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  • How Trump Sells A Lie

    Twice-impeached former president Donald Trump and his minions tend to follow the basic four-step rhetorical process already set for them by the neo-conservative (called neo-liberal in the rest of the world) movement:1.) Lie like hell2.) If the lies fail to convince, play the ‘Pontius Pilate’ card and ask “What is truth?”3.) If that fails, stamp your foot and exhibit a lot of fake outrage, calling the opponent every vile name in the book in the off-chance that a few names might stick4.) And if all else fails, simply ignore the opponent and treat them as if their statements are of…

  • Personal Data Breaches Hit Record High

    Are corporatesecurity groupsmore interested inprotecting us or theirbottom line?Personal Data Breaches Hit Record HighBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 3rd, 2007After reaching a record high on data breaches, the Cyber Security…

  • Army Fails To Provide Iraq Contractor Census

    Why is the Armyafraid to produce acensus on Iraqcontractors?Army Fails To Provide Iraq Contractor CensusBy Cliff Montgomery     An Army effort to count the number of contractors currently in Iraq has…

  • ‘Yankee Republicans’ May Be On Last Legs

    Is this the end for’YankeeRepublicanism’?’Yankee Republicans’ May Be On Last LegsBy Cliff MontgomeryThere is a serious problem in American politics.The classic New England, or “Blue blood” Republican–fiscally conservative but socially…

  • Just How Much Will Iraq Cost American Taxpayers?

    Finally, someone istelling the Americantaxpayers just howmuch Bush’smisadventure in Iraqmay cost us.Just How Much Will Iraq Cost American Taxpayers?By Cliff MontgomeryThat the misadventure of Iraq has cost America dearly in…

  • Cargo Scanning Subcontractor Spurns ‘Buy American’ Clause

    Should U.S.contractors beallowed to flaunt’Buy American’clause?Cargo-scanning Subcontractor Spurns ‘Buy American’ ClauseBy Cliff MontgomeryLast year, Congress gave the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) $50 million to provide security scanning systems…

  • What To Do About Army Officer Shortages?

    The U.S. Army isfacing a criticalshortage ofwell-trained officers.What To Do About Army Officer Shortages?By Cliff MontgomeryThe following is from a little-known July 5th, 2006 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report which…

  • Rumsfeld Gone As Dems Take Congress

    Christmas hascome early this yearfor a resurgentDemocratic Party.Rumsfeld Gone As Dems Take CongressBy Cliff MontgomeryWithin hours of the Democrats’ triumph in congressional elections, and after years of defending his secretary…

  • Electricity De Regulation Fleecing Taxpayers

    Electricityde-regulation isabout to rocket theaverage Americanto the poor house.Electricity De-Regulation Fleecing TaxpayersBy Cliff MontgomeryAbout half the American states have experienced a decade-long effort to de-regulate their electricity production. These moves…

  • Why Democrats Have Taken The Middle Class

    It really is the economy, stupid–that, and the Iraq War.Why Democrats Have Taken The Middle ClassBy Cliff MontgomeryLess than two weeks before the Nov. 7 election, the latest Associated Press-AOL…

  • Is Christianity The ‘Religion Of Revolution’?

    There’s another wayto bring Jesus intothe discussion onAmerican values.Is Christianity the ‘Religion of Revolution’?By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 25th, 2006A grave concern arose in 19th-to-middle 20th Century America over rising…

  • Bush Signs Weakened Port Security Measure

    Bush’s measure onport security may bea case of ‘too little,too late’.Bush Signs Weakened Port Security MeasureBy Cliff Montgomery    President Bush on Friday signed a massive port and cargo security bill,…