Lies of Aggression<br>by Paul Craig Roberts
• LewRockwellThe White House Moron has the roles reversed. It is not Iran that is threatening war. It is Bush. It is not Bush who is appeasing. It is Iran.
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Pelosi chokes on the big one: Iraq War Funding
• Rad GeekAn unusual coalition of antiwar Democrats and angry Republicans in the House torpedoed a $162.5 billion proposal to continue funding the wars in Iraq. Instead, House members voted to demand troop withdrawals from Iraq
Torture Policies Undermine 9/11 Case
• Consortium NewsThe Pentagon’s decision to drop war-crimes charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, the alleged "20th hijacker" in the 9/11 attacks, underscores the consequences of the Bush administration’s descent into torture and other abusive treatment of *
Bob Barr's line in the sand
• Thomas KnappThere are only two reasonably likely outcomes in Iraq: An orderly withdrawal on an announced timetable, or a "last helicopter out of Saigon as the embassy is overrun" scenario. Barr has now publicly positioned himself in support of the latt
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON. THE COVER-UP CONTINUES ON THE USS LIBERTY
• USSLibertyWhen Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., Commander in Chief, United States Naval Forces, Europe, ordered the cover-up on the attack of the USS LIBERTY it was a sure act of treason perpetrated on the American people and the crew of the LIBERTY
Venezuela Offered Aid to Colombian Rebels
• Washington PostHigh-ranking officials in Venezuela offered to help Colombian guerrillas obtain surface-to-air missiles meant to change the balance of power in their war with the Colombian government, according to internal rebel documents.
What's next for the Ron Paul revolution?
• Christian Science MonitorRon Paul and his 1 million supporters aren't going away. And that's probably a good thing for America's future. While Senator McCain often sneered at Paul during their debates, many voters cheered Paul and poured $35 million into his camp
Chinook Helicopter Production Line In Pennsylvania Sabotaged!!
• APThe press (giving in to gov't pressure?) euphemistically is calling it "vandalism", but the report describes inside access to sensitive parts of the assembly line, and tinkering by someone who knows what they're doing. That's sa
Capitalist Running-dog Girl Scout In Michigan Sells 17,328 Boxes Of Poisonous Bourgeois Decadence
• AP"It's made her really confident," she said. "I remember when she first started selling, she was very shy and quiet and you had to push her out to talk to customers, but now she's right out there, first to the door."
CONNECTING THE DOTS
Shift Happens: A New Paradigm for America
Frosty WooldridgeCan the USA survive in the 20th century with its 20th century paradigm? The obvious answer bounces off most Americans heads as well as their leaders.
Cops Caught On Camera Stomping More Heads
• www.prisonplanet.comNot satisfied with using pain compliance to Taser people into submission, police officers have now begun to kick the living crap out of suspects just to make sure. An incident that occurred in Indiana yesterday marks another chapter in a wave of poli
Ron Paul on KTSA San Antonio today
• RON PAULRon Paul on KTSA San Antonio today
Pix: Cheyenne Wells Machine Gun Shoot
• RidesAPaleHorseNothing gets the blood flowing like a good old-fashioned Machine Gun Shoot! RidesAPaleHorse provides 16 pictures from the 10th Cheyenne Wells (CO) VFD Machine Gun Shoot, May 2-4 2008.
Olbermann on Bush's Sacrifice of Golf for the Troops
• NBC (video at bottom)"...nobody thought a president would ever seriously mention in public ... how he expressed his empathy with the families of the dead in Iraq by giving up golf."
Ruwart Disappointed by Barr's Campaign Focus
Ernest Hancock"The Libertarian Party does not need a 'true conservative' at the head of its ticket in November, it needs a principled libertarian," said Dr. Mary Ruwart in response to Bob Barr's formal entry into the LP's presidential nom
Palestinians Mark 1948 Uprooting With Rallies
• APPalestinians marked the 60th anniversary of their uprooting with rallies, sirens and black balloons Thursday — an annual ritual made even darker this year by crippling internal divisions and diminishing independence hopes.
Border Patrol Hard At Work
• BoingBoingWatch video of the highly paid, just the bestest trained officers trying to catch several men jumping out of a van. (funny) Maybe the border patrol should hire illegals to get the job done. Works for me.
The American Revolution Anniversary<br> by Kevin R. C. Gutzman
• LewRockwell (h/t Minarchian)Today is the 232nd anniversary of the inauguration of the American Revolution. On May 15, 1776 Virginia’s ruling revolutionary May Convention adopted the resolutions that Virginians understood as launching the ship of independence.
Transatlantic Two-Step
• New American (h/t Dennis C)A process is underway to bring economic integration between the United States and the European Union includes an attempt to use "top down" pressure to bring about a "Common market" between the USA and the E.U.
JPMorgan to start physical oil trade, eyes $200 oil
• Reuters.comJPMorgan will join a growing list of investment banks from Goldman Sachs to Barclays Capital seeking to boost profits on their big derivatives trading desks by gaining a foothold in physical markets.
Build a Homemade Hydroponics Garden Cheaply and Easily (Video)
• The Hydroponic Garden BookLive in an apartment, or just want to grow herbs and veggies in a limited indoor space? Here are detailed instructions to make your own portable hydroponics system for around $50.00.
A Suckers Rally: Sales Up But Median Home Price Down 21 Percent
• HousingDoom.comBoth Phoenix and Las Vegas saw YOY sales increases in April. High inventory and a cooling economy however, are liable to continue to depress prices and show that this is a "sucker’s rally". "Recovery" is still a long way off.
US Military Cuts Ties with Chalabi
• MSNBCAmerican military and civilian officials have cut off all contact with Ahmad Chalabi, the former favorite of Washington's neoconservatives, [for] "unauthorized" contacts with Iran's government. [not a divorce, just a trial separati
Letting Iran have nuclear arms "unforgivable": Bush
• Rawstory.com"Permitting the world's leading sponsor of terror to possess the world's deadliest weapon would be an unforgivable betrayal of future generations. For the sake of peace, the world must not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon," Bush
Frances Fox Piven's "Challenging Authority"
Stephen LendmanPiven's book is superb with a timely message.
David Beito and Philippe Sands on the Scott Horton Show at Antiwar Radio
Mark Jokel
The Immigration Question<br>by Butler Shaffer
• LewRockwellThe essence of the meaning of individual liberty: the freedom of people to move from one location on the planet to another without getting the permission of the state. This underlies current discussions on the so-called "immigration problem.
Man Says Cops Broke Into His Home and Ripped Out His Catheter
• FOX News"The poor guy," Spinella said. "They ripped the catheter off his person. They assaulted the guy. He's got major problems as a result of this. He's a mess now." The police didn't have search warrants, Spinella said.
Real Clear Numbers: 101,000 U.S. Casualties a Year
• CounterpunchThose violent episodes are just part of bringing the war home. It’ll be active on the home front for years to come. 1 in 3 of those who’ve been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from a brain injury or stress disorder or a mix of both these cond
It Is Definitely Fascism When it Happens to You
• OnLineJournal.comIn Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's world of an "Israelized" America, the terms SPOT (Screening Passengers by Observation Technique) and BDO (Behavior Detection Officer) are the new acronyms of Stasi-like control....
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