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Empty Illinois Prison Considered for Gitmo Detainees and Military Tribunals

Charles Shaw
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The Obama Administration is considering transferring Gitmo detainees to an empty prison in a struggling Illinois town, an idea Republicans hate, but the people of economically devastated Thomson are praying for. (more)

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The Navy Doesn't Really Want to Kill Whales

David Rothenberg
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Is the Navy's directive really to kill whales? Of course not, as so much has been learned by closely listening to and monitoring these animals, and the military continues to do so today. No smart army will eliminate some of its best sources of information and expertise. (more)

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Reinventing Collapse

Dmitry Orlov
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The Cold War lasted so long because the opposing superpowers were evenly matched. Now that the US has no superpower competitor, could this spell the demise of America? (more)

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Secret Weapons

Kevin Dann
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[Daemonic Dispatches] • Jon Ronson tells the sinister and ridiculous story of the U.S. government's experiments in psychic warfare – including Uri Geller, Ed Dames and the Army's remote viewing program, Steven Halpern and subliminal suggestion, Guy Savelli's death touch, the Heaven's Gate suicides, and the use of the Barney theme song as a torture device in Abu Ghraib. (more)

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