Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Australia: No Opt-Out of Filtered Internet
October 17th, 2008Would you like filtered, or filtered? Via: Computerworld: Australians will be unable to opt-out of the government’s pending Internet content filtering scheme, and will instead be placed on a watered-down blacklist, experts say. Under the government’s $125.8 million Plan for Cyber-Safety, users can switch between two blacklists which block content inappropriate for children, and a […]
American Taxpayers Buying Bank Stocks
October 11th, 2008The eye atop the pyramid seems to be glowing a bit brighter than usual. Via: Bloomberg: U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the U.S. will buy equity “as soon as we can” in banks and other financial institutions to restore market stability and revive economic growth. The Treasury is “working to develop a standardized program […]
BERLUSCONI: LEADERS MAY CLOSE WORLD’S MARKETS
October 10th, 2008Via: Bloomberg: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said political leaders are discussing the idea of closing the world’s financial markets while they “rewrite the rules of international finance.” “The idea of suspending the markets for the time it takes to rewrite the rules is being discussed,” Berlusconi said today after a Cabinet meeting in Naples, […]
Germany to Allow Domestic Military Deployment
October 6th, 2008Via: AP: Germany’s governing coalition partners want to change the constitution to allow for military deployment within the country if needed to combat terrorism, officials said Monday. The proposal would allow use of the military only if police are overwhelmed and cannot properly respond to a situation themselves. “It is not to be used generally, […]
U.S. Congressman: “I’ve seen members turn to each other and say if we don’t pass this bill, we’re going to have martial law in the United States.”
October 3rd, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instruments. It’s almost certainly going to pass the House. If it doesn’t, however, you probably won’t be able to move your assets out of the U.S. You might not even be able access your bank or brokerage accounts at all for some […]
John le Carré: Britons Have Been ‘Stripped’ of Civil Liberties
October 2nd, 2008He notes the lack of public outrage. For me, and I suspect for many of you, that’s the most disturbing aspect of the present descent into fascism. They Thought They Were Free. And here we are again. Via: Telegraph: Britons have been “stripped” of their civil liberties amid an “atmosphere of panic” over the threat […]
Chocolate of Mass Destruction
September 29th, 2008This small excerpt doesn’t do it justice. Click through to gaze upon the face of hissing, snarling fascism. Via: Natural News: When Ron and Nadine from the Living Libations beauty care and chocolate company (www.LivingLibations.com) attempted to fly to the United States in August of this year, they ran into something completely unexpected: Drug-sniffing dogs […]
China Fakes Reports from Space
September 27th, 2008Via: Telegraph: China’s state news agency published a despatch from the country’s three latest astronauts describing their first night in space before they had even left Earth. The Xinhua agency, which has sometimes been accused of carrying state propaganda, took down the story and blamed it on a “technical error”. The article described the Shenzhou […]
Feds Give Customs Agents Free Hand to Seize Travelers’ Documents
September 25th, 2008Via: San Francisco Chronicle: The Bush administration has overturned a 22-year-old policy and now allows customs agents to seize, read and copy documents from travelers at airports and borders without suspicion of wrongdoing, civil rights lawyers in San Francisco said Tuesday in releasing records obtained in a lawsuit. The records also indicate that the government […]
New Homeland Security Magic 8 Ball Removes Terrorists Fast! Now with 100% More WTF?
September 24th, 2008“Sorry, officer, I’ve been reading Cryptogon for so many years I thought the twitching would have stopped by now.” Via: Fox News: Baggage searches are SOOOOOO early-21st century. Homeland Security is now testing the next generation of security screening — a body scanner that can read your mind. Most preventive screening looks for explosives or […]
