Noriega Returns to Panama

December 11, 2011 by Leave a comment

According to this report by The New York Times, the United States invaded Panama because it wasn’t preventing cocaine from reaching the U.S. No suggestion of other motives, or follow-up on why the steady supply of drugs appears to have continued in the ensuing decades. Even (especially?) in retrospect, the arrest of Manuel Noriega does emphasize how outwardly arbitrary is the use of U.S. military force.

Manuel Noriega Back in Panama for More Prison Time – NYTimes.com

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Crackdown on Domestic Dissent, Part 4

December 11, 2011 by 1 Comment

Whether you support their methods or not, Occupy Wall Street is doing a pretty good job highlighting how limited the right to political assembly is in the United States.

S.F. police arrest 55 clearing Occupy camp

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Baldwin’s Back (but did he ever leave?)

December 11, 2011 by Leave a comment

The article regarding Alec Baldwin’s guest appearance during yesterday’s Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live is titled “Alec Baldwin spoofs himself on SNL” but the accompanying video clip doesn’t really show much self-mockery. It has Baldwin mocking American Airlines first and the whole situation of him getting thrown off the airplane earlier this week second. Self-mockery comes a distant third, perhaps in the form of the asides where Seth Meyers asks Baldwin if this is the best way to handle matters, but Baldwin is clearly using his legendary comic timing and charm to deflate the bad publicity, not his own ego.

USA Today: Alec Baldwin spoofs himself on ‘SNL’

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