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The Terror Con

The FBI May Have Finally Found Jimmy Hoffa

Say Hello to the 'Super Rich'

The Making of a Global Security State

This Will Not End Well

REPORTS

Bank of America Lied to Homeowners and Rewarded Foreclosures, Ex-Employees Say
By Paul Kiel, ProPublica

The Making of a Global Security State
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

Climate Change Puts Lake Life at Risk
By Tim Radford, Climate News Network

The Terror Con
By Robert Scheer

Ear to the ground

U.S. and Taliban Announce Direct Negotiations

Reporter Who Brought Down the ‘Runaway General’ Dead at 33

Nate Silver vs. Politico: It’s on Again

IRS Conspiracy Theory Debunked, Rand Paul Answers Cheney Criticism, and More

Bill Ayers: Try Obama, Bush for War Crimes

Experts Don’t Buy Claim Syria Used Chemical Weapons

A/V Booth

GOP Congressman: Abortions Should Be Banned Because Male Fetuses Masturbate

The Campaign to Ignore Sarah Palin

Did Progress Leave Christians Behind?

Watch: Rick Perry Blunders Jab at Obama’s Benghazi Reaction

Arts & Culture

Ernest Hemingway: Dud KGB Spy?

The Joy of Singing Out of the Spotlight
By Richard Schickel

Let Nicholas Kristof Damage Your Mind

The Unwinding
By Marc Fisher

Digs

The Questions Education Reformers Aren’t Asking

Dig led by Mike Rose

Gore Vidal: His Life and Legacy

Dig led by Truthdig Staff

The Pre-Emptive Empire: A Guide to Bush’s Kingdom

Saul Landau
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Tag: Bribes

White House / Karen Ballard

Cheney May Face Nigerian Bribery Charges

Before he was vice president, Dick Cheney ran oil giant Halliburton, a subsidiary of which once dropped $180 million in bribes on Nigerian officials. Now Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency plans to charge Cheney over the affair.

Posted on Dec 2, 2010 READ MORE | 32 COMMENTS

Flickr / aresauburn™

Justice Department Investigating Alleged Blackwater Bribes

The Justice Department is reportedly looking into whether private security firm/mercenary agency Blackwater Worldwide attempted to buy off Iraqi officials following a shooting rampage in Baghdad. Blackwater employees have so far escaped criminal charges for the Nisour Square massacre that killed 17 Iraqis. (continued)

Posted on Jan 31, 2010 READ MORE | 6 COMMENTS

engadget.com

Stevens Defends Himself, Blames Others

Alaska’s Sen. Ted Stevens (the Internet as a “series of tubes” guy) testified in his own defense at his corruption trial Friday, blaming the fact that he received $250,000 in free house renovations and gifts first on his wife, then family friends, and ultimately on the many responsibilities of a U.S. senator.