Monthly Archives: February 2014

UK spy agency tapped into 1.8 million Yahoo Web cam chats

Posted on February 28, 2014 by mea

Of course, there are a few problems here. First of which, one could also search this system for anyone and everyone they wanted to blackmail or destroy. Got a political opponent who’s being difficult? See if you can find a … Continue reading →

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Why is the U.S. Olympic Committee Tax Exempt?

Posted on February 15, 2014 by mea

And USOC paid its senior staff handsomely. A dozen of its top executives made $250,000 or more in 2012, and its CEO, Scott Blackmun, received $965,000. After all that, it still had nearly $100 million in surplus revenue. To be … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Jurors size up Nato’s 3 stooges

Posted on February 8, 2014 by mea

People who want to attack a presidential candidate’s headquarters with a slingshot but don’t know where the building is and, heck, would rather take a nap anyway are not terrorists. They are pathetic. They might be a little dangerous. They … Continue reading →

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The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition.

Posted on February 5, 2014 by mea

Officially, the special denaturing program ended only once the 18th Amendment was repealed in December 1933. But the chemist’s war itself faded away before then. Slowly, government officials quit talking about it. And when Prohibition ended and good grain whiskey … Continue reading →

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