Imagining a Legal Basis for Obama's Overseas AssassinationsObama and his minions speak with forked tongue, when they bother to speak at all in justification of their heinous deeds. Secrecy in government operations is a ground for impeachment in my book, especially when it attempts to conceal evil operations. Obama kept secret his drone assassinations as long as he could, and likewise he has kept secret the so-called "legal" opinions that are supposed to justify killing people in foreign lands, including U.S. citizens if he determines that they are an im... (more)
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Guilt, Not PTSD, Is What Afflicts Iraq War VeteransEx-military sniper Chris Kyle was killed last Saturday at the hands of another Iraq War veteran, Eddie Ray Routh. Routh is one of the many Iraq veterans suffering severe mental problems, and Kyle was helping him cope. Kyle figured a good way to help Routh with his struggles was to take him to a gun range. It turned out to be a fatal decision. Routh opened fire on Kyle and another friend, killing them both. Routh is now in jail in Texas facing capital murder charges.
According to t... (more)
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The Sniper and Sanctity of WarNow that he is totally unleashed from the burden of campaigning for a seat in the den of thieves known as Congress, former representative Ron Paul recently took to the social media network Twitter to speak on the death of two men at a shooting range in Texas. One of the men, Chris Kyle, was considered an expert sniper in the Iraq War and, by many news accounts, an "American hero." His tour in the Middle East was documented in "The American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper ... (more)
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"Gun Control" Means More State-Licensed Gun ViolenceBarack Obama paid a brief visit to Minneapolis today to rally support for his administration’s proposals to restrict private firearms ownership. Significantly, he didn’t address the public; instead, he met with police officials at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center.
The White House praisedMinneapolisas “a city that has taken important steps to reduce gun violence and foster a conversatio... (more)
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US Declares War on UsHow to read the "confidential Justice Department memo" whitewashing Our Rulers’ outright murder of serfs: as a declaration of war on us specifically and the world in general or as a suicide pact?
That is, assuming you can read it. Not only does the Injustice Department write in its native Jargon, but its screed... (more)
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One More Life Ruined by the Drug WarThe drug war has just taken another victim. This time the feds have ruined the life of Marc Gerson, a star law student at Georgetown University, who, ... (more)
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The Relentless March of the U.S. Police StateJonathan Turley, a professor of law at George Washington University, wrote recently:
An authoritarian nation is defined not just by the use of authoritarian powers, but by the ability to use them. If a president can take away your freedom or your life on his own authority, all rights become little more than a discretionary grant subject to executive will. . . . Since 9/1 ... (more)
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Bring on the Drones!Most analysis of drone technology from libertarian futurists these days is pretty pessimistic. They’re generally treated as part of a larger techno-fascist scenario, like the U.S. global hegemony (enforced by orbital lasers and remote-controlled UN teletroopers) depicted in Ken Macleod’s Fall Revolution novels.
That’s an understandable temptation. After all, drones (combined with mobile operations like the assassination of bin Laden in May 2011) seem to have given the United State... (more)
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Majoring in Minors: Turning Our Schools Into Totalitarian Enclaves “Unfortunately, children do not organize, have no access to the media, and do not vote. They are relatively powerless to improve their own condition. Children need adults who will advocate for them.” ~ Professor David Elkind, Tufts University
Just as the 9/11 terrorist attacks created a watershed between the freedoms we enjoyed and our awareness of America’s vulnerability to attack, so the spate of school shootings over the past 10-plus years from Columbine to ... (more)
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Ron Paul Quotes Jesus, Conservatives OutragedRemember that time Ron Paul used the Golden Rule to explain his foreign policy? Conservatives booed him for that. So who can be surprised that conservatives have been falling all over themselves to condemn Paul for quoting Jesus -in correct context, by the way - to note that the violence wrought by over a decade of nonstop war in America leads to tragedy on the home front?
Every neocon pundit and middle-American red-blooded... (more)
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Rand Paul: Every Government Worker in Uniform is a HeroFollowing Ron Paul's truth-telling about the tragic outcomes that are sure to come from time spent in a military where rape, suicide, domestic abuse and general killing are widespread, Sen. Rand Paul immediately took the easy way out and declared that "Chris Kyle was a hero like all Americans who don the uniform to defend ... (more)
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How Digits Are Reinventing the World OrderMost people today use technologies without a clue to the larger picture of what is really happening to the structure of the world because of them. People are staring at the trees and not noticing the gigantic, growing, and ever expanding forest, much less considering the meaning of it all.
This is an attempt to provide a larger look, starting with one of the most beautiful images on the entire Web. It comes from Tweetping.net. This site lights up a tiny pixel for every public ... (more)
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2014: Too Late to Leave the U.S.?The Ex-PATRIOT Act lies like a coiled snake on a table in the U.S. Senate. The longer title of this unenacted bill from 2012 is the Expatriation Prevention by Abolishing Tax-Related Incentives for Offshore Tenancy Act. Its self-description is, "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that persons renouncing citizenship for a substantial tax avoidance purpose shall be subject to tax and withholding on capit... (more)
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Swindles, Lies, and WarTo swindle is to achieve something by fraud or deceit. In stereotype form, the swindler is a snake oil salesman who promises miracles in a jar for an extra low price. While this sly vendor might be seen as unsavory company, he is harmless in a broader sense since his wares are only sold to consenting buyers. Sales pitches aren't weapons of aggression. The practice of state politics changes that dynamic. Swindlers are no longer a stain on the electoral marketplace but are praised for their politi... (more)
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Cannibalism and Calculation in North KoreaWhen state predation reaches a high degree of oppressiveness, there is no telling what the tyrannized will resort to in order to survive. A widespread lack of material sustenance or nourishment turns craven behavior into the norm. Society turns on itself as civilized behavior falls prey to unruly practices.
This is exactly what is occurring in communist North Korea. Under the iron-fisted rule of Kim Jong Un, numerous undercover reporters are finding evidence of cannibalism across ... (more)
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The Patent Bubble and Its End“Then they pop up and say, ‘Hello, surprise! Give us your money or we will shut you down!’ Screw them. Seriously, screw them. You can quote me on that.”
Those are the words of Newegg.com’s chief legal officer, Lee Cheng. He was speaking to Arstechnica.com following a landmark ruling that sided with a great business against a wicked patent troll company called Soverain.
What is a patent troll? It is a company that has acquired patents (usually through purchases on th... (more)
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"Gun Violence": The "National Conversation" We Won't HaveGabrielle Giffords, the “surprise witness” at the January 30 Senate hearing on gun violence, was among thirteen people attacked by a deranged gunman in the parking lot of a Safeway in Tucson two years ago. Vanessa Guerena, another Tucson resident whose husband was murdered in an act of gun-related criminal violence in their living room about four months later, was not given an opportunity to add... (more)
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Could a Military Coup Happen in the United States?Uh, oh! The Egyptian people might well be learning a lesson about standing armies that America's Founding Fathers tried to impart to the American people. Egypt's standing army, which has long been built up and fortified by U.S. foreign aid, is sending a not-so-subtle message to Egyptians that if the civilian authorities are unable to bring the current crisis in Egypt under control, the military might have to step in to establish "order and stability." Defense Minister Abdel Fattah El Sissi state... (more)
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Are You a Sociopath? If So, You'd Be A Successful ProsecutorFor several years, the federal government sought to confiscate the family-owned Motel Caswell inTewksbury,Massachusetts. The owner, Russ Caswell, had cooperated with police investigations of suspected narcotics activity. He was never charged with a crime. Yet a DEA official filed paperwork to steal the property through asset forfeiture because of drug offenses that took place without the owner’s knowledge.
Carmen Ortiz, the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, is reportedly consi... (more)
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Yes, Your Sheriff Will Take Your GunsThe January 29th Idaho Press-Tribune published side-by-side op-ed columns by Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue and Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney on the subject of proposed civilian disarmament measures. Sheriff Donahue condemns Barrack Obama’s civilian disarmament as “political posturing,” while professing his confidence that “Congress would not be so foolish as to let anyone strip us of our Second Amendment rights.”
According to Donahue, “Law-abiding citizens have every right... (more)
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The Killings Have Nothing to Do With Our Rights and FreedomsThis weekend is the Super Bowl, which means that viewers will be treated to the standard line about the troops -- that they are over there protecting our rights and freedoms here at home. The sports broadcasters might even intimate that the reason we get to enjoy the football game is that the troops are over there killing people.
The notion that overseas troops are protecting our rights and freedoms is another one of the U.S. government's most successful indoctrination programs. W... (more)
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Smart People ShareFor young people facing terrible job prospects and a generally bad economic environment going forward, starting a business sounds very appealing. It has advantages over embedding yourself in a big institution, taking your wages in forms of benefits, and hoping (against hope) to climb the ladder.
It’s never been easier to strike out on your own, except for one thing: Commerce is always harder than it appears. Success means overcoming challenges that seem insurmountable and that you... (more)
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Trying To Reform Government Is Largely a Waste of TimeWhenever I speak or write about California’s pension and public debt problems, I always hear from well-intentioned, conservative- and libertarian-minded people who want me to consider their solutions. Most of their ideas – caps on this kind of spending or that, changed pension formulas, public votes, etc. – are sensible enough, but they always miss the main point.
That is, they misunderstand the nature of government. They think that government is an institution that d... (more)
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Why is it a "Crime" to Disarm a Uniformed Aggressor?Sheriff Terry Maketa of Colorado’s El Paso County has promised his constituents that he “will actively oppose any effort that infringes upon your second amendment rights.”
“Like every elected official in the state, I took an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Colorado,” wrote Maketa in an open letter to El Paso County residents. “This means all rights.”
That promise apparently doesn’t apply to the right of ... (more)
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