Tuesday, March 17

Libertarian = Terrorist?

If you have renounced the use of violence to achieve your goals, you could be a terrorist, according to a group in Missouri whose defining characteristic is the use of violence to achieve its goals.  (Editor's pick)

Obama Surrounded by Bilderbergers

"The highest levels of the Obama administration are infested with members of a shadowy, elitist cabal intent on installing a one-world government that subverts the will of the American people.  It sounds crazy, but that’s what a group of very persistent conspiracy theorists insists, and they point to President Obama’s nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, as the latest piece of evidence supporting their claims."  (Editor's pick)

Foreign Debt Purchases Fall Sharply in January

“Concerns that U.S. creditors could balk at buying more U.S. debt were thrown into relief last week after China , the biggest holder of U.S. government debt, said it was worried about the safety of its U.S. bonds.”

Zionism Is the Problem

“For the last several decades, though, it has been all but impossible to cry out against the Israeli state without being smeared as an anti-Semite, or worse. To question not just Israel 's actions, but the Zionist tenets on which the state is founded, has for too long been regarded an almost unspeakable blasphemy.”

Deadly Fighter Crash 'Clearly Avoidable'

“If checklists had been followed, the plane would have continued on course to the nearest available airstrip at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., instead of being redirected to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, which was further away and also took the disabled plane over heavily populated neighborhoods, the report said.”

Heroes of the Afghan War

Cartoon by Ted Rall.

A Step Closer to Reading the Mind

TV License Demand Sent to 16th Century Mathematician

The Criminal Injustice System

“The criminal justice (sic) system has nothing to do with justice. It is a massive producer of injustice. The agenda is to clear court dockets and to produce high conviction rates. These high rates are achieved through coerced plea bargains.”

A Big Moment for Volunteerism

Not real volunteerism, unfortunately.  E.J. Dionne writes glowingly about a new bill expected to be passed by Congress.

The Martial Law Mind-Set

“Anybody who has spent any time at airports since 9-11 will likewise recognize that mentality. And Portuguese-born Canadian citizen Desiderio Fortunato can testify about the treatment one can expect if he insists on rudimentary courtesy from the anencephalic knuckle-draggers who act as border guards for the Department of Homeland Tyranny.”

Airports' Homeless Resist Efforts to Remove Them

Feds Demand Prison for Guns N' Roses Uploader

Parade of Interchangeable Starlets Delights U.S. Populace

Satire.

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