Tuesday, January 6

 

William Muller is the guest editor today.

 

Israeli State Terrorists on the High Seas

Robert Johnson on the ramming of the Dignity.

 

Top 5 Lies About Israel's Assault on Gaza

 

Pat Robertson: God Says U.S. Will Accept Socialism

Pat reflects on two myths: "God" talks to him, and Obama's FDR redux will resuscitate the economy.

 

Roseanne Barr Blasts Israel as 'Nazi State'

And medics find depleted uranium in Gaza victims.

 

How Not to Do It: Nothing Works in the Omnicompetent State

“The state has become a vast and intricate system of patronage….It is essentially corporatist: the central government, avid for power, sets itself up as an authority on everything and claims to be omnicompetent both morally and in practice; and by means of taxation, licensing, regulation, and bureaucracy, it destroys the independence of all organizations that intervene between it and the individual citizen.”

 

The 2-Million-Bullet Barackade

“Obama will become the best-guarded world leader in history when he is sworn in on January 20.  In an operation estimated to cost $20million, America's new president will be shielded from danger by 11,500 soldiers and 4,000 officers from 96 police forces."

 

Proof Police Are Bad for Your Health

"In a survey of a random sample of U.S. emergency physicians, virtually all said they believed that law enforcement officers use excessive force to arrest and detain suspects."

 

America Bleeds Its Way Into 2009

“Things are not as bad as they appear for the US economy. They're worse."

 

Alien Blimps Over Salt Lake City

"ABC News wants you to believe we are being visited by aliens. In the video here, they say the residents of Salt Lake City are scratching their heads.  However, there is plenty of documentation these supposed alien blimps are in fact surveillance vessels manufactured for Homeland Security..."

 

States Seeking $1 Trillion to 'Keep Afloat'

And Corzine isn’t above playing the Herbert Hoover card.

 

House Plans to Fast-Track Obama Plan

“President-elect Barack Obama's record-setting stimulus plan — the biggest special spending bill in history — is getting such astonishingly quick treatment from House Democrats that officials say it could go from draft to final passage in one week."

 

Sea Ice Ends Year at Same Level as 1979

"Rapid growth spurt leaves amount of ice at levels seen 29 years ago."

 

War Vet Recalled to Active Duty After 15 Years

With the State, nothing is truly voluntary. (Video)

 

Local State Rep: Let's Increase Tax on Crack Pipes

 

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