|
Latest Articles: Dead Constitution
High Noon in Cyprus
Post Date: 2013-03-23 12:09:46 by Stephen Lendman
1 Comments
High Noon in Cyprus by Stephen Lendman The Wall Street Journal said "Cyprus braces for a long weekend." It's not over 'till it's over. What's ahead bodes ill for Cypriots. Predatory bankers assure it. So do Eurocrats. Corrupt politicians go along. Financial tyranny is policy. All Western societies are affected. An unnamed Cypriot official said "We are waiting for a messiah to come and save us, and of course, there is none." On March 17, Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian headlined "A Muddled and risky approach to Cyprus," saying: Implementation challenges are huge. They'll "undermine (rescue efforts) and may lead to negative side- ...
Nullify the War on Drugs
Post Date: 2013-03-23 09:19:20 by Ada
2 Comments
Public opinion now favors the outright legalization of marijuana with nearly three-out-of-four adults in favor of legalizing medical marijuana. These numbers should continue to grow, because the polls exhibit a type of “generation effect,” in that people are not changing their minds as they grow older. Some prominent and diverse figures, such as Joycelyn Elders (Bill Clinton’s Surgeon General) and the Reverend Pat Robertson now openly support the legalization of marijuana. Ideally, libertarians want to end the war on all drugs, fully and immediately, but in reality that will only happen after necessary initial steps are taken. Colorado and Washington have already taken some ...
Lawless NYPD Spying on Muslims
Post Date: 2013-03-23 03:26:15 by Stephen Lendman
1 Comments
Lawless NYPD Spying on Muslims by Stephen Lendman Post-9/11, America declared war on Islam. Muslims became public enemy number one. They're stereotypically portrayed as culturally inferior, dirty, lecherous, untrustworthy, religiously fanatical and violent. Doing so turns truth on its head. It also violates the Constitution's First Amendment. It guarantees religious freedom. It means free from persecution. It's rhetoric, not policy. Muslims are scapegoated for political advantage. They're unjustly targeted and persecuted. What Bush began, Obama continues. His policies trickle down to local communities. Washington works cooperatively with them. It's official policy. ...
Grand Theft Cyprus: Part II
Post Date: 2013-03-22 13:44:26 by Stephen Lendman
1 Comments
Grand Theft Cyprus: Part II by Stephen Lendman Cypriot legislators rejected Plan A. At issue was taxing savings accounts over 100,000 euros 9.9% and small depositors 6.75%. Plan B followed. On March 21, the Financial Times headlined "Cyprus targets big depositors in bank plan," saying: On Friday, Cypriot legislators will "debate a 61-page bill on the banking system….(L)awmakers (say) they need more time…." Seven other bills were tabled. One included banking activity restrictions. Issues regarding check cashing and other transactions were addressed. The Wall Street Journal headlined "Clock Ticks on Cyprus," saying: Legislators will consider a ...
Judge: Louisiana law banning felons from owning guns is unconstitutional
Post Date: 2013-03-22 10:34:33 by Ada
11 Comments
A judge ruled Thursday that a Louisiana law prohibiting felons from carrying firearms was in violation of a recently ratified constitutional amendment, according to The Times-Pacayune. “The courts cannot question the wisdom of fundamental law and frustrate the will of the people; their function is to interpret and apply that law,” he wrote. “After reviewing the law and applying a strict scrutiny standard, the Court finds La R.S. 14:95.1 unconstitutional in its entirety.” Louisiana voters approved a constitutional amendment last November to subject any gun law to the highest standard of scrutiny by a court, a level of judicial review that few laws pass. Chris W. Cox, ...
Government to read your email for your safety .
Post Date: 2013-03-22 01:07:17 by titorite
1 Comments
The U.S. government is expanding a cybersecurity program that scans Internet traffic headed into and out of defense contractors to include far more of the country's private, civilian-run infrastructure. As a result, more private sector employees than ever before, including those at big banks, utilities and key transportation companies, will have their emails and Web surfing scanned as a precaution against cyber attacks. Under last month's White House executive order on cybersecurity, the scans will be driven by classified information provided by U.S. intelligence agencies — including data from the National Security Agency (NSA) — on new or especially serious espionage ...
An Orwellian America
Post Date: 2013-03-21 08:53:45 by christine
2 Comments
An Orwellian America As a young man, I voraciously read George Orwell’s “1984”, Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” and Alvin Toffler’s trilogy which included “Future Shock”‘, “The Third Wave” and “Power Shift”. During the era of the Vietnam War, I wondered seriously about the future and how it was destined to unfold. Now being considerably older, I have the vantage point to reflect back on my early ruminations and expectations. Unfortunately, I am too old to alter the lessons that are now so painfully obvious. Instead, I pass the gauntlet to those who can understand and take action on what I have unavoidably come to ...
No More Asking for Permission To Speak
Post Date: 2013-03-21 07:20:34 by Ada
10 Comments
In 1798, when John Adams was president of the United States, the feds enacted four pieces of legislation called the Alien and Sedition Acts. One of these laws made it a federal crime to publish any false, scandalous or malicious writing — even if true — about the president or the federal government, notwithstanding the guarantee of free speech in the First Amendment. The feds used these laws to torment their adversaries in the press and even successfully prosecuted a congressman who heavily criticized the president. Then-Vice President Thomas Jefferson vowed that if he became president, these abominable laws would expire. He did, and they did, but this became a lesson for future ...
Grand Theft Cyprus
Post Date: 2013-03-20 03:27:55 by Stephen Lendman
0 Comments
Grand Theft Cyprus by Stephen Lendman Cyprus is tiny. Its population numbers about a million. Its GDP is miniscule by Western standards. It's 0.2% of Europe's economy. It's entrapped under Eurozone straightjacket rules. They impose financial tyranny. Dissimilar countries surrender monetary and fiscal control. Doing so abandons effective ways to combat recessions. They can't devalue their currencies to make exports more competitive. They can't print money freely. They can't spend, spend, spend. Euro policy expert Bernard Connolly explained more. His 1995 book titled, "The Rotten Heart of Europe: The Dirty War for Europe's Money" called the euro ...
Total Media Blackout of Police Flooding into Brooklyn Neighborhood
Post Date: 2013-03-17 07:38:19 by titorite
9 Comments
Just to give everyone some context of the current state of the union... From another site: Total Media Blackout of Police Flooding into Brooklyn Neighborhood Police arrested Dozens of Brooklyn residents. According to the Daily Sheepele. "Arrests have been reported, with riot police descending on Brooklyn’s East Flatbush neighborhood as New Yorkers came out for a third night of protest over the police killing of 16-year-old Kimani Gray. The demonstration began at Brooklyn’s 67th Precinct in East Flatbush, the part of New York’s Brooklyn section where Gray was shot to death by police on Saturday. Witness and police accounts differ on whether Gray was brandishing a ...
Detroit Symbolizes America's Decline
Post Date: 2013-03-16 03:22:16 by Stephen Lendman
3 Comments
Detroit Symbolizes America's Decline by Stephen Lendman America's economy is sick. It's getting sicker. Coverup and denial conceal reality. Census data say record numbers of US counties are dying. It's over one in three. It reflects population shifts and Depression conditions. America's decline gets little attention. Since 1981, 42 US municipalities declared bankruptcy. Ten did so in the past four years. Expect more to follow. Hard times getting harder assures it. Detroit once symbolized industrial America. Might Motown resembles a ghost town. It's dying. It nears bankruptcy. Fifty years ago it was America's fifth largest city. It's now 18th. In the ...
Paul Ryan's At It Again
Post Date: 2013-03-15 14:14:13 by Stephen Lendman
0 Comments
Paul Ryan's At It Again by Stephen Lendman He represents Wisconsin's first congressional district. He was Romney's vice presidential running mate. He's House Budget Committee chairman. Wall Street Journal editors love him. On March 12, they headlined "A Ryan Reboot," saying: His FY 2014 proposal is "an important document, even if it has no chance of becoming law this year, because it reaches for that elusive thing in Washington - realistic solutions to the country's problems." A convoluted explanation followed. Journal editors want budget balancing on the backs of ordinary people. Ryan wants it done faster than he earlier proposed. He wants ...
Obama Poised to Carry Out Hostile Military Takeover of US
Post Date: 2013-03-14 22:12:08 by Southern Style
23 Comments
I’ve been told by a number of people that it would be impossible for any person to stage a military or hostile takeover of the United States. Ten years ago, I would have agreed with them, but not now. In the past year, President Obama has taken a number of actions that when added together clearly indicates his plans for a military or hostile takeover of the United States. And for the first time in my life, I not only believe it could happen, but I am firmly convinced it’s going to happen before the 2016. To begin with, Obama has been tailoring the US military to his personal agenda. He is filling the ranks with gays and lesbians who will now follow him to any ...
Obama Killed Chavez
Post Date: 2013-03-14 03:31:51 by Stephen Lendman
1 Comments
Obama Killed Chavez by Stephen Lendman Most likely he was either poisoned or infected with cancer causing substances. Four cancer surgeries in 18 months raise suspicions. Chavez knew he was marked for death. He said so numerous times. Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez believes Washington and Israel conspired to kill him. He called it similar to how Israel murdered Yasser Arafat. Radioactive polonium poisoning killed him. Forensic evidence proved it. On March 12, acting President Nicolas Marudo said a state commission will investigate his death. " (I)mportant scientists from different countries" will be involved. Maduro believes forensic evidence will show Chavez was "injected ...
Gitmo Atrocities Continue
Post Date: 2013-03-14 03:31:13 by Stephen Lendman
0 Comments
Gitmo Atrocities Continue by Stephen Lendman America's by far the world's leading human rights abuser. It commits horrific crimes globally. No other nation matches its record. It's longstanding. It's unconscionable. It's lawless. It violates fundamental international, constitutional, and US statute laws. It does so with impunity. It's official US policy. Straightaway as president, Obama pledged to close Guantanamo. He lied. He's a serial liar. It's still open. The worst of Bush administration practices continue. Appalling human rights abuses persist. Torture remains policy. It's institutionalized throughout Washington's gulag. Obama bears full ...
Wall Street Banks: Too Big to Fail, Too Big To Jail
Post Date: 2013-03-13 17:34:42 by Southern Style
4 Comments
Wall Street Banks: Too Big to Fail, Too Big To Jail In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, US Attorney General Eric Holder made an extraordinary admission. Responding to questioning from Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, who noted that there had been no major prosecutions of financial institutions or executives by the Obama administration, Holder said: “I am concerned that the size of some of these institutions becomes so large that it does become difficult for us to prosecute them, when we are hit with indications that if we do prosecute—if we do bring a criminal charge—it will have a negative impact on the national economy, perhaps even the world ...
Wrongheaded NYT Views When They're Right
Post Date: 2013-03-13 15:47:56 by Stephen Lendman
0 Comments
Wrongheaded NYT Views When They're Right by Stephen Lendman On March 9, a Times editorial headlined "Repeal the Military Force Law." Reasons given omitted what's most important. More on that below. On September 14, 2001, Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) was introduced. It never should have been done in the first place. UN Charter provisions explain under what conditions waging war is justified. They're clear and unambiguous. Article 2(3) and Article 33(1) require peaceful settlement of international disputes. Article 2(4) prohibits force or its threatened use. Article 51 allows the "right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed ...
America's Retirement Crisis
Post Date: 2013-03-13 03:27:36 by Stephen Lendman
0 Comments
America's Retirement Crisis by Stephen Lendman Decades of class war leaves most Americans nearing retirement woefully unprepared. Since the mid-1970s, real wages haven't kept pace with inflation. Benefits steadily eroded. High-paying jobs disappeared. Improved technology forces wage earners to work harder for less. So-called "free" markets work only for those who control them. A handful of winners benefit at the expense of most others. Conditions get progressively worse. Wealth disparity extremes are unprecedented. Neoliberal harshness force-feeds austerity when stimulus is needed. Public needs go begging. American inequality is institutionalized. Bipartisan ...
Obama Wants Lynne Stewart Dead
Post Date: 2013-03-12 13:05:07 by Stephen Lendman
2 Comments
Obama Wants Lynne Stewart Dead by Stephen Lendman Lynne's 73. She's gravely ill. Obama killed Chavez. He wants Lynne dead. Unjustifiable longterm imprisonment assures it. She's a breast cancer survivor. It reemerged. It's spreading. She's dying. Vital life-saving treatment is delayed or denied. Expert private care can save her. She needs it now. This alert supplements a circulating petition. It repeats information in it. It's urgent! Sign it! Circulate it! Tell others! Tell them to do the same! Save Lynne! Demand justice! Free her! Save her life! Release her now! Do it today! Vital surgery was delayed 18 months. It was done to kill her. Lynne's ...
Turkey Targets Press Freedom
Post Date: 2013-03-12 02:52:46 by Stephen Lendman
0 Comments
Turkey Targets Press Freedom by Stephen Lendman No country imprisons more journalists than Turkey. Ragip Zarakolu understands well. He's a prominent human rights activist/publisher. He's a former Nobel Peace Prize nominee. He's been maliciously targeted for years. In 1998, he won the International Publishers Association (IPA) International Freedom to Publish Award. He couldn't attend the Frankfurt ceremony. Authorities confiscated his passport. In 2003, he received the NOVIB/PEN Free Expression Award. In 2008, IPA gave him a second Freedom to Publish Award. In March 2012, he was imprisoned. He was targeted after receiving the Assyrian Culture Centre's Assyrian ...
New York Times v. Hugo Chavez
Post Date: 2013-03-12 02:52:00 by Stephen Lendman
0 Comments
New York Times v. Hugo Chavez by Stephen Lendman The Paper of Record's history is longstanding and unprincipled. It supports corporate and imperial interests. It deplores populist ones. It features managed news misinformation. It betrays its readers doing so. When America goes to war or plans one, it marches in lockstep. It's comfortable with neoliberal harshness. It abhors progressive politics. It supports wrong over right. It suppresses "All the News That's Fit to Print." It ignores America's march to tyranny. It endorses policies demanding condemnation. It's typical Times. It vilified Chavez throughout his tenure. It did so unfairly. It shamed itself ...
Thomas Perez: Obama's Labor Secretary Choice
Post Date: 2013-03-11 03:32:54 by Stephen Lendman
1 Comments
Thomas Perez: Obama's Labor Secretary Choice by Stephen Lendman Throughout his tenure, Obama waged war on labor. Perez won't change things. He'll replace Hilda Solis. She resigned in January. She accomplished little in four years. She's the daughter of immigrant union members. She failed to deliver as promised. She pledged to make a difference and didn't. Expect little change from Perez. More on him below. Organized labor in America's in disarray. In January, union membership reached a near-century low. Only 11.3% of US workers are organized. Private sector unionization's down to 6.6%. It's the lowest percentage in over 100 years. It's headed perhaps ...
"Legalized Plunder of the American People"
Post Date: 2013-03-10 14:21:21 by Southern Style
0 Comments
Serial Killer Heads CIA
Post Date: 2013-03-09 02:29:30 by Stephen Lendman
0 Comments
Serial Killer Heads CIA by Stephen Lendman Chalmers Johnson called the CIA the president's private army. Imperial Rome had its praetorian guard. It served and protected emperors. CIA rogues work the same way. They do lots more than that. Extrajudicial killing is prioritized. Much that goes on is secret. Unaccountability keeps Congress and ordinary people uninformed. Johnson said US presidents have "untrammeled control of the CIA." It's "probably (their) single most extraordinary power." It puts them beyond checks and balances. What's constitutionally mandated doesn't exist. CIA originally had five missions. Four dealt with collection, coordination ...
Obama Authorizes Killing Americans Domestically
Post Date: 2013-03-08 02:28:39 by Stephen Lendman
0 Comments
Obama Authorizes Killing Americans Domestically by Stephen Lendman Rogue leaders overstep. They never quit. Tyranny in America is hardwired. Bush authorized it for eight years. Obama exceeds his worst policies. He masquerades as people friendly. He does so fraudulently. American freedom is vanishing. It's doing so in plain sight. Obama usurped diktat power. His word alone is policy. It replaced rule of law principles. Tyrants operate that way. Obama authorized indefinite detentions. Americans and others are vulnerable. They may be held without charge or trial. Baseless allegations or none justify doing so. US military personnel may arrest them. They'll be held in military ...
Latest [Newer] 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 [Older]
|