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TODAY>>the LEADS: Pentagone Down The Drain; Exposure in POLITICS & FLEAS; Bibi's Israel in FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS
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The High Price of Security Theater
http://reason.com/archives/2016/05/22/the-4-trillion-war-on-terror
How to Disappear Money, Pentagon-Style
http://www.thenation.com/article/how-to-disappear-money-pentagon-style/
The Pentagon Spends Indiscriminately to, Ahem, ‘Fight Terrorism’
https://warisboring.com/the-pentagon-spends-indiscriminately-to-ahem-fight-terrorism-542330046a75
The Russian Threat: NATO Struggles to Recover after Years of Budget Cuts
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nato-struggles-to-prepare-for-potential-threat-from-russia-a-1093358.html
Report: Western Defense Industry Future Imperiled by Local Programs
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-budget/industry/2016/05/24/western-defense-industry-future-imperiled-local-programs-avascent/84861496/
Here's who buys the most weapons from the U.S.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/24/politics/us-arms-sales-worldwide/index.html
Man on trial claims he did $17 million arms deal with Colombian terrorists for CIA
http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/24/news/farc-arms-deal-cia/index.html
Philippine death squads very much in business as Duterte set for presidency
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-duterte-killings-insight-idUSKCN0YG0EB
Mindanao, Duterte, and the Real History of the Philippines
http://www.unz.com/plee/mindanao-duterte-and-the-real-history-of-the-philippines/
Improving the US-Laos relationship through UXO cleanup
http://www.eastbysoutheast.com/improving-the-us-laos-relationship-through-uxo-cleanup/
Obama in Hiroshima: A Case Study in Hypocrisy
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/25/obama-in-hiroshima-a-case-study-in-hypocrisy/
Mission not quite accomplished: Obama’s antiterrorism legacy
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mission-not-quite-accomplished-obama-000000102.html
Taliban Name New Leader After Confirming Predecessor Died in U.S. Strike
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/26/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-new-leader.html
Feds Seeking Death Penalty Against Alleged Charleston Church Shooter Dylann Roof
http://abcnews.go.com/US/feds-seeking-death-penalty-alleged-charleston-church-shooter/story?id=39349217
Fearing FBI demands, Silicon Valley races to put data out of reach
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/05/24/what-is-driving-silicon-valley-to-become-radicalized/
Siri and Other Digital Assistants May Be Leaking Your Questions
http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2016/05/siri-and-other-digital-assistants-may-be-leaking-your-questions/128561/
Microsoft cuts another 1,850 jobs, takes $950 million charge in its phone hardware business
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-cuts-another-1850-jobs-takes-950-million-charge-in-phone-hardware-business/
Fmr. McDonald's USA CEO: $35K Robots Cheaper Than Hiring at $15 Per Hour
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/05/24/fmr-mcdonalds-usa-ceo-35k-robots-cheaper-than-hiring-at-15-per-hour.html
Automakers Befriend Start-Ups Like Uber, Girding Against a Changing Car Culture
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/technology/uber-gett-ridesharing-toyota-vw.html
Exxon, Chevron Oppose Environmental Drive to Cut Big Oil’s Reach
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-24/exxon-chevron-oppose-environmental-drive-to-cut-big-oil-s-reach
Treating cows with antibiotics doubles dung methane emissions
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2089867-treating-cows-with-antibiotics-doubles-dung-methane-emissions/
Spent fuel fire on U.S. soil could dwarf impact of Fukushima
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/spent-fuel-fire-us-soil-could-dwarf-impact-fukushima
Is Washington creating more Flints?
http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2016/05/water-funding-washington-flint-000128
POLITICS and FLEAS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Kenneth Starr blows job
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/291723/kenneth-starr-blows-job/
Anthony Weiner Wasn’t the Only One Who Couldn’t Stop Exposing Himself
http://www.thenation.com/article/anthony-weiner-wasnt-the-only-one-who-couldnt-stop-exposing-himself/
It must stop now: The media can't allow Trump to make this election about Bill Clinton
http://www.salon.com/2016/05/24/it_must_stop_now_the_media_cant_allow_trump_to_make_this_election_about_bill_clinton/
Donald Trump stole his anti-Clinton playbook from '90s Republicans. Big mistake.
http://theweek.com/articles/626155/donald-trump-stole-anticlinton-playbook-from-90s-republicans-big-mistake
Four months later, Donald Trump says he gave $1 million to veterans group
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/24/four-months-later-donald-trump-says-he-gave-1-million-to-veterans-group/
Cops Injured as Trump Protests Get Violent in Albuquerque
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/albuquerque-cops-injured-anti-trump-protests-turn-violent-n579906
More Than 400 Writers Sign Petition Protesting Donald Trump
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/us/politics/stephen-king-writers-petition-trump.html
Elizabeth Warren: Donald Trump 'Will Never Be President'
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-will-never-president
Why ‘Hillary Is Even Worse’ Doesn’t Cut It
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/435805/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-why-hillary-is-even-worse-doesnt-cut-it
Why Bernie’s Bros Might Go for Trump
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/why-bernies-bros-might-go-for-trump-213915
Green Party could be election spoiler
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/281138-green-party-could-be-election-spoiler
FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The Toxic Toll of Indonesia's Gold Mines
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/160524-indonesia-toxic-toll/
Grim harvest for children working in tobacco fields
http://www.smh.com.au/world/poisoned-at-work-13yearold-among-hundreds-sickened-on-tobacco-farms-20160525-gp37qc.html
Cuba Moves to Legalize Small- and Medium-Size Businesses
http://www.wsj.com/articles/cuba-moves-to-legalize-small-and-medium-size-businesses-1464132702
Eurozone hails 'breakthrough' with Greece, IMF debt deal
http://www.ekathimerini.com/208974/article/ekathimerini/news/eurozone-hails-breakthrough-with-greece-imf-debt-deal
Netanyahu signs coalition deal with Liberman, pledges to pursue peace deal
http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-signs-coalition-deal-with-liberman-pledges-to-pursue-peace-deal/
A Practical Proposal to Save Israel From Netanyahu
http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.721315
PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The fish people kill to own
http://www.globalpost.com/article/6771625/2016/05/24/fish-people-kill-own
More Illegal Ivory Siezed Than Cocaine: UN Report
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/More-Illegal-Ivory-Siezed-Than-Cocaine-UN-Report-20160525-0005.html
Who is gaining from illegal wildlife trade?
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2016/05/illegal-wildlife-trade-160524184513425.html
THE MEDIA SCRUM>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
This Silicon Valley Billionaire Has Been Secretly Funding Hulk Hogan's Lawsuits Against Gawker
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2016/05/24/this-silicon-valley-billionaire-has-been-secretly-funding-hulk-hogans-lawsuits-against-gawker/
How Hard Will It Be to Convict Bill Cosby?
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/bill-cosby-scandal/how-hard-will-it-be-convict-bill-cosby-n488016
Is Rush Limbaugh in Trouble?
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/is-rush-limbaugh-in-trouble-talk-radio-213914
ODDS & ENDS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Moogfest: Techno-Optimism and the Wide, Wide World of Weird Music
http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/7378507/moogfest-techno-optimism-and-the-wide-wide-world-of
Which Rock Star Will Historians of the Future Remember?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/magazine/which-rock-star-will-historians-of-the-future-remember.html
Can music be your religion?
http://religionnews.com/2016/05/23/can-music-be-your-religion/
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