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Yemen, the joke is on you ... By Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst
Post Date: 2010-01-05 20:51:50 by tom007
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Yemen, the joke is on you ... By Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst Author says that by offering military support the West might prolong an autocratic regime [EPA] Marginalised by regional developments and intimidated by Washington's Cold War and Gulf War victories, two Yemenis - so goes the joke - wondered if their country should declare war on the US, force it to occupy Yemen and care for it. "But what if we won?" wondered one. "We would have to care for America!" As the US and Britain prepare for covert war on Yemen, and following on their failures in Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan/Pakistan, Yemenis might wonder if the joke is becoming ...
JIM TRAFICANT: CAN HE UNIFY THIRD PARTIES?
Post Date: 2010-01-05 18:56:00 by Itistoolate
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JIM TRAFICANT: CAN HE UNIFY THIRD PARTIES? By Michael Collins Piper Former congressman Jim Traficant will make a major speech on national and world affairs in Washington to AMERICAN FREE PRESS supporters and all good Americans who care to come on Saturday, February 13, a holiday weekend. Monday, February 15, is the official “President’s Day” holiday. The holiday had been known as “George Washington’s Birthday” until Congress, in an ill-considered move, changed the official name. By chance, it is also Valentine’s Day. But it does give you an extra travel day. Registration for the Traficant conference begins at noon on February 13 at the Capitol Skyline ...
The $30bn pair of underpants
Post Date: 2010-01-04 21:01:25 by tom007
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The $30bn pair of underpants By Mark LeVine Guarding against similar attacks could cost tens of billions of dollars [GALLO/GETTY] Almost immediately after it was learned that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a US airliner using explosives concealed in his underpants, received training in Yemen, US politicians called for Barack Obama, the US president, to expand the 'war on terror' - which remains very much a war despite the administration's official ban of such vocabulary - to that country. The president obliged, declaring that the US would strike anywhere to prevent another attack. Such calls were in fact unnecessary, as the US is ...
The Dubai SkyScraper
Post Date: 2010-01-04 20:39:55 by tom007
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Signs of the Times
Post Date: 2010-01-04 13:26:17 by christine
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“…Ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?” -Matthew 16:3b History repeats itself because most folks fail to learn from it. Most Americans fail to learn from U.S. history because what little history is taught in public schools is filled with half truths. But as my former pastor used to say, a half truth is a whole lie. Most Americans, for example, don’t realize the last time this country was as divided as it is today, 11 Southern states decided they could no longer support a power-hungry federal government constantly usurping their Constitutional rights as sovereign states or the growing federal intrusion into the private lives ...
Letter From London My American Friends
Post Date: 2010-01-04 12:11:52 by tom007
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Letter From London My American Friends By GEOFF DYER Published: December 31, 2009 The first thing I ever heard about Americans was that they all carried guns. Then, when I came across people who’d had direct contact with this ferocious-sounding tribe, I learned that they were actually rather friendly. At university, friends who had traveled in the United States came back with more detailed stories, not just of the friendliness of Americans but also of their hospitality (which, in our quaint English way, was translated into something close to gullibility). When I finally got to America myself, I found that not only were the natives friendly and hospitable, they were also incredibly ...
Australian Adept Unveiled World Satanic Control
Post Date: 2010-01-04 10:35:15 by gengis gandhi
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Australian Adept Unveiled World Satanic Control January 3, 2010 by Henry Makow Ph.D. In an explosive deathbed confession, a former head of the satanist "Alpha Lodge" in Sydney, Australia, revealed the pervasive worldwide power of organized Satanism, which is synonymous with the Illuminati. "Things are not as they seem -- and they have not been for a long, long time," he wrote, describing a wholesale betrayal of society by its ostensible leaders. "Petor Narsagonan" aka "Frater 616" died March 25, 2004. Recently, his executor, an "Aloysius Fozdyke" (their satanic names) sent the 15 pp. document by email to Arthur Cristian, webmaster of ...
UnFrikking Believable - It Was The Gentiles Fault
Post Date: 2010-01-02 20:21:54 by tom007
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Is the Name “Capitalism” Worth Keeping? Part I
Post Date: 2010-01-02 16:28:15 by F.A. Hayek Fan
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One of the more interesting developments in the wake of the Great Recession is the use and abuse of the word “capitalism.” You know something strange is going on when you can read articles and op-eds that blame the entire boom and bust on “capitalism” right next to ones that claim “capitalism” had nothing to do with it. Obviously both can’t be true, so a common reaction is to say that one writer or the other is simply wrong about the facts or his interpretation of the facts. But another possibility should be considered: Both are using the same word (“capitalism”) to mean two different things. The confusion the word generates is a good reason for ...
The Goal Is Freedom: What Next?
Post Date: 2010-01-02 16:06:25 by F.A. Hayek Fan
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U.S. takes majority stake in GMAC, giving lender $3.8 billion more in aid U.S. International Trade Commission rules in favor of U.S. steel industry on subsidized Chinese imports –Washington Post, Dec. 31, 2009 I guess those were appropriate headlines for the final day of 2009. That’s the kind of year it’s been. Government grew larger, and liberty yielded. In terms of the political-economic news, good riddance, 2009. Let’s hope we don’t seen your likes again. But that is wishful thinking. Today there are few inhibitions on using government—yes, force—to solve economic problems. This is not something that developed over the last year. It’s been true ...
Medical Marijuana Does Not Equal Freedom
Post Date: 2010-01-02 15:53:59 by F.A. Hayek Fan
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The Obama Justice Department says it will no longer go after “individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing for the medical use of marijuana.” In other words, if a state legalizes the production, distribution, and possession of marijuana for medical purposes, Attorney General Eric Holder’s troops will keep hands off. Considering that marijuana is outlawed by federal statute, this is good news as far as it goes. The thought of DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) agents swooping down and arresting seriously ill people trying to get some relief from marijuana is appalling. But no one who values freedom should be ...
Link that sent McCain_Rocks Around the Bend [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2010-01-01 13:22:59 by James Deffenbach
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http://volokh.com/2009/12/28/tsa-security-directive-sd-1544-09-06/ Sarajevo posted that link but his wording for it was, Related link to TSA Security Directive SD-1544–09-06 . McCain_Rocks, apparently about as unstable a poster as LP has ever had, went nuts and posted this: The TSA specifically stated that this information IS NOT for public disclosure. As a patriotic American and a believer in the muSLIME threat and our war on terror, I would request, nay, I would beg of you to remove this link and censure the poster in some way. The poster is an outspoken critic of the WOT and is attempting to do damage to this country by posting this information. It's time to make a stand! ...
Cultural Winners and Losers, 2009
Post Date: 2010-01-01 10:15:43 by Eric Stratton
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Cultural Winners and Losers, 2009 Brent Bozell Friday, January 01, 2010 It was a year in which the dominant cultural story was the sad but eerily almost-predictable drug-addled death of Michael Jackson. But there were a few good moments sprinkled in with the outrageous and the tawdry in 2009. My choices for cultural winners and losers this year: Winner: Farrah Fawcett. Unlike Jackson, she fought and ultimately lost her battle with cancer with extraordinary grace, faith and dignity. Winner: "Up." The elite and the people agree that Pixar films are sublimely entertaining. The eight-minute montage near the beginning of this film sweetly chronicling a loving marriage moved millions ...
The Republican Sleeping Sickness
Post Date: 2009-12-30 18:05:54 by X-15
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It is not surprising that the Republicans went into a state of suspended animation after their tremendous trouncing at the last presidential election, but it is surprising that the coma has continued from that time to this. The attitude of the leaders seems to be that, in 1932, the Republican Party was chased into the chasm of the Grand Canyon, hurled from the top of the Washington Monument with no nets spread beneath, or towed out to sea in a barge and cast overboard. Accustomed to power and all its prerequisites, they couldn't take defeat. They threw up their hands and mourned that the Republican Party was demolished. Unless there is a virile, vigilant, intelligent and patriotic ...
THIS WEEK I enjoyed an hour of happiness. (Thoughtful Comments V. Obama's First Year)
Post Date: 2009-12-30 17:23:12 by tom007
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THIS WEEK I enjoyed an hour of happiness. I was on my way home, after collecting William Polk’s new book about Iran. I admire the wisdom of this former State Department official. I was walking on the seaside promenade, when I was seized by a desire to go down to the seashore. I sat down on a chair on the sand, sipped a coffee and smoked an Arab water-pipe, the only smoke I allow myself from time to time. A ray of the mild winter sun painted a golden path on the water, and a lone surfer rode on the white foam of the waves. The shore was almost deserted. A stranger waved at me from afar. Some passing youngsters from abroad asked to try my pipe. From time to time my gaze wandered to ...
Clueless Liberals and Neocons Slug It Out Over Fake al-Qaeda
Post Date: 2009-12-30 10:46:28 by christine
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It’s a pity. News Hounds usually pegs Fox News pretty accurately. But the blog has slipped lately. For instance, a post today accuses the corporate media leviathan of hating Obama more than al-Qaeda. “Those America lovers over at Fox Nation are so obsessed with ginning up hatred for President Obama, there’s not much room for focusing on what Al Qaeda is up to. They’re whom I would consider the real enemies of America. But judging from the top stories and the comments, the residents of Fox Nation — readers and writers – seem to think that the real enemy is our president. Many of the comments even say so,” writes Ellen. News Hounds points to a Fox Nation ...
2010: Time to Arrest the Oil Extortionists?
Post Date: 2009-12-30 10:39:48 by tom007
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Is "extortion" too strong a word for what’s being done to us? Extortion is a criminal offense which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. Coercion is the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats, intimidation, trickery, or some other form of pressure or force. Such actions are used as leverage, to force the victim to act in the desired way. Coercion may involve the actual infliction of physical pain/injury or psychological harm in order to enhance the credibility of a threat. The threat of further ...
Finially, The US Financial System Explained!
Post Date: 2009-12-29 22:08:14 by tom007
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Its a slow day in a little East Texas town. The sun is beating down, and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. On this particular day a rich tourist from back east is driving through town. He stops at the motel and lays a $100 bill on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night. As soon as the man walks upstairs, the owner grabs the bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher. The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to retire his debt to the pig farmer. The pig farmer takes the $100 and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel. The guy at ...
How I Keep Insanely Sane in the Culture Clash
Post Date: 2009-12-27 12:44:14 by Eric Stratton
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How I Keep Insanely Sane in the Culture Clash Doug Giles Saturday, December 26, 2009 Solomon states in Ecclesiastes 9:7-10 that one of the keys to surviving the brutalities of life is to relax . . . chill . . . drink some wine . . . recreate . . . and have a good laugh. According to some scholars, Solomon didn’t say that at the beginning of his prodigal period when he went off the rails on a crazy train with the idols and the hookers and stuff. No, he offered this advice at the end of his life when he had already experienced massive highs and debasing lows. It was after he had penned the Proverbs, written the Song of Songs, departed from God and had come back to reality that he ...
One More For the Celts and Cynicon
Post Date: 2009-12-25 22:59:57 by tom007
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The Wonder of the Incarnation
Post Date: 2009-12-25 21:23:48 by Eric Stratton
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The Wonder of the Incarnation Ken Connor Friday, December 25, 2009 Have you ever noticed how, when it comes to the rich and powerful, the most impressive people are those that eschew the many benefits of their position in favor of a modest, down to earth existence? When those from whom we expect arrogance surprise us with humility, something resonates within the human soul. For Christians, one of the most breathtaking things about our savior Jesus Christ is that he willingly surrendered the privileges of his Lordship and descended from Heaven to walk among us, as one of us. For us and for our salvation, He came down from Heaven. By the power of the Holy Spirit He became incarnate from the ...
The Teacher asked young Patrick Murphy: "What do you do at Christmas time?
Post Date: 2009-12-25 14:01:24 by tom007
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The Teacher asked young Patrick Murphy: "What do you do at Christmas time? Patrick addressed the class: "Well Ms. Jones, me and my twelve brothers and sisters go to midnight mass and we sing hymns; then we come home very late and we put mince pies by the back door and hang up our stockings. Then all excited, we go to bed and wait for Father Christmas to come with all our toys. "Very nice Patrick," she said. "Now Jimmy Brown, what do you do at Christmas?" Well, Ms. Jones, me and my sister also go to church with Mom and Dad and we sing carols and we get home ever so late. We put cookies and milk by the chimney and we hang up our stockings. We hardly sleep, ...
Cynicon's Christmas Present
Post Date: 2009-12-24 20:18:46 by tom007
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A Christmas Tale - 1944
Post Date: 2009-12-24 08:12:53 by Eric Stratton
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A Christmas Tale - 1944 Hans A. von Spakovsky Thursday, December 24, 2009 This year, many Americans may not be able to have as bountiful a Christmas as they would like. But I know from my family’s journey to prosperity in America that just having your family together and food on the table in this land of liberty is something to be grateful for. As I sit down with my family for Christmas dinner this year, we will give thanks for that as we remember the dark Christmas and uncertain future my grandmother and mother faced at the end of World War II. In late 1944 my mother was a teenager living in Breslau, the capital of Silesia in eastern Germany. She had already experienced the trauma ...
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