Featured Blog Posts – September 2009 Archive (139)

Further Proof Revenue Generation is More Important Than Protecting the Public for Police

Nobody knows where all the money went for the tickets. The city is broke but has 7 officers for a town of under 200. The judge voided all the tickets made after a fire chief was shot by a police officer in the courtroom. Goes to show us we have to rely on ourselves before we rely on the system.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090903/ap_on_re_us/us_shot_in_court

Fire chief shot by cop in Ark. court over tickets

By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press Writer Jon Gambrell,… Continue

Added by bob on September 3, 2009 at 11:04pm — No Comments

The American Dream is over

The year was 1982 and America was the largest creditor nation on earth. By 2005, the U.S. was the largest debtor nation on earth. In 1980, the national debt had yet to eclipse the $1 trillion mark and had accumulated around $850 billion during the first 204 years of this republic. By 2007 or 24 years later, our debt had risen to more than $7 trillion and continues straight up.

Today, China alone purchases in excess of $1 billion… Continue

Added by Chris Rice on September 3, 2009 at 3:05pm — No Comments

A year on, Reuters cameraman still held by US army

By Michael Christie

BAGHDAD, Sept 2 (Reuters) - On Sept. 2, 2008, U.S. and Iraqi troops smashed in the doors of Iraqi journalist Ibrahim Jassam's home, shouting "freeze" and holding back snarling dogs before they hauled him off into the night in his underwear.

A year later, neither Jassam and his family nor global news agency Reuters, which employed him as a freelance TV cameraman and photographer, have been told exactly why he has been detained for all this time by U.S.… Continue

Added by truth on September 3, 2009 at 1:56pm — No Comments

CIA doctors face human experimentation claims, Medical ethics group says physicians monitored 'enhanced interrogation techniques' and studied their effectiveness

Doctors and psychologists the CIA employed to monitor its "enhanced interrogation" of terror suspects came close to, and may even have committed, unlawful human experimentation, a medical ethics watchdog has alleged.

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), a not-for-profit group that has investigated the role of medical personnel in alleged incidents of torture at Guantánamo, Abu Ghraib, Bagram and other US detention sites, accuses doctors of being far more involved than hitherto… Continue

Added by Tara on September 3, 2009 at 9:10am — No Comments

Tim Hawkins - The Government Can

>>>>> MARKLAR: Holy crap, now THAT's funny.This should be posted six times on every web site. Radio telescopes should be beaming this into space to make first contact. Satellites should be beaming it directly into the brains of government mind control subjects. New cities and a new religion should be built around it. Also, best dance moves…

Added by Marklar on September 3, 2009 at 4:00am — 4 Comments

Watchdog Wins Battle With Treasury Department

The treasury seems nervous about what the watchdog organization will find. They don't want the people to know where all the money went.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125193355469281319.html

Treasury Retreats From Standoff With TARP Watchdog

By EVAN PEREZ and DEBORAH SOLOMON

WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department backed away from a standoff over the independence of the special government watchdog appointed to scrutinize how last year's $700 billion… Continue

Added by bob on September 2, 2009 at 8:55pm — No Comments

Obama's Second Attempt to Control the Internet.

They keep on trying.

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/cybersecurity-act-returns-with-a-fresh-coat-of-paint

Cybersecurity Act Returns With a Fresh Coat of Paint

Commentary by Richard Esguerra

In April, we voiced serious concerns about the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, a bill by Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), that sought to give the federal government unprecedented power over the Internet. For months, the bill has been… Continue

Added by bob on September 2, 2009 at 7:34pm — No Comments

Holy Smokes

This is a hell of a lot of journalistic....Stuff...I opened it up and went, Whoa...somebodies been workin'

http://www.globalresearch.ca/rss.php

Added by Doug Wilson on September 2, 2009 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

The Brute Factory

By John S. Hatch

September 01, 2009 "Information Clearing House" -- Henry Kissinger once referred to military service people as ‘dumb, stupid animals to be used’ as tools of foreign policy. One wonders if this man of no regrets nevertheless wishes he had not vocalized what in fact has been the position of successive US governments including the present one?… Continue

Added by Marklar on September 2, 2009 at 2:08pm — 1 Comment

Poll: US Opposition to Afghan War Continues to Rise, 57 Percent Now Oppose War's Continuation

by Jason Ditz, September 01, 2009

Another poll released today by CNN and Opinion Research Corporation (PDF) showed opposition to the war in Afghanistan continues to rise among Americans. Last month’s release of the same poll pointed to 54% of Americans against the war, and the number has now risen to 57%.

In spite of the opposition to the war, a majority of Americans (59%) believe that the war is still winnable, though apparently many feel the cost of the hypothetical… Continue

Added by Tara on September 2, 2009 at 12:46pm — No Comments

Elderly Couple Forced Into State Custody

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Added by Marklar on September 2, 2009 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

Defeat The Debt Pledge

So sad, so true...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRY5waZ4IbE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdefeatthedebt%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded

Added by fireguy on September 2, 2009 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

AV Times Dallas Hills responds to Minimum wage

AV Times‏

Increasing minimum wage still does not benefit workers, if he/she still working part time.

Another is that we will re-enegotiate with the feds the payroll tax known as employment or unemployment insurance so that business and labour are not burdened with the excessive insurance [ taxation].

Last time I checked there was $45billion in the fund.....mostly paper numbers as the government squanders our insurance on the many boondoggles we see over… Continue

Added by DallasBC on September 2, 2009 at 4:30am — No Comments

B.C. Refed candidate Dallas Hills answers our questions

B.C. Refed candidate Dallas Hills answers our questions

Alberni Valley Times

Weighing in on the issues

1. How would you propose that the unfair balance of the responsibilities that municipalities have between infrastructure they maintain and the portion of taxes they receive be addressed? Would you support more of the gas tax going to cities and towns?

Our party represents one major concern. We need to take back our federal income tax money, that's… Continue

Added by DallasBC on September 2, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

Retore The Republic

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Added by Jeff on September 1, 2009 at 9:57pm — No Comments

Rangel's Wrangels

One day, in the not-too-distant future, if there is any justice whatsoever, Charles Rangel (D-NY) will be outfitted in an orange jump suit and perp-walked into Leavenworth. Then, his stamp-size photo will become standard issue in dictionaries defining the term "con artist." All with ample reason.

The latest Rangel con, revealed in a story that just broke… Continue

Added by fireguy on September 1, 2009 at 12:59pm — No Comments

Common Sense 2009

Common Sense 2009

Larry Flynt

Publisher of Hustler magazine and free speech advocate

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-flynt/common-sense-2009_b_264706.html

The American government -- which we once called our government -- has been taken over by Wall Street, the mega-corporations and the super-rich. They are the ones who decide our fate. It is this group of… Continue

Added by Chris Rice on September 1, 2009 at 12:31pm — 1 Comment

Go to Pittsburgh, Young Man, and Defy Your Empire

By Chris Hedges

Globalization and unfettered capitalism have been swept into the history books along with the open-market theory of the 1920s, the experiments of fascism, communism and the New Deal. It is time for a new economic and political paradigm. It is time for a new language to address our reality. The voices of change, those who speak in powerful and yet unfamiliar words, will cry out Sept. 25 and 26 in Pittsburgh when protesters from around the country gather to defy the… Continue

Added by Tara on September 1, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

The Multi-dimensional Human

Why all the talk about this inner reality? Even in a story (or someplace) in AA's Big Book it say's, ultimately the answer to our quest, on the spiritual journey, will be found "in us". What's this thing that's in us? Why do the Yogi's and Guru's tell us to seek the truth by turning our focus inward? When I was in school I never heard anything about this. I heard, "If you don't do as the other kids do, there's something wrong with you and you'll continue to get into trouble". If there's…

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Added by Doug Wilson on September 1, 2009 at 10:30am — 5 Comments