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Flashback: Ollie North & Secret Gov Plans for Martial Law

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:57:30 -0400

This article was headline news in the Miami Herald July 5th, 1987, considering the Katrina Concentration Camps and the Iran War talk, this seems highly relevant again today.

Lt. Col. Oliver North, for example, helped draw up a controversial plan to suspend the Constitution in the event of a national crisis, such as nuclear war, violent and widespread internal dissent or national opposition to a U.S. military invasion abroad.

from the Blog Archives

Change the Channel to C-span Tue 3:10pm Pacific

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:56:01 -0400

C-span 1 is airing the 9/11 American Scholars Symposium again Tues Aug 1st at 3:10pm Pacific Time

Force critical mass- go to public places, bars, bus stations, etc... and change the channel to C-span Tue from 3-5.

or you can tell your friends to view it online at C-span's American Perspectives archive
Click on the show: Sept 11, Cheney and Congress (7/29/06)

Who are they working for?

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 17:42:57 -0400

Republicans tacked on the Millionaire Estate Tax Cut to the Minimum wage bill, Sprinkling the poor, showering the rich:

Yeah, you read that correctly: The economically distressed would get an additional $2.10 an hour, whereas the Walton kids and the Hilton sisters would get untold millions.

Regarding the millionaire tax cut, House Majority Leader John Boehner said, “This is the best shot we’ve got; we’re going to take it.”

Clearly, politics has been reduced to dirty tricks- with shenanigans like this, either the super-rich get their tax cuts, or the working poor get nothing. Why must this continue- why should we accept another day with such a useless set of fools making laws to enrich themselves and their cronies.

Rough Day for Candidates who Challenge the Establishment

Sun, 09 Jul 2006 17:47:39 -0400

Man Who Took On DC Bigwigs, Filed To Run for Mayor: Terminated
A community activist who made a habit of confronting the powerful and had filed papers to run for D.C. mayor was fatally shot early yesterday in a park a block away from the city's thriving new convention center.

Chris Crowder, 44, was shot multiple times and found by police next to his wheelchair.
http://www.washingtonpost.com...

Lieberman rival escapes injury as car strikes crowd
3 staff members, one with broken leg, among 27 hurt
the Boston Globe

"Progressive Candidate" Tucks Tail and Backs pro-war Dem incumbent

In a sign of Democratic unity, Mark Wilson will tomorrow officially endorse Maria Cantwell and announce his intention to campaign for the Senator full time, NPI has learned.

The news, which may come as a surprise to many in the state's political circles, is a great sign that the State Democratic Party is quite healthy going into the 2006 midterm elections. While we Democrats prize dissent and the freedom to speak our minds, we also know how important it is to be united.

What a load of BS- click here for the rest

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While the first two stories make logical sense, this last one has me wondering... was Wilson a plant from the start, or did they get to him? He campaigned for 16 months only to give up two months before the primary- huh? Cantwell voted for the Iraq War, hasn't done jack to hold Bush and Co accountable on the Lies, Patriot Act, Spying, Oil co looting, Halliburton corruption, etc. Just recently she sponsored the "Iran Freedom Support Act".... ie war with Iran is coming up sooner than you think. She's not really a Democrat, but just another establishment ho posing as a 'representative'- and now the 'progressive' anti-war, anti-patriot-act challenger suddenly turns around and says he backs her 100%... wtf, eh?

Don Young gets a free ride

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 01:12:24 -0400

The Alaska Congressman trying to stymie Cape Wind is listed as the 6th worse offender in the nation for taking $83,000 worth of free corporate jet rides.

Out of 600+ members of congress, Don Young ranks just behind President Bush for taking hand-outs from corporate America.

Spending over $900 million of taxpayer money for bridges to nowhere wasn't enough for this scoundrel. He also had to take free rides on corporate jets from businessmen doing business with matter he was to write laws about. Here's the item in the Buffalo News today:

Leading the list was former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, the Democrats' 2004 candidate for vice president. He reported $313,749 worth of corporate jet travel. Next came President Bush, at $149,667; followed by Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., $125,187; Rep. Michael G. Oxley, R-Ohio, $108,700; Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., $102,000; Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, $83,000; and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., $69,000...
http://www.capecodtoday.com/news334.htm

It's about those with the money and the guns

Mon, 22 May 2006 19:53:26 -0400

"It's about those with the money and the guns,
and those without."

I was listening to this music mix Farangs made with Greg Palast quotes of wisdom, and it really struck me as an undeniable truth.. so much so that I made this page in tribute (- ;

"It's about those with the money and the guns, and those without."

This is a global problem. Where there is poverty, it's easy to pay off poor people to wield weapons against their neighbors to protect the entrenched interests. It's the same in every country.

The Bush Dubai Connection

Thu, 09 Mar 2006 02:56:58 -0500

I wish I had the time... Somebody out there ought to research the Bush, Carlyle, BCCI, Dubai, Money Laundering, Afghanistan #1 opium again, Skull and Bones drug running connection.

For CIA officer Larry Johnson:
"When you look at three of the top world ports for smuggling, counterfeit and contraband activity, those are, by my count, Hong Kong, Dubai and Panama.
Dubai Ports World controls two of the three"

What's wrong with this picture?

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:35:41 -0500

Exxon's 2006 Net Income: $36.1 billion
Exxon returned $23 Billion to shareholders via Dividends- cashing in on Bush's Tax Cuts 'to help the economy'.

Oil Companies to get $7 Billion Tax Cut
from 90s law when price of oil was low. Now the Oil Corps are flush with profits,
but our gov't is still giving them our oil Royalty FREE.

Congress Lives in a Bubble, Bloggers Know More

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:56:51 -0500

During the last several years that I've been studying politics intensely, it's become apparent that Congress is living in a bubble, an information vacuum - they don't even know what's really going on.

Take for instance Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning, who cancelled all his newspaper subscriptions and only watches Fox News. Why is a clueless individual such as this allowed to make decisions on things like the "Patriot" Act? It's ridiculous.

Well, that's just one Senator you say. How about the two Democrats Murtha and Moran at the C-span town hall forum a young woman asked them about the pentagon's missing trillions- and they dismissed her as a silly girl. This (guessing) twenty-something blogger knew something, a major something, that the two $160,000 CongressCritters didn't know. Something they should have known. Since then, neither of the two Critters has issued a statement or posted an apology to the young woman - it appears they'd rather just forget about it.

The Bush Abramoff Connection

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 19:04:19 -0500

Little known facts about Bush's close connection to Abramoff

Abramoff Bragged of Ties to Rove

Abramoff talked of his access to Rove and cited his relationship with Susan Ralston, Rove's administrative assistant. Before joining the White House staff, Ralston was an assistant to Abramoff.

Cheney and Rumsfeld pushed for Iran Nuclear Power in 70s

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:13:14 -0500

This is in the "funny" coincidence category... from 27 yr CIA Analyst Ray McGovern:

Ironically, Cheney and Rumsfeld were among those persuading the reluctant Ford in 1976 to approve offering Iran a deal for nuclear reprocessing facilities that would have brought at least $6.4 billion for U.S. corporations like Westinghouse and General Electric. The project fell through when the Shah was ousted three years later.

US Congress Votes to Provoke Iran

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:44:25 -0500

A few weeks ago there was a story in Israel's leading Newspaper the Haaretz:
Iranian official: UN sanctions may lead us to seal off Persian Gulf

Iran has the high mountains north of the narrow Straits of Hormuz, and if provoked, they can shut off all oil from the Middle East. What do you think that would do to our economy?

Naturally, our Congress voted 404 - 4 to refer Iran to the UN Security Council. Are they trying to start a war?

Headlines from Bass Ackward Land

Sat, 18 Feb 2006 02:50:58 -0500

Compassion for Cheney as Victim Heads Home
Injured lawyer apologizes to Cheney, family
Sorry for being in the way of your shotgun, Mr. Cheney

Rice Says U.S. Will Confront Aggressive Iranian Policies
Who launched war of aggression in Iraq?

Bush tries to sell 6 ports to an Arab company
This is the great protector? Selling major ports to a foreign company? WTF

Col Bowman Needs 5000 Signatures by March 31

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:12:41 -0500

Col Robert Bowman is running for Congress!
A True Patriot and exactly what America needs in DC.

For a quick intro to Col Bowman, check this out:

This war in Iraq has nothing to do with National Security or freedom or democracy or human rights or protecting our allies or weapons of mass destruction or defeating terrorism or disarming Iraq. It has to do with money, it has to do with oil, and it has to do with raw imperial power. And it’s based totally on lies.

If you like that mp3, be sure to check out the second

20,000 Troops Hospitalized

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:25:15 -0500

Isn't this just insane- The Pentagon failed to report the fact that 20,000 troops had been hospitalized after receiving the Anthrax Shot. And now Congress is (again) sneaking in vaccine liability protection for the Pharmaceuticals... These shots were 'experimental' but the US Gov't made them mandatory anyway...