Protesters fed up with political repression, corruption and poverty (particularly recent food price inflation) toppled the government of Tunisia. They threaten to do the same in other countries throughout the Mideast as pundits hail the "Twitter and Facebook revolution." But repressive governments have as much compunction about shutting down communication services as they do about torturing dissidents.
Until polls showed public support was waning, most of the fourth estate banged the drum for the Iraq war and kissed the rump of the Bush administration. Those on the right like to say that the mainstream media is overwhelmingly liberal. Maybe so in sentimental moments. But ultimately they worship at the altar of triumphant big government.
Our battle in Afghanistan resembles the battle against the many-headed Hydra monster in Greek mythology. For every insurgent killed, 10 more insurgents are created by the collateral damage to civilians. Every coalition attack leads to 6 retaliatory attacks against our troops within the following six weeks. Violence begets more violence.
Faisal Shahzad, the man who admits trying to kill people in Times Square, NYC with a truck bomb, has explained why he made the attempt, and why more terrorists will try to kill innocent Americans.
Stephen Smith of A Beginner's Guide to Freedom talks to Gard about things like the Terrorist Expatration Act, the new financial regulation bill and how it could monitor ALL of your electronic transactions, the Einstein data miner, the Enemy Belligerent Act, and more.
"People don't know what fusion centers are," says Catherine Bleish, who was the opening speaker at the 2010 New Hampshire Liberty Forum on March 19.
When neoconservative Ben Stein accused Congressman Ron Paul of being antisemitic for merely wanting to ask WHY Islamic terrorists want to attack the civilians living under western governments that have meddled in the Mideast, the members of the Conspiracy could not sit by silently.
On Thursday, a man flew his plane into a building housing an office of the IRS, which had been taking his money for years without his consent. Gardner Goldsmith investigates the contemporary views of such violence. Is it self defense? It is justified to stop the theft? What does one consider "just" government and "consent"?
It's tax season again. And for many of us, the idea of doing taxes and giving the IRS the pound of flesh they demand is a harrowing thought. One Austin, Texas, man, claiming to have been fed up with being ripped off by the IRS for over 20 years, flew a small plane into a building containing the local IRS office this morning.
I am extremely concerned over current US policy toward Yemen, which I believe will backfire and leave the United States less safe and much poorer. Increasing US involvement in Yemen may be sold as a fight against terrorism, but in fact it is more about expanding US government control and influence over this strategically-placed nation at the gateway to Asia.
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