That's like saying 'I never go in for that CIA involvement in foreign government stuff, because the IMF/Washington consensus stuff is so much in plain sight that looking for the secret connection is a little pointless.' Or like saying in the 50s 'I never go in for that Communist spies in foreign government stuff, because the Reds' international proselytising is so much in plain sight that looking for the secret connection is a little pointless.'

Or maybe 'I never go in for that concentration camp stuff, because the Nazi's anti-semitism is in such plain sight, that looking for…' you get the picture.

The palpable but apparently benign public face of a mission does not preclude the existence of a less obvious but essential corollary effort, under the radar. So far from being mutually exclusive, there must be ample opportunity for them to be complementary, each giving succour to and providing cover for the other. If you think that that part of the effort which can be identified immediately is the whole enchilada, you are being naive. And useful.

Nothing to see here, let's move on…

Funny but i did not see anything mentioned anywhere about his convictions….

Also I thought he stayed neutral in the Hillary-Obama race, though it would hardly surprise me to hear he supported – unofficially – Hillary. She was, after all, the establishment candidate, and he was always nothing if not establishment.

Funny but i did not see anything mentioned anywhere about his convictions….

Also I thought he stayed neutral in the Hillary-Obama race, though it would hardly surprise me to hear he supported – unofficially – Hillary. She was, after all, the establishment candidate, and he was always nothing if not establishment.

From CNN Senior Producer Kevin Bohn and CNN Correspondent Brian Todd

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Computers at the headquarters of the Barack Obama and John McCain campaigns were hacked during the campaign by a foreign entity looking for future policy information, a source with knowledge of the incidents confirms to CNN.

The source said the computers were hacked mid-summer by either a foreign government or organization.

Another source, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation, says federal investigators approached both campaigns with information the U.S. government had about the hacking, and the campaigns then hired private companies to mitigate the problem.

U.S. authorities, according to one of the sources, believe they know who the foreign entity responsible for the hacking is, but refused to identify it in any way, including what country…….

WAYNE MASDEN Note: If it were Russia or China, it would have been revealed. That leaves one other "sensitive" hostile intelligence nation and we all know its identity.

http://www.intent.com/blog/2008/11/07/rahm-emanuel-no-reason-hope-or-celebration

Rahm Emanuel is no Reason for Hope or Celebration
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Emanuel, for those who don't recall, was the Congressman who traveled the country in 2006 finding "suitable" candidates in "swing districts" to run against Republican incumbents, and in many instances he succeeded. But his theory of how to succeed was destructive: he sought the most conservative possible candidates in each district, insisting that local Democratic Party organizations reject more liberal candidates who, he feared, might not win.

There were many among the House Democrats who deplored this tactic. The main issue on the mind of the electorate was the war in Iraq, and public opinion had moved so far in opposition to that war that the Democratic leadership in the House was pushed to proclaim that it would cut off funding for the war if Democrats won control of Congress. Well, the outcome was that Democrats did win control, but since the candidates that Emanuel picked were more conservative and militarist than the mainstream of the Party, they were not reliable allies when it came to voting against war funding. Instead of cutting fund for the war, Nancy Pelosi's House increased the funding, explaining that they had to appear "responsible" in order to solidify their control of Congress in 2008..

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