The Evil That Men Do, or The Past Is Not Dead, It's Not Even Past

• Trial halted.
  

  Guatemala is a respected ally of the U.S. today–a paragon of “democracy.” Even though the president can shut down a trial because he doesn’t like what is being said about him. The Constitutional Court will rule within ten days on whether the trial will proceed.

  From Mercury Rising.
• But of course that is of a piece with the lack of a trial for this person.

  No, what Mr. Kissinger will be most remembered for is cold-bloodedly ushering in a new age of undemocratic, unconstitutional, secret, criminal and amoral automated warfare, by a U.S. Executive Branch constrained neither by law nor elemental human decency.

• Which illuminates the incident of the bad data and austerity anyway.  Do I have to maunder on about scientific integrity?  The corrected data does not support your conclusion!
• "Follow those who pale in your shadow."  --"Gold Dust Woman," S. Nicks