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Britain's War on Press Freedom
Post Date: 2013-12-04 15:01:18 by Stephen Lendman
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Britain's War on Press Freedom by Stephen Lendman Press freedom is too important to lose. The right to express thoughts and opinions freely is fundamental. Without it all others are at risk. It's being assaulted in America. It's at risk in Britain. Both countries are democracies in name only. Britain has no constitutional free expression right. Police state ruthlessness threatens America's First Amendment. Waging war on freedom is official policy in both countries. They're partners in crime. Modern technology makes it easy. Ordinary people are targeted. So are newspaper editors and columnists. Alan Rusbridger is London's Guardian's editor-in-chief. Last ...
Officer Safety . . . (Why cops fear the Citizens)
Post Date: 2013-12-02 11:02:46 by James Deffenbach
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If it is reasonable – justifiable – for a cop to base every interaction with a citizen on the presumption that the citizen might be a threat to his “safety,” isn’t the reverse all the more reasonable? That a citizen should assume the worst when confronted by a cop? After all, a cop is known to be armed – and not merely with a gun. He possesses the authority of the state and with it, a far more relaxed standard for using gross and disproportionate violence against a citizen. He can do things to you legally – without fear of repercussions that no ordinary citizen would dare to do – and to which, moreover, the ordinary citizen is legally obliged to ...
Response To an E-mail and sender e-mail list. [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2013-12-02 08:27:51 by noone222
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Dave, The long and short of our current condition is that we have failed, as did the generation before us, to follow God's laws or rules respecting money and faith. The generation before us allowed the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK to be implemented. Our generation has watched this behemoth take ownership of the country. Once the FEDERAL RESERVE became the creditor of the united States and virtual owner of it the individual States became like counties and lost their sovereignty. That's why there's forced FEDERAL integration which has destroyed the education system and taught the current generation to suck off of the government tit and approve socialist policies. Everyone that you have ...
Contesting Stolen Honduran Election
Post Date: 2013-12-02 03:11:34 by Stephen Lendman
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Contesting Stolen Honduran Election by Stephen Lendman Previous articles discussed it. Honduran elections are won the old-fashioned way. They're stolen. State- sponsored electoral theft is official policy. It's longstanding. November 24 was no exception. Presidential elections were held. Eight candidates contested. Only two mattered. LIBRE party (Liberty and Refoundation) candidate Xiomara Castro challenged ruling National party's Juan Orlando Hernandez. The National Front of Popular Resistance (FNRP) established LIBRE. It did so following the 2009 coup. Dark Honduran and US forces collaborated. President Manuel Zalaya was ousted. Fascist governance replaced him. Hernandez ...
End presidential term limits
Post Date: 2013-11-30 12:29:27 by farmfriend
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End presidential term limits By Jonathan Zimmerman, Published: November 28 Jonathan Zimmerman is a professor of history and education at New York University. His books include “Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory.” In 1947, Sen. Harley Kilgore (D-W.Va.) condemned a proposed constitutional amendment that would restrict presidents to two terms. “The executive’s effectiveness will be seriously impaired,” Kilgore argued on the Senate floor, “ as no one will obey and respect him if he knows that the executive cannot run again.” I’ve been thinking about Kilgore’s comments as I watch President Obama, whose approval rating ...
Provoking Iran
Post Date: 2013-11-30 03:04:16 by Stephen Lendman
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Provoking Iran by Stephen Lendman Observers call Geneva a "historic agreement." It remains to be seen. The proof of the pudding is in the implementation. It's whether Washington upholds its obligations. For sure Iran will. It has everything to gain by doing so. It has much to lose otherwise. Agreed on terms didn't end 34 years of US hostility. Longstanding sentiment hasn't changed. America's imperial agenda remains firm. Its duplicitous history isn't encouraging. Dozens of treaties and deals were systematically violated. Trustworthiness isn't a US tradition. Obama is a serial liar. He broke every major promise made. Is Geneva different? It requires a ...
Massive Fraud, Intimidation, and Vote Buying in Honduras
Post Date: 2013-11-29 13:50:47 by Stephen Lendman
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Massive Fraud, Intimidation and Vote Buying in Honduras by Stephen Lendman On Sunday, November 4, Hondurans voted. Eight candidates contested for president. Only two mattered. LIBRE party (Liberty and Refoundation) candidate Xiomara Castro challenged ruling National party's Juan Orlando Hernandez. A previous article explained. It said business as usual prevailed. Fraud, intimidation and vote buying were rampant. So were political assassinations. Democracy was nowhere in sight. Honduras has none. Fascist extremism is official policy. A cauldron of violence and repression persist. Washington offers full support. It does so disgracefully. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psake ...
Hunger in America
Post Date: 2013-11-29 03:02:35 by Stephen Lendman
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Hunger in America by Stephen Lendman It's hard giving thanks when you're hungry. It's harder living in the world's richest country. It's harder still knowing government officials don't care. It's hardest of all wondering how you'll get by. More below on growing hunger and deprivation. It's increasing in America at a time trillions of dollars go for warmaking, corporate handouts, and other benefits for rich elites. Giving thanks predated the republic. In 1621, Plymouth Pilgrims did so. They had nothing to do with originating the idea. Native Americans did. They gave thanks for annual fall harvests. They did it centuries before settlers arrived. On ...
Coup d'Etat Rule in Egypt
Post Date: 2013-11-28 02:57:03 by Stephen Lendman
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Coup d'Etat Rule in Egypt by Stephen Lendman On July 3, Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Coup d'etat rule replaced him. Appointed civilian puppets represent it. In February or March 2014, parliamentary elections are planned. In early summer, a presidential one will follow. Does it matter? Not likely. It's back to the future. Despotic rule reflects longstanding Egyptian policy. It's been especially harsh since July. General Abdul Fatah al-Sisi is Washington's man in Cairo. He heads SCAF. Since August 2012, he's been top commander. He's Defense and Military Production Minister. He's a 1977 Egyptian ...
Rigged Honduran Elections
Post Date: 2013-11-27 14:44:47 by Stephen Lendman
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Rigged Honduran Elections by Stephen Lendman In Honduras they're won the old-fashioned way. They're stolen. On Sunday, presidential elections were held. Eight candidates participated. Two mattered most. Business as usual prevailed. Reports suggest fraud, intimidation and vote buying. Activists defied state-sponsored violence. Both sides claimed victory. More on that below. Adrienne Pine is an American University Professor of Anthropology. She's worked in Honduras. She's written about state-sponsored repression. She focuses on explaining Hondurans' longstanding struggle for justice She calls ongoing human rights abuses "invisible genocide." Honduras is ...
The Government's Secret Plan to Shut Off Cellphones and the Internet, Explained
Post Date: 2013-11-27 12:42:37 by X-15
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Update: The Electronic Privacy Information Center reports that the court just granted the government more time to decide whether to release the kill switch plan. It now has until January 13. This month, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Department of Homeland Security must make its plan to shut off the internet and cellphone communications available to the American public. You, of course, may now be thinking: What plan?! Though President Barack Obama swiftly disapproved of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak turning off the internet in his country (to quell widespread civil disobedience) in 2011, the US government has the authority to do the ...
Jim Garrison Response - Kennedy Assassination
Post Date: 2013-11-26 11:03:44 by Southern Style
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Poster Comment:As if I really didn't understandThat I was just another part of their planI went off looking for the promiseBelieving in the MotherlandAnd from the comfort of a dreamer's bedAnd the safety of my own headI went on speaking of the futureWhile other people fought and bledThe kid I was when I first left homeWas looking for his freedom and a life of his ownBut the freedom that he found wasn't quite as sweetWhen the truth was knownI have prayed for AmericaI was made for AmericaIt's in my blood and in my bonesBy the dawn's early lightBy all I know is rightWe're going to reap what we have sownAs if freedom was a question of mightAs if loyalty was black and ...
What We Should Not Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Post Date: 2013-11-26 08:11:44 by Ada
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I will be the first to acknowledge that there is much to be thankful for about life in America, especially when compared to those beyond our borders whose daily lives are marked by war, hunger and disease. Despite our kvetching, grumbling and complaining, most Americans have it pretty good compared to less fortunates the world over. Still, I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that all of our so-called blessings will amount to little more than gilding on a cage if we don’t safeguard the freedoms on which this nation was founded. And if there is one freedom in particular need of protecting right now, it is the Fourth Amendment, which has been on life support for quite some ...
NSA Infects 50,000 Computer Systems Worldwide
Post Date: 2013-11-26 03:05:38 by Stephen Lendman
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NSA Infects 50,000 Computer Systems Worldwide by Stephen Lendman Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad reported it, headlining "NSA infected 50,000 computer networks with malicious software." It cited leaked Edward Snowden information. His revelations are the gift that keeps on giving. Activists representing him keep important information coming. It's vital. Everyone needs to know. Unchecked NSA spying threatens fundamental freedoms. They're fast disappearing. Their on the chopping block for elimination. Police state lawlessness runs America. It's too great a threat to ignore. According to NRC, NSA hacked over 50,000 computer networks. It installed malware. It ...
"Freedom" ain't free, and this man is spot on !
Post Date: 2013-11-25 10:52:23 by noone222
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Poster Comment:Ultimately this "man" will prevail. This vid was posted at The Blaze, Glenn Beck's website. The comments were very interesting. Most people supported this man and his position, some commenting that he was probably the only FREE MAN that they had ever seen. He hasn't joined the FICTION called "this state."
Banks Warn Fed They May Have To Start Charging Depositors
Post Date: 2013-11-25 08:06:41 by Ada
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The Fed's Catch 22 just got catchier. While most attention in the recently released FOMC minutes fell on the return of the taper as a possibility even as soon as December (making the November payrolls report the most important ever, ever, until the next one at least), a less discussed issue was the Fed's comment that it would consider lowering the Interest on Excess Reserves to zero as a means to offset the implied tightening that would result from the reduction in the monthly flow once QE entered its terminal phase (for however briefly before the plunge in the S&P led to the Untaper). After all, the Fed's policy book goes, if IOER is raised to tighten conditions, easing it ...
ACLU v. Clapper
Post Date: 2013-11-25 02:59:11 by Stephen Lendman
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ACLU v. Clapper by Stephen Lendman On June 5, London's Guardian headlined "NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily." On June 6, a follow-up article headlined "NSA taps in to systems of Google, Facebook, Apple and others, secret files reveal." Numerous reports followed based on information Edward Snowden revealed. He connected important dots for millions. Institutionalized spying on Americans isn't new. It's longstanding. Little was revealed publicly. Too few people knew. It's far more invasive than most suspect. Core constitutional rights are violated. On June 11, the ACLU filed suit. It challenged "the ...
What Would a Free Society Look Like?
Post Date: 2013-11-23 13:09:15 by BTP Holdings
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What Would a Free Society Look Like? Jacob Hornberger Given the enormous role that the welfare-warfare state plays in American life, it is always easy for libertarians to find deprivations of liberty, such as coerced charity, drug war incarcerations, the IRS, torture, surveillance, and assassination. Infringements on fundamental rights and liberties have become such an integral part of daily life that many Americans have even come to believe that they are all part and parcel of a free society. But there is another way to look at libertarianism, one that focuses on what a free society would actually look like. While a genuinely free society necessarily depends on a dismantling both the ...
Remembering Jack Kennedy
Post Date: 2013-11-21 02:57:25 by Stephen Lendman
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Remembering Jack Kennedy by Stephen Lendman Killing Kennedy mattered. It changed America's direction. Things might have been different had he lived. November 22, 1963 remains a stain on America's legacy. It was Friday. A light rain fell. Kennedy spent the night at the Texas Hotel. A platform was set up outside. He came out. He made some brief remarks. "There are no faint hearts in Fort Worth," he said. "I appreciate your being here this morning. Mrs. Kennedy is organizing herself. It takes longer, but, of course, she looks better than we do when she does it." He addressed "the willingness of citizens of the United States to assume the burdens of ...
Modern Day Slavery in Qatar
Post Date: 2013-11-21 02:55:07 by Stephen Lendman
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Modern Day Slavery in Qatar by Stephen Lendman Qatar is one of six Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG). The others in alphabetical order include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A previous article discussed appalling migrant worker conditions in Qatar. It has one of the worst human and civil rights records. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani rules despotically. Democratic rights are verboten. Torture and other forms of repression are commonplace. So is brutal worker exploitation. Foreign nationals suffer most. They endure conditions of modern day slavery. A new Amnesty International (AI) report is titled "The ...
Closing Gitmo Isn’t Nearly Enough
Post Date: 2013-11-20 08:39:13 by Ada
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Once again we hear calls to close Guantánamo’s prison camp. Every once in a while, Americans see reminders of this detention facility in the news cycle. Months ago, we heard about the hunger strike, yet it was scarcely in the national headlines early in Obama’s presidency, when I first read about it, and today we hear much less about it, although it continues. The president is taking steps, five years into his administration, toward the promise he had made to close the facility by the end of his first year. But what does that actually mean? In practice, it means transferring the inmates to another prison. Indeed, this was Obama’s idea all along. Several years ago he ...
TPP: NAFTA on Steroids
Post Date: 2013-11-18 03:00:25 by Stephen Lendman
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TPP: NAFTA on Steroids by Stephen Lendman The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade deal from hell. It's a stealth corporate coup d'etat. It's a giveaway to banksters. It's a global neoliberal ripoff. It's a business empowering Trojan horse. It's a freedom and ecosystem destroying nightmare. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) calls it "a secretive, multi-national trade agreement that threatens to extend restrictive intellectual property (IP) laws across the globe and rewrite international rules on its enforcement." More on TPP below. New York Times editors support it. Two decades ago, they endorsed NAFTA. On January 1, 1994, its destructive ...
The Kennedy Assassination and the Press
Post Date: 2013-11-17 21:02:34 by Original_Intent
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The best work on the JFK assassination is now being done not by professional writers or historians but by members of my generation who worked in other fields and, in retirement, finally have the time to look into this great disaster of our lifetime. Noel Twyman, the engineer and author of the 1997 Bloody Treason: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy, has recently been joined by Phillip F. Nelson, the retired insurance executive who has given us another estimable study, LBJ: The Mastermind of the JFK Assassination. Twyman’s book and the lessons that it draws are our primary concern in this essay; Nelson’s review of it on Amazon.com gives us a good authoritative summation: ...
Cops Kill 8 Times More Americans Than Terrorists
Post Date: 2013-11-17 11:22:23 by abraxas
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Cops Kill 8 Times More Americans Than Terrorists Dave Hodges November 17, 2013 The Common Sense Show Many people have noticed that several of the local police officers, particularly the younger ones are more gruff, rude and even abusive as compared to the past. Many veteran officers attribute the shift towards DHS’ training of local police which focuses on teaching the police that the public is their enemy as opposed to the traditional view that teaches that the local population and the police are partners in keeping the community safe. Whatever happened to the friendly neighborhood cop who walked a beat, was well-known and respected by the local residents and was seen as the ...
Double Injustice
Post Date: 2013-11-17 02:58:16 by Stephen Lendman
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Double Injustice by Stephen Lendman Rasmea Yousef Odeh is a 66-year-old Palestinian/American human rights champion. She's a feminist, activist, educator and community leader. Since 2004, she's been the Chicago-based Arab American Action Network's associate director. She's widely respected and loved. She's involved with issues related to human and civil rights, social, economic and political justice, immigrant rights, racial profiling, gender violence, and more. In 2013, the Chicago Culture Alliance (CCA) honored her with its "Outstanding Community Leader Award." CCA called her a woman who "dedicated over 40 years of her life to the empowerment of ...
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