In Pursuit of Liberty

By Elaine Brown

I think i linked to this before but it is well worth reading again.

Stand firm, help your neighbor fight against injustice and tyranny, stand for what is right and moral; for if you do not, tomorrow the tyrants will be at your door. Will your neighbor be able to help you then?

Are We Teetering on the Edge of Becoming a Police State?

To many Americans even the idea that the United States might someday become a police state may seem absurd. But is it really that out there to ask the question - are we teetering on the edge of becoming a police state? That question doesn't sound even the least bit absurd to me.

Ron Paul Inspiring New Civil Rights Movement

"The message of liberty is the driving force behind this developing Ron Paul juggernaut. It seems that Americans are just starting to respond to this wake up call from a 72 year old doctor that is also a congressman from Texas."

Where to Protest (Other Than Anywhere You See Hillary Clinton)

Friday September 21, 2007 NEW* BUSH in Washington, DC: At 3:25 PM THE PRESIDENT makes remarks to the 2006 and 2007 NCAA sports champions. [WH Week Ahead] Monday September 24 through Wednesday September 26, 2007 BUSH in New York, NY: From Sep. 24-26, 2007, President Bush will attend the 62nd U.N. General Assembly. On September 25, President Bush will address the Plenary Session of the General Debate of the General Assembly. [The Note Futures Calendar, accessed 9/17/07] Thursday September 27, 2007 CHENEY in Las Vegas, NV: "Vice President Dick Cheney is scheduled to be in Las Vegas on Sept. 27 to raise money for the GOP. The $250 per person event -- $2,500 if you want a photo with him -- will be at the home of Gondolier Numero Uno Sheldon Adelson, who is helping to fund those Freedom's Watch ads to give the Bush Administration cover for its Iraq policy." [lasvegasnow.com, 9/11/07; Vegas.com email, 9/11/07]

BREAKING: Jim Webb explains why we must Support the "Webb Amendment" and the Troops!

Jim Webb made an exclusive video to explain why Congress must support the troops and pass the "Webb Amendment," on Wednesday. He asks us to call our elected officials and tell them to support this very simple, but important measure. It received 56 votes last time it was introduced, but was filibustered by the Rubber Stamp Republicans which included McConnell and Warner.

Hillary's Health Plan -- the Devil is in the (Non-Existent) Details

But despite 15 years of experience on health care policy, it's shocking how little detail Hillary goes into her much-touted plan. While the proposal she announced yesterday is only intended to be an outline, the effects could be counter-productive -- if mechanisms are not put into place to control greed and profit from private insurance.

Budget Shortfall May Shutter White House Probe

A task force probing allegations of illegal activity by Karl Rove and other former and current White House officials is in jeopardy due to lack of funding, according to its spokesman.

Leahy, Dodd Introduce Bill To Restore Habeas Corpus

The Habeas Corpus Restoration Act gives us a chance to reverse one of the Bush Administration's many assaults on our civil liberties.

No timetable, no funding

While in Iraq over the weekend, Salazar said, some service men and women told him that they wanted Congress to cut off funding.

Iraq to Scrutinize Private Security Firms

The Iraqi government is taking a close look at all private security firms still involved in the ongoing conflict there following Sunday's shootout in Baghdad, after which several contractors from Blackwater USA were accused of killing innocent bystanders while guarding U.S. officials.

GOP Cronies Pillaged Billions in Iraq

"There was corruption everywhere," said one former military officer who worked with the C.P.A. in Baghdad in the months after the invasion. Some of the Iraqis who were put in charge of ministries after Saddam's fall had never run a government agency before. Their inexperience aside, he said, they lived in constant fear of losing their jobs or their lives. All many cared about, he added, was taking care of themselves. "You could see that a lot of them were trying their best to get a quick retirement fund before they were ousted or killed," he added. "You just get what you can while you're in that position of power. Instead of trying to build the nation, you build yourself."

This is exactly what happened during the Viet Nam war as well. So why hasn't it changed? Why haven't we learned the lesson? Because it's by design, that's why.

VIDEO: Question Kerry About Skull and Bones Membership, Get Tasered

A student at the University of Florida Tasered by Police After They Asked Him to Stop Speaking.

I don't know if this is the same video i linked to yesterday. It appears there are several and it's difficult for me to view them because i'm enjoying a dial-up connection just now :)

Prepare for prolonged turmoil, says US Treasury Secretary

Speaking after talks with his counterparts in France and Britain, Mr Paulson insisted that the global economy remained strong despite the seizures in interbank lending, but admitted that the American economy would take a knock from the turmoil.

Moscow: Military intervention in Iran would be "catastrophic"

MOSCOW -- Any US military intervention in Iran would be a "political error" that would have "catastrophic" consequences, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov said in an interview published Tuesday.

Bolton: U.S. backs Israeli pre-emption

The United States would stand behind any pre-emptive attack by Israel on neighboring countries believed to have nuclear weapons programs, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said in an interview published Tuesday in the Israeli daily Yediot Achronot.

Israeli warplanes raid Lebanon

Israeli warplanes have flown at low altitude over southern Lebanon in defiance of a United Nations resolution, reports from Beirut say.

SYRIA'S SMOKING GUN

After the invasion of Iraq, former US Air Force Colonel Sam Gardiner identified charges against Syria as one of 50 false news stories created by Israel and the White House to justify war. "Saddam's nuclear WMDs moved to Syria" was propaganda he said.

Children, Victims of Israel

Racism is indefensible and Genocide the worst of crimes. Racist Zionist (RZ)-ruled Apartheid Israel (AI) is deliberately killing SEVEN ARAB INFANT DAILY.

The Surge, the Report, and Lies

Mr. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Colin Powell all looked the world squarely in its skeptical eye and said that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction (WMD) aimed at the United States. While most nations simply snickered at such naïve notions, the American public in general, and the U.S. Congress in particular, accepted these completely unsubstantiated charges as gospel.

CREW RELEASES THIRD ANNUAL MOST CORRUPT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS REPORT

This encyclopedic report on corruption in the 110th Congress documents the egregious, unethical and possibly illegal activities of the most tainted members of Congress.

Global Unease with Major World Powers and Leaders

A 47-nation survey finds global public opinion increasingly wary of the world's dominant nations and disapproving of their leaders. Anti-Americanism is extensive, as it has been for the past five years.

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The President's Last Stand

Among the additional new extensions of surveillance power over us by the king and his ministers is a plan to give national and local law-enforcement officials much more access to photos taken by spy satellites and aircraft sensors that, as the August 16 Washington Post warned, "can see through cloud cover and even penetrate buildings. . . . [This] broader domestic use of secret overhead imagery" can begin as early as this fall. However, officials at the Department of Homeland Security and in the office of the Director of National Intelligence give us "total assurance" that our civil liberties will be protected.

Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" and the policy of Disaster Capitalism

Based on years of research and four years of on-the-ground reporting in disaster zones, Klein outlines for us how the "shock doctrine" is used an instrument of foreign and domestic policy to reengineer the political/economic landscapes of the world.

The Illuminati

THE ILLUMINATI takes you deep into the forests of Northern California with secretly filmed footage courtesy of ALEX JONES, exposing the Bohemian Club's annual rituals and mock sacrifices - ceremonies which have been attended for years by U.S. Presidents, Vice-Presidents and CEO's from the world's largest corporations.

God and the Constitution

In fact, the Constitution doesn't mention Christianity, or God, at all. It is a secular document outlining the structure of what would become the new government of this nation.

Still more on the Kennebunkport Warning

Boys nicked for apple 'damage' (UK)

TWO brothers aged 12 were arrested and grilled by cops -- for scraping an apple along a wall. Curtis and Liam Francis were hauled away to the police station, where they had their mugshots, DNA and fingerprints taken.