appear only in the early chapters of human spiritual development?  Why not use the words of Jesus and others from the New Testament, words that challenge me to confront my fears, to step outside all… Read full post »

The editorial machinations, over the extravagant spending of the current administration, totally ignore the accounting scams foisted on the public, since the Johnson administration and gleefully adopted by all following Republican and Democrat administrations.  Payments into Social Security and… Read full post »

Three questions to think about concerning the government conspiracy theory of 911.

1. Why were standard hijacking intercept procedures not followed on 9/11?  (Four planes, one and one half hours, no intercepts.)

1. What
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Obama has declared amnesty for CIA agents involved in torture.  One can certainly understand this sentiment.  If we don’t allow covert agents amnesty from earlier actions approved by the Bush administration, we are not likely to find anyone willing to carry out administrative sanction… Read full post »

Intelligent Design answers all questions concerning the origin of species. God did it!  No further questions need result. Science stops dead in its tracks. Darwin's explanation promoted the search for something mechanistic, carrying genetic information from generation to generation. Watson and C… Read full post »

I’m sorry, but I have a very different take on this story.  Ever since McNamara admitted that the Gulf of Tonkin incident was a ruse to involve Americans in the Viet Nam War, I have been suspicious of what my government is doing secretly (i.e. in the interest of national security). … Read full post »