Monthly Archives: March 2013

Police hunt for kidnappers as young couple are snatched at gunpoint off Manhattan street in broad daylight

Posted on March 31, 2013 by kcwalpole

I spent five years on the ground in Central America and Colombia in the 70s and 80s as a Special Forces Officer. This type of kidnappings was very common leading up to the violence and chaos that marked the revolutions/civil … Continue reading →

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FDA’s Double Standard Blamed for Countless Deaths

Posted on March 30, 2013 by kcwalpole

First saw an entry on Face Book saying that the ‘FDA was responsible for 100,000 plus deaths’ a year and just could not believe it. So, I plugged the statement into google search and found all kinds of references. Quoted … Continue reading →

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Did DOJ Chief Go After Bankers? Or Cash In? (Of Course!)

Posted on March 30, 2013 by kcwalpole

This is beyond the pale. I think in terms of 2.2 million men, women and children sitting in the jails and prisons of the nation for crimes that amount to chump change when compared to what is gong at the … Continue reading →

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Obama Gives Monsanto Get Out of Jail Free Card

Posted on March 30, 2013 by kcwalpole

Don’t know that I have ever seen a clearer monologue on corruption at the national level where the national food chain is put at risk. One of the biggest arguments for outlandish prices and extended patents is the cost of … Continue reading →

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Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The Shame of Three Strikes Laws

Posted on March 28, 2013 by kcwalpole

And from the Rolling Stone Magazine: “While Wall Street crooks walk, thousands sit in California prisons for life over crimes as trivial as stealing socks” I would not dare add another word and let you read it yourself. Cruel and … Continue reading →

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Delivering a computer to Daytona

Posted on March 24, 2013 by kcwalpole

Did not want to get out of bed this morning. However, had a laptop from the Horizon Communities in Prison to deliver to a young lady that just started college and today was the only day in the visible future … Continue reading →

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Corporate Prison Nightmare for Employees

Posted on March 24, 2013 by kcwalpole

There are too many threads of information in this fast talking news clip. However, nothing here is contrary to the facts as I have known them as a volunteer with 15 or more years in State and Federal prisons that … Continue reading →

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A Dark Truck Stop. A Crowd of Sex Workers. A Government Program That Works?

Posted on March 22, 2013 by kcwalpole

Can’t say I ever expected something like this out of Mother Earth but here you have it. Can’t say I ever expected to see the Police supporting prostitution but here you have it. Can’t say I have ever seen a … Continue reading →

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No More Drones for CIA

Posted on March 22, 2013 by kcwalpole

After sitting with this article for a day or two, my conclusion is that drone killing away from the traditional battlefield is murder plain and simple. Especially when we are on battle fields that have nothing to do with the … Continue reading →

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The Prison Problem

Posted on March 20, 2013 by kcwalpole

This is one of the best articulations of the prison problem that I have yet to read and surprise of surprises is that it comes out of Harvard Magazine. Without a doubt there are many out there that know of … Continue reading →

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