Letter from an Army Officer to America
• One Soldier's StoryMy name is Joe. I am currently serving in my second deployment to Iraq as an Army officer. The biggest differences between this deployment and my last one are:
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Police in thought pursuit
• Washington TimesThe Pope had his Index of Forbidden Books. Japan had its Thought Police against subversive or dangerous ideologies. And the United States Congress and President Bush have learned nothing from those examples.
Ron Paul does Morning Joe again
• Raw Story videoWhile substituting for Joe Scarborough on Morning Joe, David Shuster once again goes after Congressman Ron Paul on his comments on Meet the Press. The following video is from MSNBC’s Morning Joe, broadcast on December 27, 2007
Thoughts From Some Revolutionaries in New Hampshire
• YouTube / CombatFlying222Travis, Mick, Ryan, and Mike on the how and why of the Ron Paul Revolution in New Hampshire.
Protectionism and My Stuffy Nose
• Mises.orgIs it possible that the move against pseudoephedrine and in favor of useless phenylephrine was really a form of protectionism in disguise? That it was really about rewarding a well-connected company at the expense of competition?
The Ron Paul Revolution in New Hampshire Video
Ernest HancockThe first "Spreading of the LOVE" in New Hampshire. "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow..."
Huckabee's muzzle control problem (Look out!!!)
• The Swamp...asked why he hadn’t invited sporting enthusiast Dick Cheney along. "Because I want to survive all the way through this". Later, Huckabee’s party turned toward a cluster of reporters and fired shotgun blasts over the group’s heads.
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Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock 1480 KPHX 12-23-2007 (Plus Video)
Program Date:YouTube Video of trip and Audio link to Radio Show about the trip and our going back on the 28th of December - the 9th of January.
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18 Reasons Why I Will Vote For Ron Paul
Greg J Dixon18 Reasons Why I Will Vote For Ron Paul
In October e-mail, Bhutto said she would hold Musharraf 'responsible' for her death
• Rawstory.comBenazir Bhutto said she would hold the country's current leader Pervez Musharraf "responsible" because his government did not do enough to provide for her security.
Denmark Bank predicts Ron Paul presidency, U.S. depression
• http://www.usadaily.com/article.cfm?articleID=2101Denmark Bank predicts Ron Paul presidency, U.S. depression Denmark based Saxo Bank predicts Ron Paul presidency in 2008. According to Pravda.Ru, the bank predicts Paul will be the next president and that the U.S. economy will plunge into a depress
U.S. to Send Troops to Pakistan in Early 2008 - Part II
• WashingtonPost.comA new agreement, reported when it was still being negotiated last month, has been finalized. And the first U.S. personnel could be on the ground in Pakistan by early in the new year.
Ron Paul and the Economics of Slavery
• www.lewrockwell.com/Say what you will about the Ron Paul campaign, it makes you think. During his grueling Meet the Press battle with Tim Russert (transcript and video), Paul didn’t discuss which subset of subprime borrowers he wanted to bail out, or how many percentage
Discount Rate Spread: Credit Crisis Continues
• Calculatedrisk.blogspot.comRight now the spread is indicating that the fear of default is very high. Higher than in August. And higher than after 911.
CONNECTING THE DOTS
U.S. Citizens Emerging Power Against Rampant Immigration
Frosty WooldridgeU.S. Citizens grow in power and numbers against their worst crisis in the 21st century: overpopulation driven by unending immigration. Time to STOP IT!
Independents cannot vote in Arizona's GOP Presidential Primary
Powell GammillLess than 12 days remain: We have seen that every vote counts, so please help spread the word: to support and vote for Dr. Paul in the Tuesday, Feb 5 Republican Presidential Primary, you must be registered Republican.
Bullets cut short Bhutto's epic life
• APThe suicide attack that killed Benazir Bhutto cut short an epic life, one bathed in blood and awash with controversy. Bhutto's father was hanged and brother shot to death. She rose to become the Muslim world's first female prime minister
Ron Paul: "We're getting ready to bomb Iran"
• Rawstory.com"It is getting worse over there," he said. Afghanistan is getting worse. Turkey is bombing Iraq, and Pakistan is blowing up and we're getting ready to bomb Iran."
U.S. special forces are headed for Pakistan
• The Nation.comThis article was on the Antiwar.com website the night before the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
Pakistan: Benazir Bhutto killed in attack
• BBC News.comAt least 15 other people are reported killed in the attack and several more were injured. Ms. Bhutto had twice been the country's prime minister.
Russell Means Interview
• Free Talk LiveActivist and actor Russell Means joins Free Talk Live to discuss the Lakota Nation's withdrawal from the United States. [Link goes to .mp3]
SF Zoo Tiger Attack: Walls 20 Feet, Tigers Can Leap 30 Feet
• GinnThere was speculation in the new media about how Christmas Day's deadly tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo could have happened. A simple mathematical exercise provides a clue.
Freedom from Smoke-Free Health Nazis
• MondorebAre anti-smoking zealots using totalitarians tactics, as some claim? 70 years ago, another society was just as committed and left a good blueprint for today's health officials.
Russia, Iran tighten the energy noose
• Asia Times.comFurthermore, market forces dictate the rationale of Russia-Iran cooperation. Russia and Iran control roughly 20% of world's oil reserves and close to half of the world's gas reserves.
TSA welcomes Icelandic woman to a day in chains
• Alternet.orgI saw the officials in this section handle other cases and it was clear that these men were anxious to demonstrate their power. Small kings with meglomania.
TSA saving the nation from . . . pies
• elliotThe Transportation Security Administration doesn’t like pie in the sky. We kinda suspected that after the low-rated government agency issued new guidelines on food items that could be brought onboard. Now comes a firsthand report of TSA sillyness tha
U.S. Seeks To Silence Prisoners in CIA Prisons
• Washington PostThe Bush administration has told a federal judge that terrorism suspects held in secret CIA prisons should not be allowed to reveal details [to their lawyers] of the "alternative interrogation methods" that their captors used to get them to
Kansas GOP Chair Sends Email Boasting of Voter Caging
• Crooks & LiarsKris Kobach, a former counsel to then-Attorney General John Ashcroft who is currently the chairman of the Kansas GOP, sent out an email on Thur entitled “Kansas Republican Party Year in Review” in which he brags of voter caging.
The Tree of Liberty Must Be Refreshed
• WhitehouserA revolution in America — no matter how you choose to define or characterize it — is still an American Revolution. "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."
