Since PTSD is a malady of a society (not just its warriors), this excellent article explains very
well how we can Heal the Warrior and Heal The Country.
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Some good food for thought as we start the week.
Tom Englelhart asks an important question this week in his excellent article "Is America Hooked On
War?"
And lest you think this is a jab at either major party, you'll find that Engelhart finds this
addiction started long before Bush and seems to have broad approval by both parties.
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When I think back on what I remember most about watching Soul Train as a child, it always comes
back to the line.
RERUN! Seriously, that's Fred Berry at 1:08
Face it, this show kicked American Bandstand's ass in every way.
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Had to repost because the link to the episode was broken.
At just over 25 minutes, this is one of the shortest episodes I've ever done. I didn't feel the
need to come up with three paragraphs worth of material about every song, but instead decided to
let it flow a little more naturally. I think it works pretty good.
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"How can one not speak of terrorism, how can one find a good use of the media - there is
none" - Umberto Eco.
As we recently prompted you, and we like a theme, all markets are functions of economic and
psychological mechanisms.
This would necessarily include Political Prediction Markets and, moreover, the hyperrealities that
they seek to efficiently price.
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Watching The Bear Market Roar In The Recession #1
FTSE below 5.5K; celebrating our short posns; the left way to trade; Northern Rock, Bear Stearns,
Who's Next? Withdraw your cash!
Watching The Bear Market Roar In The Recession #2
Steven Bell of GLC Hedge Fund: "... the worst financial crisis in the post-war period".
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This week, the US helps Turkey to bomb Kurds. Chemical Ali - death for killing 100K Kurds. The CoW
- 500K+ Iraqi civilian deaths. Den Haag?
© Football Is Fixed/Dietrological
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Steven Wells' latest missive in The Guardian seeks to connect America's war since the 1960s with
the war-like metaphors of America's version of football, which has become "America's game" in the
past few decades. Given that the Pentagon is packed with officers brought up on American football;
given that generations of American football coaches have bombarded [.
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A retort to the argument that: "Corrupt African leaders provide a big obstacle to African
development".
Sure there are some dreadful leaders in Africa but so there are in Asia and South/Central America
(often serving as client regimes of the US and/or business interests). Countries which have an
economic value to the First World, in a broad sense, are impacted upon in two ways.
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