quick hits

The Chicago Tribune has a silly story [here] on how they could blow the cover of 2,600 some-odd CIA agents using information collected exclusively from the internet. Larry Johnson weighs in with a few thoughts of his own. --------------- Bloggers everywhere are reinvigorating the effort to free Jill Carroll, encouraging them to link to this public service announcement at The Christian Science Monitor's website. --------------- A little more from NationalGeographic.com on the geysers and... possibly... traces of life which have been detected on one of Saturn's moons.

"I think our results are significant enough to redirect the planetary exploration program, placing Enceladus as the primary target of astrobiological interest in our solar system."

--------------- Hacks and influence peddling at the CIA. Just how did one of Duke Cunningham's childhood friends [unindicted co-conspirator #1] receive a $2-3 Mil contract to deliver bottled water to CIA agents in war zones? Newsweek has this in next week's issue. --------------- Another WaPo editorial on Operation Clusterfuck --------------- A lengthy list of films made by the CIA are available at the National Archives, c/0 The Memory Hole, which may you may obtain via FOIA request. Coincidentally, if you don't know how to file a FOIA request, News University has developed this 1-2hr independant study course to guide you through the process. --------------- An update from the NYTimes on Dr. Wafa Sultan, the super-brave Muslim psychiatrist whose recent tirade on Al Jazeera and upcoming book have the Muslim world reeling. --------------- DEMOCRACY UNDER ASSAULT: Diebold voting machines inadvertently add 100,000 votes in 1 Texas county during last Tuesday's primary election. --------------- Google completes its mission to take over planet Earth; shifts focus to Mars. Also, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is now in place and circling Mars... it is expected to provide more data than all previous Mars missions combined!