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America: A Modern-Day Sparta

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:58:21 GMT

Read more on this subject: WAR: About that War
Feature Article by Stephen Lendman
America: A Modern-Day Sparta by Stephen Lendman Permanent war is longstanding policy. America deplores peace. Throughout its history, it's waged war annually at home and/or abroad. Today it does so globally. Giving peace a chance is loathed. Direct or proxy wars rage in multiple countries. "Yes we can" reflects Obama's pro-war, pro-imperial, pro-ravage, plunder and dominate agenda. He prioritizes it. He abhors human rights, equity, justice, and other democratic values. Rogue leaders operate that way. Rule of law principles are spurned. Constitutional protections no longer apply. Any nation, organization or person designated a state enemy is targeted. "Change you can believe in" is polar opposite of what most people expected. America's empire of bases is global. US special forces operate in over 120 countries. Proxy death squads supplement them. CIA agents and assets are everywhere. Washington's Blog said America's waging 74 wars. It's "f
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Guantanamo Force-Feeding Constitutes Torture

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:56:03 GMT

Read more on this subject: Police State
Feature Article by Stephen Lendman
Guantanamo Force-Feeding Constitutes Torture by Stephen Lendman Guantanamo detention constitutes torture, abuse and ill-treatment. Long-term detention compounds it. Force-feeding increases unconscionable pain and suffering. Doing so violates core rule of law principles. Around 130 of 166 Guantanamo detainees refuse food. They're hunger striking for justice. They began in February. They passed 100 days. They'd rather die than endure injustice. Their only escape route is death. Pentagon officials at first maintained silence. Belatedly they admitted what's well-known. They consistently downplayed it. Now they admit 102 detainees refuse food. At least 130 are involved. Obama dismissively said nothing. His belated acknowledgement reflected disdain for their pain and suffering. Thirty or more hunger strikers are being force-fed. Doing so constitutes torture. A previous article explained. Detainees are restrained in chairs. They're called "padded cells on wheels.&quo
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STOP AGENDA 21

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:03:45 GMT

Read more on this subject: Activism
Feature Article by Mike Shipley
Mikester and Andrea rocked the activist world tonight with a killer sign-making party at Agenda 21 Park, I mean Hance Park in downtown Phoenix tonight. Thank you Ernie for helping with the stencils, we really turned the tables on Miss "I want free publicity" GMO Free Zone!! After attempting to subvert our planning meeting by thinking she could dictate the content of our outreach literature, and trying to get us to furnish DVD's and sell them to benefit her org (LOL!!) she will just have to settle for having our message plastered all over the Tempe / Mill Avenue area whether she likes it or not, hahaha!! I am sure she will not mind taking credit for our work, having attention-whored for it so strongly. Welcome to the R3/0Lution missy, this ain't our first time at the rodeo!! If you've been missing the fun of the latest activism, you might want to join us on the Stop Agenda 21 Meetup!! You can find out more about the March Against Monsanto, as well as make sure you're on the sched
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America Honors Its Worst

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:16:19 GMT

Read more on this subject: Police State
Feature Article by Stephen Lendman
America Honors Its Worst by Stephen Lendman Presidential Medals of Freedom are awarded annually. They mock what they claim to represent. Many go to deplorable recipients. Previous dishonorees include GHW Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Gates, Henry Kissinger, Tony Blair, Shimon Peres, Margaret Thatcher, Alvaro Uribe, Colin Powell, Madeleine Albright, and Alan Greenspan among others. Nobel Peace Prize recipients include notorious war criminals. In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt was honored. He once said "I should welcome almost any war, for I think this country needs one." In 1919, Woodrow Wilson won. He broke his pledge to keep "us out of war." In 1953, George Marshall was honored. He helped create NATO. It's a killing machine. He was involved in aggressive war on North Korea. Other dishonorees included Kofi Annan, Al Gore, Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Henry Kissinger, Barack Obama, and the EU. Peacemakers aren't considered. In
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IRS Scandal Headlines: More Than Meets the Eye

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:40:17 GMT

Read more on this subject: Police State
Feature Article by Stephen Lendman
IRS Scandal Headlines: More Than Meets the Eye by Stephen Lendman More than targeting political enemies is involved. More on than below. The practice is longstanding. Republican and Democrat administrations use the IRS abusively. During the Coolidge administration, Republican Senator James Couzens investigated the IRS' predecessor - the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon sued him. University of Virginia Law Professor George Yin called doing so the "greatest tax suit in the history of the world." At issue was political intrigue, backstabbing, and unintended consequences. Franklin Roosevelt targeted William Randolph Hearst, Louisiana Governor Huey Long, and anti-administration critic/popular radio host Father John Coughlin. IRS officials investigated their finances. In the 1940s and 1950s, hundreds of IRS employees were sacked and/or indicted for involvement in widespread corruption and bribery. San Francisco officials colluded
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Prepper quail for food

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:33:36 GMT

Read more on this subject: Prepping
Feature Article by Morpheus Titania
Leo Shares how easy it is to raise quail as a food source. You get 200 eggs per female bird 6-8 weeks after it is hatched. 6-8 days in the incubator. the cages are 2 x 2 x 8in high and you can keep 12 birds per cage.
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4409 -- Bomber conveniently leaves Confession note in Boat

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:17:04 GMT

Read more on this subject: Videos by 4409
Feature Article by Forty Four O Nine
While supposedly bleeding to death in a boat the Boston bomber conveniently left a 'confession' note on the boat wall where he hid. Follow 4409 on Twitter https://twitter.com/tweet4409 The 4409 Store: https://www.wepay.com/stores/4409-store?page=1
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Putin v. Obama et al

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:08:46 GMT

Read more on this subject: WAR: About that War
Feature Article by Stephen Lendman
Putin v. Obama et al by Stephen Lendman On May 16, the Wall Street Journal headlined "Russia Raises Stakes in Syria," saying: Russia "sent a dozen or more warships to patrol waters near its naval base in Syria, a buildup that US and European officials see as a newly aggressive stance meant partly to warn the West and Israel not to intervene in Syria's bloody civil war." RIA Novosti said deployed ships include the Admiral Panteleyev destroyer, the Peresvet and Admiral Nevelsky amphibious vessels, the Pechenga tanker, the Fotiy Krylov salvage/rescue tug, the Severomorsk anti-submarine ship, the Azov Popucha-II Class landing ship, and other vessels. According to the WSJ, "Russia's expanded presence…represents one of its largest sustained naval deployments since the Cold War." Its "presence adds a new source of potential danger for miscalculation in an increasingly combustible region." An unnamed US defense official called it &qu
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How to Choose a Financial Advisor

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:45:59 GMT

Read more on this subject: Casey Research Articles
Feature Article by Dennis Miller
Ninety-eight percent of insurance brokers do not know how to use life insurance optimally. That, anyway, is what one reader wrote in to tell me. I chuckled as I thought to myself, "You could substitute any profession for 'insurance broker' � lawyer, salesperson, politician, etc. � and that statement would still ring true." Sure, I laughed a little, but it wouldn't be funny to realize I'd been misled into investing in something only marginally advantageous when there was a better alternative available. Caveat emptor � let the buyer beware � has been an underlying theme in several of our recent Money Forever premium issues. It's a prudent thought to keep in mind when plunking down your money for any number of alternative investments, such as an annuity or reverse mortgage, and when selecting a professional financial advisor. It's a warning I heard loud and clear while reading an article highlighting the pitfalls of using a stockbroker as a financial advisor. The authors g
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Will Congressional Republicans Ever Be Worth A Damn For Freedom?

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:39:32 GMT

Read more on this subject: Philosophy: Conservatism
Feature Article by Jim Bovard
The American Conservative posted online today my review of Jim Antle's zippety new book, Devouring Freedom: Can Big Government Ever Be Stopped?. Antle recognizes the peril of Leviathan and is fairly optimistic on what Republicans can become and achieve. Here are a few of my lines from the review � which is posted in its entirety below. * The friends of freedom are accustomed to being beaten like a rented mule in Washington. * Few Republican congressmen today have the gumption to oppose almost boundless executive power, even when the executive branch is controlled by their arch-enemy. * Government has been growing by leaps in bounds thanks in large part to the mental turpitude and character defects of the typical member of Congress *"Freedom" is a word that Republicans enjoy evoking when Democrats are in charge of the White House and executive branch. * Many of today's Republican members of Congress are so clueless that they do not recognize the peril
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Stop and Frisk: NYPD Racial Profiling

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:20:54 GMT

Read more on this subject: Police State
Feature Article by Stephen Lendman
Stop and Frisk: NYPD Racial Profiling by Stephen Lendman The Fourth Amendment states: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." In other words, constitutional law requires reasonable suspicion that a crime has been, is being, or will be committed to justify stopping and frisking a suspect. New York State Criminal Procedure Law, section 140.50, authorizes stop and frisk. It's based on the 1968 Supreme Court's Terry v. Ohio ruling. Warren court justices held 8 - 1 that Fourth Amendment protections aren't violated if police have reasonable suspicion to believe someone "may be armed and presently dangerous." Justice William Douglas strongly dissented. Absent probab
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Israel Threatens More Syrian Attacks

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:19:31 GMT

Read more on this subject: Syria
Feature Article by Stephen Lendman
Israel Threatens More Syrian Attacks by Stephen Lendman May 15 is Nakba Day. It follows Israel's May 14 Independence Day. This year was no exception. Clashes erupted across the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel confronts peaceful demonstrations violently. Fundamental human rights are spurned. Rogue governments operate that way. Preemptively attacking other countries is official Israeli policy. On May 4 and 5, Israeli warplanes targeted Syria. Doing so was preemptive, unprovoked, lawless aggression. On May 15, The New York Times headlined "Israel Hints at New Strikes, Warning Syria Not to Retaliate." An unidentified Israeli official suggested further military strikes ahead. Allegedly it's to stop "advanced weapons" transfers to "Islamic militants." Assad was warned. Retaliate and face "crippling consequences." The Israeli official said: "Israel is determined to continue to prevent the transfer of advanced weapons to He
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Won't You Be My Neighbor - AquaDome

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:35:25 GMT

Read more on this subject: Events: Arizona
Feature Article by Ernest Hancock
We have almost 2 acres to work with but we are trying to find out how much food can be produced in an area the size of a small backyard. This area on the side of our home is where our neighbors can see it, it's easy for us to access from our home and we can use our small Waterfall Pond for the 'tilapia' fish that supply the plants food (that clean the water for the fish). By pumping the water so that it returns to the top of the water feature Donna still gets benefit of the waterfall's sound and the water gets aerated. Another part of the water feature (that wasn't operational when we moved in) could allow us to also pump some of the water into a reservoir farther away that connects to the pond that can also be used for more plant growth and water purification. The 'stream' empties into the fish pond and may be part of later expansion (or someone's project :) Our first GeoDesic Dome (
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4409 -- 9 Sheriffs Beat Father To Death then Steal Cameras from bystanders + 911 CALL

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:57:50 GMT

Read more on this subject: Videos by 4409
Feature Article by Forty Four O Nine
The thug gang called Kern County Sheriffs Department goes full Nazi and beats someone to death with billy clubs. Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood holds a news conference Tuesday afternoon at the Norris Road headquarters regarding his request that the FBI analyze the two cell phones seized in connection with the in-custody death of David Silva. Specifically, Youngblood requested the FBI conduct a forensic analysis of the contents of the cell phones. He's also asked the FBI to more generally investigate the circumstances surrounding Silva's death. Responding to what he called a case that "has consumed the media and our community," Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said Tuesday he has asked the FBI to conduct a "parallel" investigation into the death of Bakersfield father of four David Sal Silva, who died May 8 after he was beaten by deputies. Youngblood's call to the FBI � he termed it "unprecedented" � was made after it was discovered that video evidence expected to be f
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Russia Catches CIA Spy Red-Handed

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:14:46 GMT

Read more on this subject: Imperialism
Feature Article by Stephen Lendman
Russia Catches CIA Spy Red-Handed by Stephen Lendman CIA agents operate most everywhere. They don't promote friendly relations. They're up to no good. Some pose as diplomats. Diplomacy provides cover for why they're sent. Christopher Fogle was caught red-handed. He was assigned to Washington's Moscow embassy political section. He was third secretary. A web site name search found no match. It's no surprise why. He was arrested, declared persona non grata, and expelled. He got off easy. He committed espionage. He should have been imprisoned. On May 14, Voice of Russia (VOR) headlined "FSB catches CIA Agent Controller red handed," saying: The previous evening, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said Fogle "was arrested while in the process of attempting to recruit a member of one of the Russian special services." No name was mentioned. According to the embassy's political section, it "presents US foreign and security policy positions to the G
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