Happy Thanksgiving from William S. Burroughs

Happy Thanksgiving From William S. Burroughs always an iconoclast

In Memoriam: Andy Irons, Professional Surfer

Philip Andrew Irons (July 24, 1978 – November 2, 2010) [Text from the Wikipedia listing for Irons.]Andy Irons was a professional surfer. Irons learned to surf on the dangerous and shallow reefs of the North Shore in Kauai, Hawaii. Over the course of his professional career, he won three world titles (2002, 2003, 2004), three Quiksilver Pro France titles (2003, […]

Financial Warefare Against Wikileaks

Julian Assange & Wikileaks Targeted Website’s Donation Collection Company Caves To Political Pressure At 5pm EST Friday 22nd October 2010 WikiLeaks released the largest classified military leak in history. The 391,832 reports (‘The Iraq War Logs’), document the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009 (except for the months of May 2004 and March […]

Legislating Against Truth

WikiLeaks Ban or Global Secrecy Act? Criminalizing WikiLeaks may well deny victims of war crimes international legal attention by helping to keep the crimes secret and thus may protect the perpetrators, notes D. H. Kerby. [From Middle East Online, www.middle-east-online.com.] Sen. John Ensign, a Nevada Republican, has proposed amending the Espionage Act specifically to target WikiLeaks and other media organizations […]