On Drones and Targeted Killing Christmas Day, 2011 by David Harris The Justice Department and the CIA Have discovered a most unusual way of making decisions. Ignoring the law and the Constitution, they Write their own rules while the lobbyists pay off the politicians. The city police from New York More
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Hitler Tune: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Words by John Slade It's beginning to look a lot like Hitler Ev'rywhere you go; Just like it was then, listening once again As racist hate and propaganda flow It's beginning to look a lot like Hitler Cameras More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZljkX-eGlC0&w=560&h=315] Press Conference to condemn the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 which attacks Freedom of Speech and Assembly, the right to a speedy and public trial by jury, knowing the charges, attorney of choice, freedom from unreasonable search and seizures. The Act also allows for the army to operate on U.S. soil and More
Set Your Doomsday Clock to 11:51 David Swanson (about the author) Dec. 16, 2011 opednews.com The National Defense Authorization Act is not a leap from democracy to tyranny, but it is another major step on a steady and accelerating decade-long march toward a police state. The doomsday clock of our republic just got noticeably closer to More
Three myths about the detention bill GLENN GREENWALD THURSDAY, DEC 16, 2011 Salon.com President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the White House briefing room in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Credit: AP) (updated below) Condemnation of President Obama is intense, and growing, as a result of his announced More
National Defense Authorization Act Passes House LD Jackson Dec152011 Political Realities Earlier this month, I wrote about the National Defense Authorization Act that had just been passed by the Senate. It’s an annual occurrence in Washington, as our elected officials try to make sure the Department of Defense is funded. My concern at More
Indefensible Authorizations Information from CSFR and Veterans for Peace on making phone calls to Senators and the President is below. The title of a recent business section article was "Enron's fall is a lesson we still can't seem to learn." That could be echoed by "A WWII lesson we still can't seem to learn," regarding More
We Need a “Rout” of Wolves to Evict the ‘Stench’ of Skunks Occupying Washington Dave Lindorff Sunday 4 December 2011 Nation of Change Clearly, on the evidence of these two measures working their way through Congress now, we have a federal government that has run amok, that is responding not to the people but More
Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here? By Michael Moore November 22nd, 2011 This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and goals of the movement. It was attended by 40+ people and the discussion was both More
Letter from Prison: Tim DeChristopher speaks Margaret Flowers - Posted on 01 September 2011 October2011.org The following text appeared in a handwritten letter from Tim DeChristopher addressed to Grist’s Jennifer Prediger. by Tim DeChristopher If I had ever doubted the power of words, Judge Benson made their importance all too clear at my sentencing last month. When he More
The ACLU on Obama and core liberties BY GLENN GREENWALD salon.com AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File In this photo taken Aug. 31, 2011, President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House (updated below – Update II) WAMMToday Note: The quotations in white are cut off, but click on them and you will More
