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Eyes Wide Open or Eyes Wide Shut? Political Choices for the Technologically Disillusioned
The artist René Magritte said, there are two ways of seeing things: with eyes and with no eyes. Or to put it another way, you can look at the world with your eyes wide open or your eyes wide shut.
LC DouglassPublished 7 years ago in The SwampThe Best Form of Government Except for All the Others
The Best Possible Form of Government Except for All the Others – An Alternate Reality News Service Forum [ARNS] SPECIAL TO THE ALTERNATE REALITY NEWS SERVICE
Ira NaymanPublished 7 years ago in The SwampThe Potomac Institute, the CIA, and 9/11
The Potomac Institute has grown steadily since September 11, 2001. In May of the same year, before the attacks that defined American foreign policy for a generation, the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies announced the publication of Usama bin Laden's al-Qaida: Profile of a Terrorist Network by Yonah Alexander and Michael S. Swetnam. They stated that the infamous terrorist group was, “A loose international network in over 55 countries, the al-Qaida has been responsible for spectacular terrorist operations, such as the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York, the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa, and is allegedly linked to the attack of the destroyer USS Cole in Aden harbor, Yemen, in 2000.” The authors go on to say, “The book is designed to provide an easily accessible reference guide for academics, policy makers, reporters and others interested in one of the most notorious terrorist groups. It aims to increase the understanding of al-Qaida by exposing much of its mystique, placing it in perspective as one of the many challenges facing the international community in the 21st century. The volume contains sections on the al-Qaida's ideology, membership, financial resources, affiliated groups, areas of operation, tactics and capabilities, and targets and attacks.” The Potomac Institute had placed themselves to be the go to experts for the coming 9/11 attack.
Johnny VedmorePublished 7 years ago in The SwampI Knew a Psychopath — Before I Knew What Psychopathy Was
Author’s Notes: This is solely from childhood experience. Individuals’ names have been changed for privacy. The saying “mothers know best” can be applicable in various scenarios, as any sane and functioning mother often has naturally instinctive tendencies. This holds true not just in animals, but with humans as well. How else would we know when our lives are in danger and how to react? Without them, how would any human being know that something is wrong? We wouldn’t be able to comprehend a dangerous scenario if there was no such thing as human intuition. Instinctive tendencies are often the most powerful tool given to women throughout the process of evolution, especially mothers. Wherever there’s smoke, it is guaranteed that there will be fire. From a psychological perspective, this saying has held true for millennia.
Devin LouisePublished 7 years ago in CriminalAustralia's Greatest Unsolved Mystery: The Case of the Somerton Man
At 6:30 a.m. on December 1, 1948, the body of an unidentified man was found posed as though in peaceful sleep on Somerton beach, just south of Adelaide, Australia. The discovery of his corpse, its head leaning heavy against the sea wall and ankles crossed, would signal the beginning of something much bigger than anyone at the time could have predicted.
Teyana JacksonPublished 7 years ago in CriminalMost Famous Female Serial Killers
Criminologists and psychologists have come up with a lot of statistics about the likelihood of someone becoming a serial killer in their time. Over the years, things like the Macdonald triad and other indicators that you're a serial killer in the making have been discovered and are even backed up by statistics.
Cato ConroyPublished 7 years ago in CriminalFailed Democratic Governments That Collapsed into Dictatorships
Many people see the election of Donald Trump in America as the dissolution of the American Republic; that this is a sign that America is another one of the many failed democratic governments that collapsed into dictatorships. Thankfully, the American government's series of checks and balances have indicated that Trump's powers are being limited, and that, no, despite his best efforts, he is not the CEO of America.
Nikkie EvansPublished 7 years ago in The SwampBull Balls
Have you ever reached the point in your life where you think to yourself, man, I have phucked this shit up? Know what I mean? The feeling that, you had your chances. For work. For love. For life. And you blew it. Wasted them all.
billy boylesPublished 7 years ago in Serve