Tag: john mccain
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McCain breaks his word on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Three years ago, John McCain had this to say regarding the United States’ discriminatory policy on homosexuals serving in the military: “The day that the leadership of the military comes to me and says, ‘Senator, we ought to change the policy,’ then I think we ought to consider seriously changing it because those leaders in…
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Just a Reminder (on Torture)
This is old news, but unfortunately is still relevant: “There should be little doubt from American history that we consider [waterboarding] as torture, otherwise we wouldn’t have tried and convicted Japanese for doing that same thing to Americans. I would also hope that he would not want to be associated with a technique which was…
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John McCain and the Making of a Financial Crisis
KEATING ECONOMICS: John McCain & The Making of a Financial Crisis on YouTube
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Why We Fight
This is a compelling documentary. You should go here and watch the whole thing for free online. My quick summary is that this documentary looks at the history of the growth of the military-industrial complex since World War II. Central to the documentary is President Eisenhower’s farewell address, which warned of the looming internal threat…