AFRICOM: Why Africa does not want the US to have any Interest there
• allafrica.comThere are several countries lining up to either host a Forward Base or to try and prevent the US from even hosting a facility there.
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Israeli legal experts weigh in to support Gitmo detainees
• McClatchy NewspapersWith the US Supreme Court set to take up Guantanamo detention policy again when its new term begins next month, the justices have received some unusual advice from a far-flung, friendly corner to the war-torn Middle East.
Only Iran can end US Iraq nightmare
• Rootless Cosmopolitan"By invading Iraq, the US irreversibly altered the balance of power throughtout the Middle East; now, Iraq cannot be treated as a policy decision in isolation from the full spectrum of US interests throughout the region - all of which
Walk-in health clinics flourishing - doctors skeptical
• Sun-Sentinel(Florida)Tatiana Fredericks needed treatment for minor pain last week, only to learn her doctor had the day off. Mary Ann Arman just moved to South Florida from Texas and learned her kids needed more vaccinations to start school. Both ended up at a walk-in
Air France to test fingerprint cards
• USA TodayAir France says it will begin testing technology that permits registered travlers to bypass general boarding on shuttle flight between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amesterdam Schiphol. Frequent customers wishing to participate will have to provide
More oil found in North Sea
• Aftenposten(Norway)Both Norwegian oil company Statoil and Norsk Hydro have struck more oil in territorial waters of the North Sea. It's not clear how much oil is involved. Norway's oil directorate reported Monday the Statoil found oil in a well that lies
Investment banks 'to lose $30bn'
• BBCWorld investment banks are set to reveal they have lost about $30bn from bad debts linked to the global credit crunch, a report says. Analysts are predicting the firms - many of which report quarterly results this week - will have to write-off 10%
Chernobyl to be covered in steel
• BBCThe authorities in Ukraine have approved a giant steel cover for the radioactive site of the worlds worst nuclear disaster - Chernobyl. Ukraine has hired a French firm to build the structure to replace the crumbling concrete casing
Intel chief pushes new spy law
• USA TodayDirector of National Intelligence Mike McConnell heads to Capitol Hill this week seeking to extend the government's power to read e-mails, listen to telephone calls and carry out other surveillance with the USA in national security cases.
Ron Paul's Texas Straw Poll Speech
• YoutubeThis speech is a really good one for introducing RP's positions to newbies. Other versions are out there, but this one has very good video and audio. It's in 4 parts, with part one here: http://www(dot)youtube.com/watch?v=D-etrgUre_U
Papers, Please!
Dave HodgesArizona Governor, Janet Napolitano, has formally agreed to have Arizona create a new driver’s license in an attempt to pioneer one of the first Real ID cards in the United States
Suppose Paul Wins
• by Jim Davies (Strike the Root)Ladbrokes is offering 40 to 1 against Ron Paul winning the White House so true believers in the Paul campaign might do well to pony up a grand then pocket a handy $40,000 in November next year. That is one benefit of a Paul victory. But what else?
Declaration of Independence read by Morgan Freeman, Mel Gibson...
Ernest Hancock"We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity,...
Fred Thompson collides with Ron Paul at Gun Show
• LewRockwell (video)Campaign aides and supporters ignored or simply glared at a handful of supporters for Ron Paul who is running for the GOP nomination. They waved Paul signs and passed out leaflets implying Thompson wasn't as pro-gun as he claims to be. [GREAT!!!!
France: Iran 'war' warning
• AFPA French warning that the Iran nuclear crisis could lead to war heightened diplomatic tensions and overshadowed a key UN atomic watchdog meeting. "We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war," said French Foreign Minister Bernard
Ralph Nader criticizes 'spineless, gutless' Democrats for not impeaching Bush
• Raw Story (video)[sounding more Presidential?] Ralph Nader excoriated the Bush Admin. for its post-9/11 policies that trample on civil liberties and for its pursuit of war in Iraq, which distracts from fighting Osama bin Laden. He chastised "spineless, gutless**
Greenspan: Euro Replaces U.S. Dollar As Reserve Currency
• APFormer Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said it is possible the euro could replace the US dollar as the reserve currency of choice. Greenspan said the dollar is still slightly ahead but "it doesn't have all that much of an advantage
FOX censors Sally Field at Emmy's and creates a big story
• APAccepting her Emmy on Sunday night for lead actress in a drama series ("Brothers and Sisters"), Field stumbled halfway through, lost her train of thought, and then was bleeped by Fox censors as she stammered through an anti-war rant.
Blackwater license being pulled in Iraq
• APThe Iraqi government said it was pulling the license of an American security firm allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of civilians during an attack on a U.S. State Department motorcade in Baghdad, and said it would prosecute any foreign contract
Waging "war on terrorism" 30 squares at a time
• ReutersRinged by cells where bearded men pace back and forth behind windowed doors, a U.S. sailor in camouflage fatigues stood by a metal table with a roll of toilet paper, portioning out strips of 30 squares each. Beside him, another sailor polishes one of
Microsoft must share code with rivals
• APMicrosoft lost its appeal of a European antitrust order Monday that obliges the technology giant to share communications code with rivals, sell a copy of Windows without Media Player and pay a $613 million fine — the largest ever by EU regulators.
Crisis at Northern Rock Comes to a Head
• Global Economic AnalysisThe Daily Mail is reporting "Savers demand their 1.5 billion pounds in cash" Police called in to calm crowds of anxious savers Under-siege cashiers dish out chocolates Beleaguered Northern Rock boss: "I'm so sorry"
Debt storm likely to head west and engulf Japan
• Daily TelegraphThe global credit crisis has hit our high streets again. Having seen mortgage rates rise this week, people were left standing in Depression-era queues waiting to get cash out of Northern Rock, now being shored up by the Bank of England. But the focu
Pilot who flew 2 planes used on 9/11 doesn't believe official story
• Prison PlanetFormer Air Force fighter pilot Russ Wittenberg, who flew over 100 combat missions in Vietnam, sat in the cockpit for Pan Am and United for over 30 years, and previously flew two of the actual airplanes that were allegedly hijacked on 9/11 (United Air
Reflexiones Libertarias
EL VERDADERO LIBERALISMO I
Ricardo ValenzuelaDesde hace años he yo expresando mi gran frustración por la capirotada ideológica que nuestro país vive en estos momentos. Es obvio y notable que México atraviesa por tiempos de cambios, el mundo entero los está viviendo.
Presidential hopeful Ron Paul sees crises ahead for country
• Seatlle TimesTexas Congressman Ron Paul said America is approaching an economic and constitutional crisis due to growing debt, bad trade deals and assaults on personal liberty. Even if he won the presidency next year the problem would be beyond what he alone coul
Patrick Daniel Tillman
• by John J. Smalanskas (LewRockwell)At the beginning of each of the last 4 football seasons, I found myself wishing that Pat Tillman was still wearing a football uniform and knocking players down on the field and not just another casualty in our now permanent state of war and imperial
Secret Air War pulverizes Afghanistan and Iraq
• AlternetThe US military is increasingly relying on deadly air strikes in Iraq and Afghanistan as the ground occupations fall apart, killing untold numbers of civilians.
Gov Regulations making a comeback
• Christian Science Monitor(Hmm, when did it ever leave) Regulation is back in Washington. Subprime mortgage troubles, recalls of Chinese products, rising elecricity prices in certain states, and recent mining disasters have all revived interest in restraining capitalism.
Sadr bloc pulls out of Maliki's alliance
• Islamonline(And the good news just keeps coming) In a new blow to embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Shitte leader Muqtada al-Sadr's movement said Saturday, Sept 15, that it was withdrawing from the ruling Shiite alliance in protest
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