General Petraeus Resigns as CIA Chief: Cites Extra-Marital Affair

Ken O'Brien

Andrea Mitchell of NBC News reports that General David Petraeus today resigned as director of the CIA after admitting an extra-marital affair.

The former general had been one of the most respected figures in the military and intelligence establishment, but has stepped down to deal with the 'personal and professional issues' surrounding his relationship with a woman who is not his wife.

He had been sworn in as head of the CIA in September 2011.

Climate Change Deniers Resort To Threats and Intimidation

Ken O’Brien

Back at the end of December when I wrote “Making Facts Malleable” I really didn’t anticipate the extent to which people would go to distort reality for political reasons. Well, my cynicism has taken another major leap forward. Consider the case of MIT Professor Kerry Emanuel.
 

How To Lower Oil Prices --- UPDATE

Kenneth M. O’Brien

On May 9, I posted an article titled “How To Lower Oil Prices NOW!”

I subsequently sent the piece as a Letter to the Editor that appeared in the Southbridge Evening News.

I even went so far as to send the proposal to our Congressman Richard Neill.

Apparently, there are those who still feel that my ideas are outlandish and of little merit.