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A long, dark night of the soul
I have the greatest respect for Glenn Greenwald, but the story he broke this week was not really news (here). It’s been widely known for a long time now that just about all electronic communication is recorded by the US … Continue reading
The NDAA lawsuit – it’s not looking good
In September of last year, US District Judge Katherine Forrest made a final ruling that Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – which allows for the indefinite detention of American citizens without trial – was unconstitutional and … Continue reading
Winston Churchill will be turning in his grave
Last month Julian Assange gave a speech to a gathering of diplomats at the UN general assembly, via a satellite videolink from the Ecuadorean embassy in London. It was quite a powerful speech. Assange looked nervous and ill during his … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, America police state, AUMF, Authorization for Use of Military Force, Citizens United, green party in America, Jill Stein, Julian Assange, Julian Assange speech to the UN, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA 2007, NDAA 2012, Patriot Act, Posse Comitatus overturned, US green party, US Presidential election 2012
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Hedges vs Obama
There’s a kind of grim humour about the proceedings in the lawsuit that Chris Hedges and others have brought against President Obama (see my post about the lawsuit here). Chris Hedges & Co believe that certain sections of The National … Continue reading
America – the nightmare continues
One of the biggest news stories in modern history continues to be ignored by the mainstream media. I talk of course of the The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, and a very controversial clause, section 1021, that allows for … Continue reading
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Tagged America police state, Chris Hedges, NDAA 2012, NDAA section 1021
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The bloody Black Bloc
Yesterday I watched a live stream of the anti-NATO protest in Chicago, for hours and hours until things kicked off and the police dispersed the crowds. It was fascinating to watch this live video, as opposed to short and/or edited … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-NATO protest in Chicago, Black Bloc, Chicago Sun-Times, Chris Hedges, Jesse Jackson, Kevin Zeese, NDAA 2012, Occupy Wall Street, peaceful revolution, President Obama, revolution in America, the nature of revolution, US revolution, violent revolution, who are Black Bloc
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The lunatics are taking over the asylum
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is a United States federal law that is passed each year by Congress. Basically, the NDAA specifies the budget and expenditures of the US military in the coming year. President Obama signed the NDAA … Continue reading
The NDAA, LOL
I recently had a bit of an arguement (what’s new) with a poster in a comment thread of a well known newspaper. I was trying to get across just why the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2012 is such a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, National Defence Authorisation Act, NDAA 2012, RT, Russia Today, The Alyona Show
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One of the best speeches given by an American in recent years
The following speech was given by Adam Kokesh on 2nd September 2008, at a Rally for the Republic in Minnesota in support of the Republican Representative, Ron Paul. I’m going to keep my big mouth shut for a change, but … Continue reading
You couldn’t make this stuff up
Americans buy record numbers of guns for Christmas What I find rather disturbing about the above article (from the Daily Telegraph, a right wing paper) is that there is no context whatsoever – ie, the authoritarian laws that are being … Continue reading