Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
The Corporate Takeover of U.S. Intelligence
June 3rd, 2007We’re solidly into the post-mortem phase of the analysis now. Via: Salon: More than five years into the global “war on terror,” spying has become one of the fastest-growing private industries in the United States. The federal government relies more than ever on outsourcing for some of its most sensitive work, though it has kept […]
Big Brother, Big Business
June 3rd, 2007Here’s a two hour CNBC piece about privacy, surveillance and the emerging biometric lockdown. Even though the situation presented here is grim, we know that it’s much worse. If, however, you or someone you know is looking for a general, easy to understand presentation on these issues, and have about two hours to spare, this […]
Taking Liberties
June 2nd, 2007Via: noliberties: The shocking truth about the erosion of our fundamental civil liberties by Tony Blair’s government will be exposed this summer in TAKING LIBERTIES, released in UK cinemas by Revolver Entertainment June 8th 2007. Right to Protest, Right to Freedom of Speech. Right to Privacy. Right not to be detained without charge, Innocent Until […]
Raising Questions About 9/11 Gets an Army Sergeant Demoted for “Disloyalty”
June 1st, 2007Via: Fort Worth Weekly: These days, Donald Buswell’s job is not as exciting or dangerous as it once was. For the past few months, his working hours have been spent taking care of some 40-plus wounded soldiers at San Antonio’s Fort Sam Houston medical center. The work is sometimes menial, even janitorial, but he doesn’t […]
UK: Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for Three Years to Receive £6,800 Government Bill for “Board and Lodging”
May 30th, 2007I tried to write commentary for this story several times, but each version resulted in statements that could get me in trouble. Via: BBC: A 37-year-old man jailed for a crime he did not commit is being charged almost £7,000 for his time in prison. Warren Blackwell from Woodford Halse, Northamptonshire, has been told the […]
U.S. Legislation Would Bring Wind Power to ‘Grinding Halt’
May 29th, 2007Power crisis? The only power crisis we have involves the people in power. Isn’t it interesting how this affects individuals who use wind turbines?! Will the government’s service to the criminal mining and drilling interests be worth touching off armed standoffs over wind turbines? Hmm. Even I can’t believe the U.S. Government would be that […]
The Education of Cindy Sheehan
May 29th, 2007Sadly, bottom up political activists tend to figure it out the hard way. If you know someone who’s tumbling down the rabbit hole/honey pot of political activism, I strongly suggest, Endgame Volume 1 by Derrick Jensen. Even though Jensen’s anti civilization ramblings are silly, his level of hypocrisy is unbelievable and half of the book […]
The Worst Wing: The God Couple
May 29th, 2007Glad to see that Dermot is hammering away! Help him out by using those reddit and dig buttons. Via: idleworm: HEH HEH! This can’t possibly backfire, eh, Dick? Dick?
UK on the Brink
May 28th, 2007I don’t know why they just don’t get on with it. Via: Guardian: The home secretary, John Reid, made clear yesterday he is prepared to declare a “state of emergency” to suspend key parts of the human rights convention if the law lords do not overturn a series of judgments that have weakened the anti-terrorist […]
Democrats in Oblivion
May 26th, 2007The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps, of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to doctrinaire and academic thinkers. Instead, the two parties should be almost identical, so that the American people can ‘throw the rascals out’ at any election […]
