Category: HUMAN RIGHTS
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Transparent Hoax Could Lead to War
Phony “poison gas” attack spurs calls for intervention by Justin Raimondo, August 26, 2013 Those rollicking jihadists, the Syrian rebels, love a joke: although they can be deadly serious – such as when they’re eating the internal organs of their enemies – what they enjoy more than anything is a really good prank. There was…
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What if Psychiatrists are the Crazy Ones!
By Shane Ellison MS I may be a perfect candidate for psychiatry. I ask questions with period marks to shorten conversations. I avoid eye contact with strangers in fear (maybe it’s anxiety) that I might learn too much about them. I secretly think that Metallica would be making better music if they went back to…
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Owner of Snowden’s Email Service on Why He Closed Lavabit Rather Than Comply With Govt
Lavabit, an encrypted email service believed to have been used by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, has abruptly shut down. The move came amidst a legal fight that appeared to involve U.S. government attempts to win access to customer information. In a Democracy Now! broadcast exclusive, we are joined by Lavabit owner Ladar Levison…
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Why Won’t They Tell Us the Truth About NSA Spying?
In 2001, the Patriot Act opened the door to US government monitoring of Americans without a warrant. It was unconstitutional, but most in Congress over my strong objection were so determined to do something after the attacks of 9/11 that they did not seem to give it too much thought. Civil liberties groups were concerned,…
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Newtown School Shooting: The Hidden Cause
by Anonymous At the end of any war, the defeated are told to lay down their weapons. To hand in their guns. They have lost. They have been defeated and no longer have a will to defend themselves or attack the enemy. Part of any war is propaganda and psychological warfare. It is used to…
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Left and Right Establishment Come Together on Secession: Shut Up About It!
These days there has been a lot of talk of nullification – the refusal of a state to allow the enforcement within its borders of an unconstitutional federal law – and even secession. This is not allowed in the United States. We are supposed to let the New York Times dictate the terms of the…
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Ron Paul Farewell Speech
Ron Paul’s Farewell Speech to Congress: This may well be the last time I speak on the House Floor. At the end of the year I’ll leave Congress after 23 years in office over a 36 year period. My goals in 1976 were the same as they are today: promote peace and prosperity by a…
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Sticky: The United States Assassinates A Teenager
Hey Readers! Back on September 30th, 2011 I was outraged when I found out that President Obama ordered the assassination of alleged terrorist Anwar Awlaki. This was a United States citizen that was targeted by a drone and killed without due process of law. He had not been convicted of any crime nor had it…
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Was Awlaki a terrorist? Does it matter?
Hey Readers, On September 30, 2011, US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki was hunted down by a US drone armed with Hellfire missles and killed. He was reportedly a terrorist and a threat to the United States. However, how, exactly do we know he was a terrorist? Could this information be wrong? What if all Anwar al-Awlaki…