About Andy Hailey
Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, kid of a WWII WASP, Vet for Peace, universist, web admin, blogger - helping to expose America’s growing Authoritarianism.
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Will the administration’s lack of recognition of the growing political power of China add international failure to the current list of domestic failures of my boomer generation? Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5020199" target="_blank" title="How the Rise of the Next Super Power Challenges America...">Chronicling the Rise of a New Superpower: China</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5019091" target="_blank title="Friday's ceremony for Hu Yaobang, whose death helped spark the Tiananmen Square protests, wasn't the endorsement of more progressive politics that some Chinese had hoped for.">China Honors Reformist Whose Death Sparked Protests</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5050285" target="_blank" title="Pentagon figures show that attempts to break into Department of Defense systems increased dramatically from 2003 to 2004.">Defense Contractors May Be Chink in Cyber Security</a>
Posted in International
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This government media source isn’t as blatant as Pentagon Channel and seems to be more more responsive to requests to cut out the propaganda. According to The Recovery Channel web site, “The focus of the FEMA Recovery Channel is to … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=10" target="_blank" title="More recently Allison Barber, performing other Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense duties, was video taped preparing 10 members of our military for a teleconference with President Bush. ">Pentagon Channel - News or Government Media Control?</a>
Posted in Media-Info Control
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The image of the USA has gone from one of admiration and appreciation for the efforts of The Greatest Generation to one where USA can’t get much support or cooperation from most of the rest of the world. Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5036329" target="_blank" title="So now it's Duke Cunningham.">The 'Culture of Corruption' in Congress</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4991735" target="_blank" title="The scandal is playing out as the former governor, George Ryan, stands trial for corruption.">Illinois Governor Plagued by Corruption Charges</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4578968" target="_blank" title="In her new book, University, Inc.: The Corporate Corruption of Higher Education, author Jennifer Washburn alleges that universities have begun undermining the public trust.">'University, Inc.' Cites Corruption in Higher Education</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4619611" target="_blank" title="Bankrupt Adelphia, the fifth-largest cable provider in the country, has agreed to pay the government $715 million to settle a federal fraud investigation. ">Adelphia Settlement to End Fraud Investigation</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4775280" target="_blank" title="Tuesday's public suicide by an embattled former Miami politician, the ongoing mayoral scandal in San Diego and smaller trials in Kansas City, New Orleans and Chicago all bring the consequences -- and prevalence -- of civic corruption into sharp focus.">Corruption in U.S. Cities</a>
Posted in Rampant Cronyism/Corruption
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What are our options, the likelihood of their success, and when does it become cost effective to invest in those options? Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5006963" target="_blank" title="Ed Gordon and his guest discuss huge oil industry profits">Roundtable: Oil Industry, Discipline in Schools</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5033855" target="_blank" title="Browne says that high inventories of crude oil prove that the global supply system works rather well.">BP CEO Discusses Global Energy</a>
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Posted in Energy
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This 10 year growth in population is 10.3 percent. That’s one half the rate of prisoner growth, one third the rate of prisoners plus those on parole or probation, and one fifth the rate of growth for female prisoners!!! Continue reading →
United States has a higher rate of incarceration than any other country, followed by Britain, China, France, Japan and Nigeria. Continue reading →
In the 2000 election, Florida was the key; in the 2004 election, Ohio was the key. Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5008297" target="_blank" title="Ohio has been a strong Republican state, but the GOP has been challenged by recent scandals. ">Scandals Damage GOP Candidates in Ohio</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5008297" target="_blank" title="Increasingly, communities are moving to the use of electronic voting systems">Voting Technology</a>
Posted in Election Fraud
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In my Other Thoughts category, you will find interests of mine which I felt inspired to write about, but which do not fit the primary intent of the site to record my thoughts on some critical issues that as a … Continue reading →
Results for eleven of the fourteen characteristics were down from last month. However, two of these were down too significantly. I suspect while recording last months results and fine tuning the search criteria, I did not properly record … Continue reading →
So, with the exception of Conoco Phillips, shouldn’t everyone be equally upset with all companies that have seen earnings growth that is even higher than Exxon Mobile? This includes Home Depot, Johnson & Johnson, Hershey Foods, Toyota, Walgreens, Coca-Cola. Continue reading →
- Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5007348">Big Oil Execs Defend Record Profits</a>
Posted in Energy
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Andy Hailey