World-News

David Bromwich, TomDispatch: 'Is it too soon to speak of the Bush-Obama presidency? The record shows impressive continuities between the two administrations, and nowhere more than in the policy of 'force projection' in the Arab world. With one war half-ended in Iraq, but another doubled in size and stretching across borders in Afghanistan; with an expanded program of drone killings and black-ops assassinations, the latter glorified in special ceremonies of thanksgiving (as they never were under Bush); with the number of prisoners at Guantanamo having decreased, but some now slated for permanent detention; with the repeated invocation of 'state secrets' to protect the government from charges of war crimes; with the Patriot Act renewed and its most dubious provisions left intact - the Bush-Obama presidency has sufficient self-coherence to be considered a historical entity with a life of its own.'

http://www.truth-out.org/symptoms-bush-obama-presidency-saved-and-sacked/1313686142



Army Reservist Told He's Barred From Re-Enlistment for Speaking to Truthout About Guantanamo

Jason Leopold, Truthout: 'The US Army has told a reservist who has spent half his life in the military that he is barred from re-enlisting, asserting he 'leaked' classified information to this reporter during an interview in which he spoke candidly about his experiences working as a guard at Guantanamo Bay eight years ago.'

http://www.truth-out.org/army-accuses-reservist-classified-information-truthout-guantanamo/1314206461

--------

National Outcry Builds Against Obama s Deportations
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/08/18-0

Occupation Nation?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/08/18

--------

Obama s new low

Independent Institute
by Anthony Gregory

08/18/11

Only a year or so ago, every failure was to be blamed on George W. Bush. For the first half a year in office, the president reminded us of the mess that his predecessor left. After that, he would simply point out that this mess was bigger than anyone seemed to realize. Now that isn t working so well, so his excuses are the happenings in the markets, global tensions, partisan bickering, unpredictable fluctuations in the economy, natural disasters - you know, all the stuff he was elected promising to have more capacity to command than the last guy.'

http://blog.independent.org/2011/08/18/obamas-new-low/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Obama
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Bush+legacy
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=occupa
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=state+secrets
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Patriot+Act
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=drone
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=assassin
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=black-ops
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=war+crimes
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Guantanamo
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=detention
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=deportation
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=David+Bromwich
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Kanya+D'Almeida
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Jake+Olzen
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Anthony+Gregory
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Jason+Leopold

-----