Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles
of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion
of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke
of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow
of the pilot who replaced him; an article published
throughout the world that highlighted the West's
lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number
of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations
of allegations by former members concerning the practices
of Scientology; corruption in the leadership
of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic
of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record
of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values
of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out
of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy
of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots
of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many
of America's public schools; an early exploration
of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study
of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one
of the world's last substantial rain forests.
«Chief Edwin Clark
lacks the moral authority to lead a discussion on the so - called «re-structuring»
of the Nigerian federation, at this critical point in the country's history; given the fact that,
throughout the six years his «son», former President Goodluck Jonathan, was in
power the elder statesman kept mute and actively participated in the economic dismemberment
of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria.
Although the cliched handheld, whipsaw - crazy action still
lacks beauty and personality (a problem
throughout Marvel's filmography, which has an assembly line quality) it's clean and exact, it makes clever use
of the various heroes»
powers, it's more comedic than vicious (Buster Keaton and Steven Spielberg are clear influences), and it leaves no doubt about the characters» angles and methods
of attack, where they are in relation to one another, and what's at stake.
In many ways, it's as good as the smaller Kindle Fire HD, but
throughout my tests I noticed odd bugs and glitches (which should all be fixable by software) and a somewhat disturbing
lack of power that's especially obvious when you put the Fire HD 8.9 next to the iPad 4th Gen