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54 words by attila written on 2013-03-11, last edit: 2013-03-11, tags: hacking, pigs, rights, system
An open letter from bunnie author of Hacking the Xbox: | No Starch Press.
Well-written criticism of the US Justice system posed as an open letter where the author coincidentally states he and his publisher are making the electronic version of his book on hacking xboxes freely ... read more
17 words by attila written on 2012-10-08, last edit: 2012-10-08, tags: civ, empire, pigs, wot
Civilisation and savagery at war - Opinion - Al Jazeera English.
Yes exactly. The Palestinians are the new Indians. ... read more
24 words by attila written on 2012-11-21, last edit: 2012-11-21, tags: gaza, pigs, rights
Dershowitz versus Gaza - Opinion - Al Jazeera English.
Good piece a handy collection of outrages and references. Dershowitz has always been a true blue pig. ... read more
104 words by attila written on 2013-07-11, last edit: 2013-07-11, tags: democracy, egypt, empire, pigs
Exclusive: US bankrolled anti-Morsi activists - Features - Al Jazeera English.
I've almost given up on AlJaz. The stories on their web site are generally shallow and devoid of any insights or even raw facts that can't be gotten anywhere else. They are too video-oriented. Most of the columnists that they carry are just self-promoting hucksters and clueless foils. Nonetheless this is a good piece with some actual writing and facts behind it. It lays out the ridiculous and self-contradictory meddling that the USSA has been engaging in in Egypt during the whole Morsi-coup-redux debacle. Lots of pointers. ... read more
42 words by attila written on 2013-06-10, last edit: 2013-06-10, tags: mexico, pigs, system, zapata
Exporting pacification to Mexico - Opinion - Al Jazeera English.
Well-written piece about the exportation of Israeli "pacification" expertise and technology to Mexico for use against the Zapatistas in Chiapas.
No that's not a conspiracy theory just a mutually beneficial business proposition. ... read more
58 words by attila written on 2013-08-26, last edit: 2013-08-26, tags: hacking, open-source, pigs, privacy, ratd, system
Hacktivists Want to Free the Net by Building a New One From Scratch | Motherboard.
See also: ... read more
49 words by attila written on 2012-11-05, last edit: 2012-11-05, tags: banks, capitalism, drugs, empire, mexico, pigs, wod, zh
How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs | World news | The Observer.
This is not news and the article is not recent but I don't have a pointer to a source on this anywhere and this is as good as any. ... read more
36 words by attila written on 2013-02-25, last edit: 2013-02-25, tags: palestine, pigs, system
How Israel legitimises torturing Palestinians to death - Opinion - Al Jazeera English.
Thank you Ms. Silver for writing this brief factual pointed piece that sums up the situation plainly. This is what journalists are supposed to do. ... read more
46 words by attila written on 2012-11-05, last edit: 2012-11-05, tags: afghan, gender, pigs, system, taliban, wve
Lessons from the al-Qaeda chronicles: Romney and the attack on women - Opinion - Al Jazeera English.
Tarak Barkawi once again proves he is a curmudgeon worthy of respect by screaming his head off and beating a drum while riding around on yet another obvious invisible elephant. ... read more
90 words by attila written on 2012-12-03, last edit: 2012-12-03, tags: hamas, palestine, pigs, rights, system, un
Mahmoud Abbas' real "accomplishment" was not the UN vote on Palestine - Opinion - Al Jazeera English.
This guy is plenty angry and I don't blame him. He writes well and although I generally find writers that constantly refer to their own ... read more
25 words by attila written on 2013-06-16, last edit: 2013-06-21, tags: food, latin, mcd, pigs
McDonald's closing all restaurants in Bolivia as nation rejects fast food.
McDonald's is giving up in Bolivia after a decade of steady losses. ... read more
264 words by attila written on 2013-06-21, last edit: 2013-06-21, tags: mcd, pigs, system
McLibel leaflet was co-written by undercover police officer Bob Lambert | UK news | The Guardian.
The UK.pigs placed an undercover operative in an anti-McD activism group who ended up rising in their ranks and wrote an anti-McD leaflet that sparked a multi-million dollar legal action against the ... read more
64 words by attila written on 2013-08-26, last edit: 2013-08-26, tags: media, metanews, oil, pigs, syria, wmd
Media Lens - 'A Political Ploy'? The Guardian Editors Swallow US Claims On Syrian WMD.
I was really struck by the Guardian's tone through this whole Syrian "gas attack" stuff and apparently it wasn't just me being paranoid... I dunno something kind of stinks especially as it seems ... read more
94 words by attila written on 2013-01-24, last edit: 2013-01-30, tags: agro, capitalism, corp, ip, patents, pigs, system
Monsanto versus the people - Opinion - Al Jazeera English.
This author has been hammering on Monsanto consistently. She does a good job of pointing at sources and staying factual. It is difficult not to sound like like an hysterical conspiracy theorist when writing ... read more
70 words by attila written on 2013-07-09, last edit: 2013-07-09, tags: pigs, privacy
Motorola Is Listening - Projects - Beneath the Waves.
Yet another detailed look at the mechanisms and technologies available to J. R. Oinkster for violating the privacy of pretty much anyone - for the noblest of purposes I'm sure. In this case it's some cute ... read more
138 words by attila written on 2013-04-17, last edit: 2013-04-17, tags: asia, empire, korea, nuke, pacific, pigs, usa, wot
Nuclear Orientalism - Opinion - Al Jazeera English.
It's been a while since I've seen anything from Tarak Barkawi... was starting to wonder. This piece is as usual excellent obvious and futile sprinkled liberally with historical facts and observations on ... read more
51 words by attila written on 2013-03-25, last edit: 2013-03-25, tags: crime, pigs, statistics, system
NYPD report confirms manipulation of crime stats | Reuters.
You mean you could use computers to fudge the numbers? NOWAY I thought computers LOVED and REVERED numbers like WE love JESUS Isn't THAT why the Cylons were defeated?
... I KNEW I shouldn't have trusted that history teacher from Texas... ... read more
29 words by attila written on 2012-07-18, last edit: 2012-07-18, tags: empire, pigs, system
Profit and security at the London Olympics - Opinion - Al Jazeera English.
This guy frequently writes things I like. His article on being an "arab" post-9/11 is excellent. ... read more
58 words by attila written on 2013-01-24, last edit: 2013-01-30, tags: agro, empire, env, food, gmo, ip, pigs, system
Regulators Discover a Hidden Viral Gene in Commercial GMO Crops.
This is why you never trust the pigs. There's no way of knowing all of the unintended consequences of their high-sounding bullshit beforehand but it is a certainty that there will be many and their ... read more
75 words by attila written on 2013-06-17, last edit: 2013-06-17, tags: empire, pigs, rights, sheep, system
Rove: NSA surveillance is OK because fictional cops do it on TV shows | The Raw Story.
Thank you Mr. Rove for finally saying out loud what has been obvious for a long time to anyone with two neurons left to rub together. The ... read more
172 words by attila written on 2013-08-25, last edit: 2013-08-26, tags: banks, capitalism, crash, finance, gold, pigs, system
The Confidential Memo at the Heart of the Global Financial Crisis | VICE United Kingdom.
This is one of several articles at this vice.com place that have caught both of our eyes recently they have several sister sites including one focused on MMA one on hacking culture news etc. ... read more
62 words by attila written on 2012-09-13, last edit: 2012-09-13, tags: afghan, empire, pigs, wot
The sting of subjugation: 'Green on blue' attacks in Afghanistan - Opinion - Al Jazeera English.
Everything he says in this piece is completely obvious except for the historical material which is interesting and bears further investigation . Somehow he seems to be one of the only commentators that actually bothers to point this stuff out while everyone else just quotes the idiots in charge. ... read more
16 words by attila written on 2012-09-26, last edit: 2012-09-26, tags: empire, iran, pigs, wot
Working the magic the 'terrorcrat' way - Opinion - Al Jazeera English.
As usual Escobar follows the money. ... read more
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470 words by attila written on 2023-01-18, last edit: 2023-01-25, tags: alcohol, cars, chaos, drugs, eat, pigs, system
Think of this post as a writing prompt: fxxk the economy
Pepe Escobar calls them the Empire Of Chaos and he's right: chaos is what the pigs in charge love more than anything.
The Traffic Accident as Profit Center ... read more
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