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ddjango (the "dd" is silent) is a political and cultural writer in exile from Boston. He began writing on the internet with...
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Nobel: "Put Up or Shut UP"
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ddjango 
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated Thu Oct 15 08:18:52 -0700 2009 | political-news
I have thought very carefully before adding my voice to the discussion about the 2009 Nobel Prize for Peace. What I've discovered is that few, if any, have written or talked about the irony of the award, concentrating on whether...
The Silence of Freedom
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Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated Tue Sep 22 15:05:56 -0700 2009 | political-news
I know I'm not the only one, but I have to ask ... Who's watching the store? Who is leading the Cabinet? Who is corralling the Democrats? Where does the buck stop? Instead of a presidency, we've bought into nothing...
Military-"Medical" Madpractice
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Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated Tue Jul 28 04:08:38 -0700 2009 | political-news
Physicians at Guantanamo violate medical ethics: study (AFP) – July 24, 2009 WASHINGTON — The use of physicians at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay has forced medical professionals to violate their ethics codes, according to findings published Thursday...
The Quality of Murky
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Washington :: DC :: USA | updated Sat Jun 27 14:04:15 -0700 2009 | political-news
For the first time, I'm actually quite afraid at having Barack Obama occupying the office of President of the United States. I hate to say it, but McCain was right - Obama doesn't have the experience needed for the job...
Postcard from TwitIran Square
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Tehrān :: Iran | updated Thu Jun 18 04:51:02 -0700 2009 | disasters
My introduction to the power of Twitter was the Israeli rape of Gaza a few months ago. I was asked by a long-time blogger friend (who has risen to lofty heights on most of the Twitter rating charts) to help...
The Worst and the Dimmest
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Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated Wed Mar 04 18:51:25 -0800 2009 | political-news
" The task of government right now is not to prop up doomed systems at their current scales of failure, but to prepare the public to rebuild our systems at smaller scales. " - Jim Kunstler That's a quote from...
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