A Review of John Ross' Zapatistas
Stephen LendmanJohn Ross' account of the Zapatistas' struggle for autonomy and freedom in Mexico
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Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
(VIDEO) Ron Paul Revolution
• The People1 minute teaser
UK: Staffordshire Speed Camera Torched
• thenewspaper.comVigilantes set fire to a Staffordshire, UK speed camera on Friday near midnight. The device had been issuing tickets on Pye Green Road in the town of Hednesford before being necklacked by a flaming tire.
No Freedom to Travel in Keene, NH
• Keene Free PressLast night men with guns stopped us and attempted to steal our money and threatened to steal our car. I guess it would have been a routine highway robbery aka traffic stop, except my husband, Russell Kanning, doesn't have a driver's license.
Idaho Becomes Second State to Reject Real ID
• ACLUThe American Civil Liberties Union today applauded Idaho for becoming the second state in the nation to reject participation in the Real ID Act. That law, enacted in 2005, lays the foundation for a national identity card.
Oregon community reins in its police force
• Seattle TimesNo seatbelt? No citation. No tail light? No ticket. In to much of a hurry? Not to worry. Police can only stop drivers for what the state calls traffic crimes, such as drunken or reckless driving.
Getting the State Out of Our Heads
• by Kevin Van Horn for StrikeTheRoot.comPeaceful Revolution Conference Link - Kevin really sees the beginning of the end for The State.
George Carlin - Owners of This Country
• George CarlinGeorge Carlin declares a serious Revolution. (Warning: Profanity,... he's really pissed and even advocates mass suicide in protest to tyranny,... seriously?)
Speed Camera Burned, Then Burned Again
• thenewspaper.comLondon vigilantes were so intent on destroying a speed camera yesterday, they set fire to it twice. After firefighters extinguished the device along with a pair of gasoline-filled tires, vigilantes reused the tires to set the camera alight again afte
Al Jazeera interview will spark the Real Revolution in Islam,... and every other religion (Must See)
• Al Jazeera televisionHere is a powerful and amazing statement on Al Jazeera television. The woman is Wafa Sultan, an Arab-American psychologist from Los Angeles. I would suggest watching it ASAP because I don't know how long the link will be active.
AMERICA: ALIENATION - By David A. McElroy
David McElroyAs George W. Bush himself approved of Saddam Hussein's fate being decided by the Iraqi people, let's hold him and Cheney to the same legal standard and afford them the same measure of dignity in considering their high crimes and treason, unju
UK: Speed Cameras Scrambled, Scorched
• thenewspaper.comA pair of UK speed cameras were destroyed and damaged early Monday morning. In Sussex, a speed camera had its innards scrambled by vigilantes who pried open the device and smashed the electronics inside. Damages are estimated at £50,000 (US $98,000).
Two new Montana bills oppose federal ID law as privacy threat
• billingsgazette.netNearly identical bills were presented to the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday that would reject the federal Real ID Act of 2005. Both said the act was an attempt by the federal government to usurp power from individual state governments and threat
Maine rejects Real ID
• cnet.comMaine overwhelmingly rejected federal requirements for national identification cards on Thursday, marking the first formal state opposition to controversial legislation scheduled to go in effect against Americans next year.
UK Speed Camera Destroyed for Sixth Time
• thenewspaper.comA speed camera in North Somerset, UK has become England's most frequently destroyed ticketing machine last week. Located in the village of Flax Bourton near Bristol, the device has been burned, knocked over and rammed a total of six times in thre
"Change Necessary for Progress"
Howard BlitzIf 2007 is to be a year of progress, change is necessary. Progress has never come about without change. The use of electricity, telecommunications, computers, increased wages, higher standards of living, and the whole way of life for every individu
What Is the 'Root' of Evil?
• Douglas Herman for Strike-The-Root.comLiving in the woods on the shore of the 60 acre Walden Pond, a mile from the village of Concord, Massachusetts , Henry David Thoreau had ample time to dwell on the topic of good and evil.
2006 – FreedomsPhoenix – 2007 - by Ernest Hancock
Ernest HancockFor weeks I have been digging for a growing splinter in my mind. Just a couple of days ago I plucked the splinter by reasoning out what is behind many developments behind the news. A pattern was right in front of me that I could recognize.
The Strategic Estimate: First Step on the Path to Freedom
• Kevin Van Horn - for Strike the Root"So you say you want a Revolution?" - Maybe we'll start between the ears.
Give me Liberty,... or you get "V"
• www.givemeliberty.orgWe are making good use of the powerful concept of en masse activist resistance used in the movie, “V for Vendetta.”
A Courageous Man Speaks Out - Hugo Chavez Was In Rare Form at the UN
Stephen LendmanHugo Chavez's tour de force at the UN
HUGO CHAVEZ'S NEW WORLD VISION
Stephen LendmanThe letter and spirit of Hugo Chavez's glorious Bolivarian Revolution
Do you see what I see?
Ernest HancockTake a journey with me down memory lane and maybe you'll see what I see,... there's something very wrong with this country.
Vandalised Gatsos
• speedcam.co.uk"So long as these cameras are robbing motorists of their cash they will continue to be destroyed. Five Gatsos have just gone up in Nuneaton. One of them was completely destroyed before it had even gone live. The workmen hadn't even finished
Activist's remark starts FBI probe
• APJim Bensman thought his suggestion during a public hearing was harmless enough: Instead of building a channel so migratory fish could go around a dam on the Mississippi River, just get rid of the dam. Instead, the environmental activist found hims
"V" - DVD ON SALE FROM AUGUST 1st!!
• VStill Voting? There is a Revolution coming. It may be a peaceful one between the ears that alters our culture. Or, if that is not 'allowed',... a violent one. But it is coming.
Why Are Americans So Angry? By U.S. Congressman<br>Ron Paul, M.D. (R-TX)
Powell GammillI have been involved in politics for over 30 years and have never seen the American people so angry. It’s not unusual to sense a modest amount of outrage, but it seems the anger today is unusually intense and quite possibly worse than ever.
American Revolution flags sell for $17.4 million
• USA TodayA bidder paid nearly $17.4 million, on Flag Day, for 4 rare flags from the American Revolution. The remarkably intact regimental standards captured by a British officer in 1779-80 were put up for auction by one of his direct descendants 225 years lat
Storm the White House - (So you say you want a Revolution)
• United for Peace & JusticeTAKE THE WHITE HOUSE BY STORM - Stop Genocide, Torture and Occupation - (Really? Then why are you asking for the help of the United Nations?)
Corruption - mentioning the “un-mentionables”
Dave Gallagher“Dr. No” delivers a blistering indictment in congress detailing a broken system that steals your money and invites corruption. The good doctor also includes his prescription for recovery.
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