USA Today | The Pentagon will release the names and roles of retired generals and admirals it hires to advise the military, the No. 2 Defense official announced today in an opinion piece in USA TODAY. As late as Monday, the Pentagon had considered shielding the names of its "senior mentors" and their roles in consulting active-duty commanders on war games and other exercises.

NewsWithViews.com | I am going to borrow heavily from two outstanding columns that appear on my son's web site, LibertyDefenseLeague.com. One author, Russell Longcore, is a publisher; the other, Wilton Strickland, is an attorney. Both are avid proponents of State sovereignty and independence.

House.gov | Last week the National Bureau of Economic Research published a report on the effect of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq that confirmed what critics of our foreign policy have been saying for years:  the killing of civilians, although unintentional, angers other civilians and prompts them to seek revenge.  This should be self-evident.

Gazzette Herald | Volunteers are needed to man a CCTV project in Malmesbury. The town council and Malmesbury & Villages Community Partnership (M&VCAP) are working on the project aimed at improving safety in the town.The existing CCTV will be moved from the town hall to the police station soon, and volunteers will be asked to monitor the system during periods requested by the police.

Prisonplanet.com | A Congressional Oversight Panel issued today highlights the fact that large portions of the Treasury’s $700 billion bailout fund have gone straight into the coffers of foreign banks, a fact that we knew months ago, but is only now being officially recognised.

My Fox NY | Your thumbprint might soon be the key to an afternoon candy bar. A Massachusetts based vending machine company is joinng the growing ranks of companies that are field-testing new technologies.

Huffington Post | There always was a dark cinematic thread to the story of Pat Tillman: the football star imbued with post-9/11 patriotism who was killed in a friendly-fire incident in the Afghan mountains and the allegations of a massive bureaucratic cover-up involving the highest levels of the U.S. Army in the wake of the tragedy.

Independent | Customers of fast food restaurants could be offered a free statin along with the burger, salt and ketchup, to mitigate the meal's damaging effects on the heart, doctors suggest.

PrisonPlanet.com | Administration spokesman Robert Gibbs’ angry retort that left-wing critics of President Obama ought to be “drug tested” because they are “crazy” marks a crucial benchmark in the accelerating evisceration of Obama’s public support, even amongst liberals who, having exalted Obama as some kind of savior, are now realizing that he is merely a servant to the banking elite.

TheInternationalForecaster.com | Business as usual in America, deception abounds on Wall Street, more borrowed money created out of thin air, Fed may change tactics to force banks to lend,Gold clearly manipulated down every expiration day, and no jail time for anyone yet at Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, or Berkshire Hathaway, market manipulation continues as economy teeters on the brink.

livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com | Get off the broadcast lawn! According to the latest Nielsen data, the average audience of the four major broadcasters is older than ever.

TruthOut.org | Bobby is seven years old, but this is not the first time he has been subjected to electroshock. It's his third time. In all, over the next year, Bobby will experience eight electroshock sessions. Placed on the examining table, he is held down by two male attendants while the physician places a solution on his temples. Bobby struggles with the two men holding him down, but his efforts are useless. He cries out and tries to pull away. One of the attendants tries to force a thick wedge of rubber into his mouth. He turns his head sharply away and cries out, "Let me go, please. I don't want to be here. Please, let me go." Bobby's physician looks irritated and she tells him, "Come on now, Bobby, try to act like a big boy and be still and relax." Bobby turns his head away from the woman and opens his mouth for the wedge that will prevent him from biting through his tongue. He begins to cry silently, his small shoulders shaking and he stiffens his body against what he knows is coming.

Numbersusa.com | A new study released by the non-partisan Pew Research Center reveals that 8% of all children born in the United States in 2008 were the offspring of illegal alien parents. Of the estimated 4.3 million births in the United States in 2008, approximately 340,000 babies had parents who were in the country illegally.

Singularityhub.com | Here’s a disconcerting thought: for the past thirty years, genes have been patentable. And we’re not just talking genetically modified corn – your genes, pretty much as they exist in your body, can and have been patented.

Climate Change Fraud | UPDATE 8-10-2010: It would appear CoastWatch has removed the original image. Never fear, it's shown here on the right. Please see author's addendum at end of article. Global warming data apparently cooked by U.S. government-funded body shows astounding temperature fraud with increases averaging 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit.