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dpboehm commented on the blog post Libyan Intervention Ratcheted Up By “Do-Something” Neocons
The use of war as an “instrument of national policy” has been illegal since the Kellogg-Briand Agreement c. 1929. This is why we havn’t declared war on any nation since then with the exception of WWII and even then only after we were attacked.
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dpboehm commented on the blog post Moody’s Swings
Bond rating agencies have some kind of chutzpuh questioning US debt after the historic role their malfeasance played in helping create the crisis that made much of the debt necessary. Treasury rates are at historic lows, indicating that investors still view US debt as the safest bet in the world.
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dpboehm wrote a new diary post: UAW Urges Solidarity with Korean Auto Workers–What Does It Mean?
I got the following message from the UAW (I’m on their email list) on December 3rd, the same Friday the Korea trade deal was taken out with the trash  announced.
Show solidarity with striking Hyundai workers The UAW is offering its full support to a strike by temporary workers at a Hyundai plant in Ulsan, South Korea. [...]
