Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Cynthia McKinney Prevented From Leaving U.S.
November 27th, 2008Via: Infowars: Former Congresswoman and presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney has been prevented from leaving the country after she planned to give a speech in Damascus Syria at a Conference being held to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. “Today, November 23rd, I was slated to give remarks in Damascus, Syria […]
UK: People who fail to tell the authorities of a change of address or amend other key personal details within three months will face fines of up to £1,000 per offense
November 25th, 2008Madness. Or comedy gold? The crazed fascist nature of this is over the top, but the sections that pertain to transgendered and homeless people are priceless. Via: Guardian: People who fail to tell the authorities of a change of address or amend other key personal details within three months will face civil penalty fines of […]
Obama and McCain Teams Worked on Appointee List Together
November 25th, 2008Via: Washington Note: A senior Obama campaign official shared with The Washington Note that in July 2008, the McCain and Obama camps began to work secretly behind the scenes to assemble large rosters of potential personnel for the administration that only one of the candidates would lead. Lists comprised of Democrats and Republicans were assembled, […]
Antiwar Groups Fear Barack Obama May Create Hawkish Cabinet
November 22nd, 2008And all the crises and reforms (real reforms, too) so occupied the people that they did not see the slow motion underneath, of the whole process of government growing remoter and remoter… The dictatorship, and the whole process of its coming into being, was above all diverting. It provided an excuse not to think for […]
Lawyer for Chiquita in Colombia Death Squad Case May be Next U.S. Attorney General
November 20th, 2008Change™ and Hope™, now with 100% more WTF!? Via: Huffington Post: In its recent report entitled, “Breaking the Grip? Obstacles to Justice for Paramilitary Mafias in Colombia,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) had specific recommendations for the U.S. Department of Justice. Specifically, HRW recommended that, in order to assist with the process of ending the ties […]
Prosecutor Who Indicted Cheney and Gonzales… Disappeared
November 20th, 2008Via: Express News: Willacy County prosecutor Juan Angel Guerra stumped a presiding judge and attorneys for clients as high up as Vice President Dick Cheney when he failed to show up to court on his own grand jury’s indictments. The no-show infuriated attorneys who’d spent the day milling about with what they’d hoped would be […]
Texas: Vice President Dick Cheney and Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Indicted
November 19th, 2008Via: Houston Chronicle: A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on state charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County’s federal detention centers. The indictment, which had not yet been signed by the presiding judge, was one of seven released Tuesday in […]
U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe: “There Is No Way of Knowing,” Where Paulson Transferred Bailout Money
November 17th, 2008Via: Tulsa World: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Saturday that Congress was not told the truth about the bailout of the nation’s financial system and should take back what is left of the $700 billion “blank check” it gave the Bush administration. “It is just outrageous that the American people don’t know that Congress doesn’t […]
Hillary for Secretary of State?
November 14th, 2008I’m sick of this already, by the way. No more posts about Obama cabinet rumors. The final selections will be horrible enough to have to consider. But if this doesn’t get your Change and Hope motor running, I don’t know what will. Via: Guardian: Speculation is rife about the possibility of Hillary Clinton becoming secretary […]
“Shaping a New World Order” During “Vigilant Shield”
November 14th, 2008Here’s the CNN headline: G-20: Shaping a New World Order. But look what’s going to be happening at the same time: Vigilant Shield. Via: Progressive: This week and into next, NorthCom and NORAD are conducting a joint exercise called “Vigilant Shield ’09.” The focus will be on “homeland defense and civil support,” a NorthCom press […]
