The Militarization and Annexation of North America
Stephen LendmanThe hostile corporate takeover of North America for profit.
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Federal tax on each cigar rise from 5 cents to $10
• St. Petersburg TimesThe federal government has proposed raising taxes on premium cigars, the kind Newman's family has been rolling for decades in Ybor City, by as much as 20,000 percent. [Black marketeers and mobsters are thrilled.]
CIA dissenters aided secret prisons report
• ReutersDissident U.S. intelligence officers angry at former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld helped a European probe uncover details of kidnapping and secret CIA torture prisons in Europe, the top investigator said.
Hundreds of Iraqis protest draft oil law
• AFPAbout 300 oil industry workers gathered in Iraq's main oil port of Basra on Monday to protest a draft law that they said would allow foreigners to pillage the country's wealth.
We're All Gonna Die
• by William Rivers Pitt (TruthOut)Who can forget the incredible scandal that erupted back in May of 2002 when details emerged the August 6, 2001 Presidential Daily Briefing specifically warned Bush Osama bin Laden was determination to strike us. Wait. Actually, everyone forgot, becau
In Iraq, Partition Fears Begin to Rise
• by Ali al-Fadhily (AntiWar)Many Iraqis are now beginning to see the rising sectarian violence as part of a larger plan to partition the country. "Americans want to alter the shape of our cities, dividing Iraqis into ethnic and sectarian groups living separately from each
July 14, 2003: Ill-Starred Day
• by Ray McGovern (AntiWar)On July 14, 2003, the Washington Post carried a column by Robert Novak set out to do the White House's bidding by disparaging former ambassador Joseph Wilson and making it impossible for his wife, Valerie Plame, to continue working in her covert
Payback for NATO Expansion
• by Ivan Eland (AntiWar)Those of us who opposed the expansion of NATO warned that it would lead to problems with Russia. Those problems have arrived. A resurgent Russia – flush with oil revenues and a strong leader who is using anti-U.S. resentments to become even more auto
A Free Press or a Ministry of Truth?
• by Paul Craig Roberts (AntiWar)Sound familiar? Any American who pays attention can observe the identical phenomenon occurring in the U.S. today. Think about the Bush regime's changing explanations for the failed U.S. occupation of Iraq.
An Ugly Truth About Ronald Reagan
Melinda Pillsbury-fosterAmerica was trying to understand the wave of fear generated by government over the Cold War. Vietnam had just begun. We did not know that corporations had begin their campaign to suborn the UN, the Environmental Movement, and reduce us to serfdom.
They Know Where You Are and Exactly What You are Doing. Stop them.
Melinda Pillsbury-fosterThe massively intrusive State needs weapons that make it impossible for people to maintain any degree of privacy. This makes it possible to assess taxes on every transaction; it makes it possible to know what you are doing every moment of the day -
Senator wants Homeland Security agents to shoot suspects in the back
• CNNThe dishonorable Senator Tom Coburn asked, "Why is it wrong to shoot the [trafficker] after he's been told to stop?" during a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing concerning the conviction of two Border Patrol agents who shot a fle
Ron Paul in Las Vegas' Paris ballroom
• Reclaim videoVideo good, but audio is weak (but you could hear him plainly at the event). But crowd is good. [Nice collection of other Ron Paul videos as well.]
Iowa Straw Poll brought to you by Diebold
• roxic27Some of our volunteer supporters have expressed concern about ensuring the accuracy of the vote count at the upcoming Ames Straw Poll. After blackening the oval next to their preferred candidate, they will then feed the ballot into a Diebold Optical
Slapping Down "The Entire GOP Establishment"
• by John Nichols (The Nation)An indication of the indignation with [congressional] Republican leaders came from a Georgia special election Tuesday, in which 2 Republicans ran against one another. Broun emphasized a Ron Paul-like commitment to "work to restore government acc
Conspiracy of Science - Earth is in fact growing
• YoutubeThis video is a Neal Adams animation about his theory that the Earth is growing. This collides with the Pangaea theory. Watch it, you will be amazed. Wwwwoooowww! This is amazing!!!!!!!
Imprisoned 'Duke' tells of scope of corruption
• Copley News ServiceIn two days of prison interviews with federal agents this year, former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham described a level of corruption on his part more extensive previously known and dealt a potentially devastating blow to the defense being wa
Assad: Israel and Syria in touch via third country
• HaaretzIsrael and Syria are holding contacts through a third party, Syrian President Bashar Assad said yesterday. Assad did not disclose the identity of the interlocutor, but it is believed to be Turkey. Assad said a third country has recently been trying
Paper details industry's role in Cheney's energy report
• Washington PostAt 10am on April 4, 2001, representatives of 13 environmental groups were brought into the Old Executive Office Building for a long-anticipated meeting. Since late January, a task force headed by Vice President Cheney had been busy drawing up
Why do billionaires fund democrats fascist economics?
• Free Market News(The note at the bottom is very interesting) Many people are expressing puzzlement at the spectacle of the uber rich lavishing "soak-the-rich" Democrats with money and other means of support. And who are these rich people?
Another Bushee jumps ship
• CQLawmakers on Tuesday gave mixed reviews to the performance of Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson, who resigned after a turbulent two-year tenure marked with difficulties in dealing with recently returned veterans. "This coming February,
Cancel Elections??
• Oped News(This is music to Ernie's ears) In July of 2004, the Bush adminstration requested a detailed analysis of what steps it should take to cancel the 2004 elections in the event of a terrorist attack ~ It is entirely legitimate to ask whether Chertof
Reverse the surge: More newspapers call for leaving Iraq
• Editor & PublisherPerhaps other papers had discussions or plans in the works for weeks, but it appears that The New York Times' editorial last Sunday calling for the start of a US withdrawal in Iraq may have inspired some major metros to follow a similar line sinc
Dollar slumps to record lows
• Bloomberg(This is a trend that will continue. Buy Gold) The dollar fell to a record low against the euro and dropped versus the yen after Bear Stearns reported hedge fund losses, fueling speculation investors will spurn US assets as the economy slows.
Mata Hari: The voice of reconciliation
• One WorldKodrat Mokoginta puts on the headphones, turns down the music and leans forward towards the microphone. "We are back on the air," he says in a soothing radio voice. "And as usual we are speaking about the issues that affect the youth
RAF scrambles to intercept Russian bombers
• Times OnlineRAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian strategic bombers heading for British airspace yesterday, as the spirit of the Cold War returned to the North Atlantic once again. The incident, described as rare by the RAF
Irritation grows over taxes in Norway
• Aftenposten(Another country who needs a revolution) Norwegians are among the most heavily taxed people in the world, and that in turn has made Norway one of the most expensive countries in which to live. Most accept the taxes they're ordered to pay on inco
Iran is found to be a lair of Al Qaeda
• New York Sun(Remember what Pat Buchanan has said about al-Qaeda and Iran) One of two known Al Qaeda leadership councils meets regularly in eastern Iran, where the American intelligence community believes dozens of senior Al Qaeda leaders have reconsituted
Pentagon starts spin unit to target talk radio,blogs
• Raw StoryWith public opinion on both the President and Iraq war cratering, it's hard to imagine any amount of PR could turn back the tide. But don't tell that to the Pentagon's public affairs division. Ken Silverstein report on the latest effort
Reuters asks for probe of staffers deaths in Iraq
• Editor and PublisherReuters on Monday asked the US military to conduct a full and objective investigation into the killing last week of two of its staff in Iraq after evidence emerged casting doubt on explanatioins given for their deaths. Photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen
