Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Ignore That Logo Under the Tape!
August 20th, 2008Here’s a story about the almost delicious insanity of the Chinese regime. Via: Wall Street Journal: To ensure that only the companies that pay millions of dollars to be official Olympic sponsors enjoy the benefits of exposure in Olympic venues, organizers have covered the trademarks of nonsponsors with thousands of little swatches of tape. In […]
Martial Law: Crime-Ridden Arkansas Town Expands 24-Hour Curfew
August 14th, 2008Constitutional arguments against martial law are going to sound increasingly strange to broke, helpless people who are living under failed state conditions. Thomas Hobbes teaches us that people don’t want to live in a state of nature (anarchy, with all the bad connotations). They’ll gladly submit to the iron fist of the “sovereign” in order […]
Secret EU Security Draft Proposes Sharing Vast Amounts of Intelligence and Information on Europeans with the U.S. to Form “Euro-Atlantic Area of Cooperation”
August 7th, 2008Soviet Union 2.0. Via: Guardian: Europe should consider sharing vast amounts of intelligence and information on its citizens with the US to establish a “Euro-Atlantic area of cooperation” to combat terrorism, according to a high-level confidential report on future security. The 27 members of the EU should also pool intelligence on terrorism, develop joint video-surveillance […]
Lessig: There Is Going To Be An i-9/11 And An i-Patriot Act
August 6th, 2008Via Infowars: Amazing revelations have emerged concerning already existing government plans to overhaul the way the internet functions in order to apply much greater restrictions and control over the web. Lawrence Lessig, a respected Law Professor from Stanford University told an audience at this years Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Half Moon Bay, California, that […]
Italian Army Deploys to Cities; Mayor Bans Public Gatherings of Three or More People
August 4th, 2008Via: BBC: Italian troops have begun patrolling cities as part of a government campaign to combat crime and boost security. Some 3,000 soldiers will be deployed over the next week in major cities including Milan, Rome and Naples. They are patrolling alongside police officers and guarding high-profile tourist sites and embassies, as well as immigrant […]
Revamp of U.S. Spy Agencies Shifts Power
August 3rd, 2008Via: Los Angeles Times: The overhaul was described by two senior administration officials as the most significant of its kind in more than a generation. It was the first major revision of an executive order originally issued by President Reagan in 1981 to formally define the roles of the various U.S. spy agencies, place limits […]
U.S. Government Seizes Laptops Without Suspicion of Wrongdoing and Shares Personal Data Files with Private Companies
August 1st, 2008Breathtaking. Via: Washington Post: Federal agents may take a traveler’s laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed. Also, officials may share copies of the laptop’s contents with other agencies […]
Utah Congressmen Mailed “9/11 Conspiracies”, Hand Them Over To Capitol Police
July 31st, 2008Write your representatives… Oh, wait a minute. Via: Infowars: An otherwise uninteresting article in the Salt Lake Tribune, about Utah representatives receiving different kinds of mail, has thrown up some disturbing information regarding letters about 9/11 truth. Amongst the stories about Congressmen receiving letters from people who use “Star Trek” stationery, and from kids wanting […]
And Now: Islamist Bombers Target Olympics
July 27th, 2008In other words, anyone in China who even entertains thought crimes against the diabolical Chinese regime will be seen as working with the Islamic terrorists from now on. I don’t know how much more of a locked down prison camp China can become, but, unfortunately for the Chinese, they’re about to find out. After all, […]
National Guard Rents 500-Plus Hotel Rooms for Democratic Convention
July 27th, 2008Via: Huffington Post: The U.S. Army and Colorado National Guard have announced intentions to reserve more than 500 hotel rooms for lodging during the Democratic National Convention, hinting at the number of military personnel that may be in Denver for the high-profile event that is expected to draw an estimated 50,000 protesters. While the Democratic […]
