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Hugh Thompson, Jr., a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War who is credited with stopping the My Lai Massacre, was shunned for years by fellow soldiers, received death threats, and was once told by a congressman that he was the only American who should be punished over the massacre? [W] [1] past editions
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- 2009-01-05 :more:talk: Madoff Chasers Dug for Years, to No Avail § “Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was examined at least eight times in 16 years by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulators... [who] never came close to uncovering the alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme that investigators now believe began in the 1970s.” more...
- 2009-01-05 :more:talk: How the SEC Can Prevent More Madoffs § “...contrary to what some commentators have said, the Madoff affair doesn't prove that the SEC is a failed institution that must be shuttered. Nor does it show that all it needs is more money to do its job. Rather, this scandal underscores the need for a 21st century regulatory approach.” more...
- 2008-12-27 :more:talk: Kirchick: gays, cool your jets on Warren § commentary on Jamie Kirchick's article questioning the outrage over the Warren selection more...
- 2008-12-26 :more:talk: My Christmas 2008 § “On Christmas Eve, I found myself at the home of a lovely woman. I was having a wonderful time when this woman’s son’s girlfriend announced that she had voted for Proposition 8. "If they let two men marry, they might as well let three or four."” more...
- 2008-12-24 :more:talk: NATO Commanders Reluctant to Launch Anti-Drug Operations § NATO military commanders are reluctant to escalate the war on drugs in Afghanistan, concerned that it will make the situation worse. more...
- 2008-12-22 :more:talk: Madoff as Metaphor § “The puzzle is to explain the "cluster of errors" that appears at the beginning of a recession. How could so many have been so wrong about so much at the same time? The business cycle is a system-wide failure, not merely the mistaken judgment of a few.” more...
- 2008-12-12 :more:talk: Shocking video of Evangelical Christian missionaries embedded with American combat troops in Afghanistan § “...the missionaries were completely embedded and, thus, actually permitted to stay on U.S. military bases, travel with a public affairs unit, and accompany and film troops on patrols, all for the purpose of evangelizing Afghanis and producing a television show promoting the Christian religion.” more...
- 2008-12-10 :more:talk: More Than 650 International Scientists Dissent Over Man-Made Global Warming Claims § Another global warming denial hack-job patching together quotes from reputable scientists to apparently put the nail in the coffin of GW... more...
- 2008-12-10 :more:talk: Poznan: (Insincere) Praise for Marc Morano § “Morano, whose political bona fides include inventing the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth when he was working the hill for Rush Limbaugh, has been reduced to tagging along with the staff of Barbara Boxer...” more...
- 2008-12-04 :more:talk: Thowing Some Fodder Out for the Union Debate § “I worked for a company that fought an effort to unionize tooth and nail. It was bitter, it was ugly, and it wasn't honest. The Employee Free Choice Act would have kept them from plying their dirty tricks, while still enabling each side to advocate for its position.” more...
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