Laws are no longer made by a rational process of public discussion; they are made by a process of blackmail and intimidation, and they are executed in the same manner. The typical lawmaker of today is a man wholly devoid of principle — a mere counter in a grotesque and knavish game. If the right pressure could be applied to him, he would be cheerfully in favor of polygamy, astrology or cannibalism.
It is the aim of the Bill of Rights, if it has any remaining aim at all, to curb such prehensile gentry. Its function is to set a limitation upon their power to harry and oppress us to their own private profit. The Fathers, in framing it, did not have powerful minorities in mind; what they sought to hobble was simply the majority. But that is a detail. The important thing is that the Bill of Rights sets forth, in the plainest of plain language, the limits beyond which even legislatures may not go. The Supreme Court, in Marbury v. Madison, decided that it was bound to execute that intent, and for a hundred years that doctrine remained the corner-stone of American constitutional law.
~H.L Mencken. The American Mercury, May 1930
I define anarchist society as one where there is no legal possibility for coercive aggression against the person or property of any individual.
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Senators to investigate NSA role in GCHQ 'Optic Nerve' webcam spying
Three senators condemn UK spy agency’s ‘breathtaking lack of respect’ over interception of Yahoo users’ webcam images
Reacting to the Guardian’s revelation on Thursday that UK surveillance agency GCHQ swept up millions of Yahoo users’ webcam chats, senators Ron Wyden, Mark Udall and Martin Heinrich said in a joint statement that “any involvement of US agencies in the alleged activities reported today will need to be closely scrutinized”.
Still to this day they have not stopped any of their illegal operations..both the GCHQ spying on amerikans and the NSA on Briton. Those in the military have a duty to disobey illegal laws. What exactly are we teaching these men? Those in uniform both military and local police and militias are in place to protect the country, the people, NOT greedy politicians and rich wallstreet bankers and corporations, those that pay [them] off, the real criminals...come on man! I do believe that our federal soldiers will not fire on protesting civilians but I am positive that police forces will as evidenced by past behavior on record as abuse of authority with impunity. kos
Blogged below Sept. 2012
Demagogue,
n (plural dem·a·gogues) 1. emotive dictator: a political leader who gains power by appealing to people's emotions and prejudices rather than their rationality.
'We have misunderstood, misread, misplanned and mismanaged our honorable intentions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Lebanon, entire south America, Cuba...... with an arrogant self-delusion reminiscent of Vietnam. I happen to believe that by 2012, this country is going to be ready for some people to talk very clearly, plainly — not frighten them, not demagogue them, but say it straight, say it honest. This is a ping-pong game with American livesand those innocent ones flee or killed to make way for this economically manufactured war machine.' then senator Chuck Hagel
'These young men and women that we deploy on others sovereign soil that possess valuable natural and human resources(american corporate interest, not u.s. citizens interest), are not beans. They're real lives. And we better be damn sure we know what we're doing, all of us, especially after we put 22,000 more Americans into that grinder. Many of those who want to rush this country into war and think it would be so quick and easy don't know anything about war. They come at it from an intellectual perspective, versus having sat in jungles or foxholes and watched their friends get their heads blown off.'
Chickenhawk(n, pronounced chi-ken-shit cowards ): used in the u s to criticize a politician, bureaucrat, or commentator who strongly supports a war or other military action, but has never personally been in a war, especially if that person is perceived to have actively avoided military service when of draft age.
We know who the chicken hawks are. They talk tough on national defense and military issues and cast aspersions on others, When it was their turn to serve where were they? AWOL, that's where they were...the lead chickenhawk…. the GOP presidential-vice nominees of the United States. President Obama.....DrafT dodger.
There is nothing brave, resolute, nor virtuous about advocating military action from afar while suffering personally no costs and/or consequences. It is, in fact, a very easy argument to make from afar when one does not have any combat experience. When the U.S. military has difficulties in recruiting soldiers and Marines (like today) the refusal of prominent war supporters even to encourage their eligible relatives and friends, their circles of influence, to consider volunteering for military service, calls into question their integrity. If the war is so important, why are only "other people" actually fighting it? George W. Bush and obama has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between. The mark of leadership is not to stand up when everybody is standing, but rather to actually stand up when no one else is standing.
I have to honestly admit that I am ashamed at the behavior of Americas top leadership. Maybe I am paranoid, but I don't feel too comfortable exercising my constitutional first amendment right of free speech by criticizing the chickenhawks in our government. Afraid five masked men may burst into my home, handcuff me, put a black hood over my head, whisk me off to the airport, put me on a plane bound for some black-op Turkish prison never to be heard from again.
A special thanks to sen. Chuck Hagel and general Wesley Clark for their contributions to this blog today….so, g-men, if you come after me, be sure and get the senator and general too, be nice to have intelligent company since I don't associate with chicken shh….uh hawks.
Volunteers today, are recruited from a vast poll of poverty born out of economic necessity, patriotism is limited to the appeal of being part of a team, not the security of a nation, especially from a nation that needs protection from our own lawmakers and enforcers ie the government. If you haven't noticed the jack-booted along with the brown or black shirted here, in every state, you are not looking and conditioned to filter out and not think about all the noise in our visual and audio environment .....if the American stormtroopers here in the states turn on our own people, spraying pepper, clubbing and arresting those exercising the free speech right to redress the government to have majority popular issues resolved; just think what is being done to those countries America is occupying, unreported because of the dead journalist syndrome, cause truth reporting blacklists; deaths.totaling millions in the last ten years. State writes the history feeding propaganda, foisting insane polices, defies rational behavior, and insults the collectives intelligence on a macro level. kos
It's Time To Rethink 911
1946 Archive Film Proves Despotism Has Taken Over America
WIFI: There's Something In The Air!
6 Examples of Media Manipulation
* As she goes to UK, 83% want Merkel to join Cameron in call to cut EU carbon in half by 2030 *
As Angela Merkel sets off for her high profile visit to London, a TNS/Avaaz opinion pollshows that 9 out of 10 Germans want Angela Merkel to set strong and ambitious European climate goals for other countries to follow.
And 83% say that Chancellor Angela Merkel should support the UK government’s call to cut European CO2 emissions by half by 2030.
Iain Keith, Avaaz Campaign Director said: “The message could not be clearer: Germans overwhelmingly want their Climate Chancellor back! Specifically, 83% want Merkel commit
with Cameron to cut carbon pollution by half in the EU. This trip is her chance to lead."
German scientist and IPCC expert Mojib Latif said:
“Warmer air contains more humidity and can therefore cause stronger rainfalls and make our weather more unpredictable. Scientists have pointed to the potentially dramatic risks and now it is up to politicians to react. In order to stand a chance in the fight against the worst impacts of climate change, industrialised countries need to reduce CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030 compared to the levels of 1990. Germany should lead by example.” read more
come on angela step up and lead....the brits and amerikans are weak pussy's....kos
By Tony Ortega
Both sides put out descriptions of the lengthy discussion.
U.S. and Russian UN Ambassadors Deliver Statements on Ukraine
Video
"It
is time for the Russian intervention in Ukraine to end," Powers said.
"Russian actions in Ukraine are violating the sovereignty of Ukraine
and threaten international peace and security."
The Crimean Anti-Coup Move
By Moon Of Alabama
An alleged attempt by coup forces to seize the interior ministry of the Crimea tonight was repelled.
Carnival in Crimea
By Pepe Escobar
NATO's ultimate wet dream is to command a Western puppet Ukrainian government
Ukraine: Act II
By Zhao Jinglun
Russia is far from down and out.
Obama Just Made Things Worse In The Ukraine - Now Russia Is Ready For War
By The Saker
No
amounts of threats will stop the Kremlin now, all that will achieve is
to get even more of the public reaction of support for Putin.
Obama's War Against Civilization
By Glen Ford
Obama's
signature is written in blood around the world, as he pursues "full
spectrum, no-holds-barred, war-without-boundaries against all potential
resistance to U.S. imperial rule, anywhere on the planet."
Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah: 'Stop the War on Syria'
Video - (English Subtitles)
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: 'Stop the War on Syria, We'll Withdraw Thereafter'.
Netanyahu: "Peace? No Thanks But I'll Accept The Box of Chocolates"
By Alan Hart
Obama is preparing to play his own part in the blame game - covering his backside.
On the Meaning of Journalistic Independence
By Glenn Greenwald
This
morning, I see that some people are quite abuzz about a new Pando
article "revealing" that the foundation of Pierre Omidyar, the
publisher of First Look Media which publishes The Intercept, gave
several hundred thousand dollars to a Ukraininan "pro-democracy"
organization opposed to the ruling regime.
TIME Magazine's Pay-to-Play Puff Piece on Mexican President
By Bill Conroy
The Government of Enrique Peña Nieto Paid Time-Warner $44,000 Prior to a Recent Cover Story on Him Titled "Saving Mexico"
ACTIVIST POST FEATURED ARTICLES
Russia approves request for military force in Ukraine
Brandon Turbeville
Thailand: Protesters to Refocus Movement
Tony Cartalucci
1946 Archive Film Proves Despotism Has Taken Over America
Aaron Dykes and Melissa Melton
Mammograms: New 25-Year Study Questions Them
Catherine J. Frompovich
6 Examples of Media Manipulation
Sigmund Fraud
Covert chemical warfare/and a time bomb in Ukraine
Jon Rappoport
WIFI: There's Something In The Air!
Peter Paul Parker
Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As -
Iraq death toll tops 700 in February - UN:
The
UN figure excludes the province of Anbar, where government forces are
still trying to oust a militant group that seized control of the city
of Fallujah in Anbar Province. So far the violence in the Fallujah has
seen over 370,000 people flee their homes.
Iraq oil exports hit 25-year high in February:
Iraq
exported 2.8 million barrels of oil per day in February, a top minister
said Saturday, a sharp month-on-month gain and the highest such figure
in at least a quarter-century.
Syrian opposition fighters kill 50 gov''t, Hezbollah gunmen in Aleppo: Report:
At least
50 Syrian army soldiers and Lebanese Hezbollah gunmen were killed in an
attack by opposition fighters on Al-Odheimat checkpoint in Aleppo
countryside, said the Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC).
Syrian army kills 30 rebels in key town near Damascus:
The
Syrian troops on Saturday killed 30 rebels in a fiercely contested town
north of the capital Damascus, the official SANA news agency reported.
Russia 'Puzzled' by West Calling Syrian Jihadists 'Moderate':
Moscow is
puzzled by attempts of some of our foreign partners, who like to
reason on respecting human rights in all the corners of the world, to
flirt with Islamist gangs in Syria, presenting some them as 'moderate'
powers fighting the 'regime' of (Syrian President) Bashar Assad," the
statement said.
13 killed in Yemen clashes:
At
least 13 people died when fighters clashed with security forces in
northern Yemen on Saturday, government sources said, underlining the
chaos still gripping the country two years after mass protests ousted
its leader.
Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill Palestinian Woman in Southern Gaza:
Witnesses
said that 57-year-old Aminah Atiyeh Qudeih was shot and killed by
Israeli forces, east of Khan Younis, when she approached the separation
barrier between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Ma'an News Agency reports.
Nuclear watchdog denies shelving new Iran report:
The
International Atomic Energy Agency denied Friday that it had prepared
and shelved a report on Iran's nuclear program last year in light of
rapprochement between Tehran and the West.
Turkish PM accuses prosecutors and police of spying:
Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit back against unprecedented
accusations of corruption after the leak of incriminating phone
conversations, accusing both prosecutors and police of spying for
another country.
Turkey : Document confirms prosecutors' order to destroy evidence in graft probe:
With this
statement, the voice recording of Erdogan and his son that caused a
sensation after it was uploaded to YouTube on Monday evening was
allegedly among those pieces of evidence collected by the police
department.
Chutzpah
US report slams Turkish gov't over corruption scandal, calls for respect for rule of law:
"law
enforcement and the judiciary were subject to executive branch
influence as the government reassigned thousands of police and
prosecutors during the December 17 anti-corruption operation and
subsequent scandal."
Nigeria: 13 Boko Haram militants killed: Nigerian army:
The
army said Friday that its troops had killed up to 13 Boko Harm
militants in raids on the group's "entry and escape points" near
Nigeria's borders with Cameroon.
Libya ex-rebel chief shot dead in Gaddafi home town:
Gunmen
shot dead a former rebel chief Saturday who worked for local councils
set up after the 2011 uprising that ousted and killed dictator Muammar
Gaddafi, a security official said.
Sisi Stays as Defense Minister in Egypt's New Cabinet:
Egypt's
army chief, who has made no secret of his intention to stand for
president despite not yet announcing his candidacy, remains defense
minister in a new cabinet sworn in Saturday.
12 killed in three bomb blasts targeting Pakistan polio team:
At
least twelve people were killed and 11 injured when three roadside
bombs targeting a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's restive
northwest exploded on Saturday, officials said.
10 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan:
At
least 10 insurgents were killed and another was injured during a
series of security operations conducted by the joint Afghan forces
operations in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior Affairs
(MoIA) said on Saturday in a statement.
US Drone Kills Five in Afghanistan's Kunar:
At least five people lost their lives in a US killer drone attack in Afghanistan's Eastern province of Kunar.
US Calls For 'Immediate Deployment' Of UN Observers To Ukraine:
The
United States on Saturday called for the swift deployment of
international monitors from the United Nations and the Organisation for
the Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to Ukraine to help stem
the escalating crisis there
Ukraine armed forces on full combat alert:
Ukraine
put its armed forces on full combat alert and warned Russia that any
military intervention in the country would lead to war.
Putin's decision to send troops to Ukraine, recall ambassador from US depends on developments - Putin's spokesperson :
"The
president has received the full arsenal of means needed to resolve the
situation, in terms of using (military) forces and in terms of taking
decisions about (withdrawing) the head of our diplomatic mission in the
United States," Dmitry Peskov was cited as saying.
Manufacturing Consent For Military Intervention -
Putin: Russian citizens, troops threatened in Ukraine, need armed forces' protection:
Russian
President Vladimir Putin has requested the use of Russian military
forces in Ukraine to settle the situation there. The Russian population
and the Crimea-based Black Sea Fleet are threatened by the situation
in the country, he said.
Russian senators vote to use military forces on Ukrainian territory:
Russia's
Federation Council has anonymously approved President Vladimir Putin's
request to use Russian military forces in Ukraine. The move is aimed to
settle the turmoil in the split country.
Putin requests senators' approval to use Russian military in Ukraine:
The
developments follow an appeal by the Prime Minister of the Autonomous
Republic of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, who requested that Russia to help
cope with the crisis and ensure "peace and calm" in the region.
Russian Parliamentarians Call on Putin to Act in Crimea:
The
partition of Ukraine has become increasingly likely in recent days as
heavily armed men understood to be Russian soldiers have taken control
of key facilities and blocked roads in Crimea.
Russia gains Crimean foothold -
Video report
Yatseniuk warns Putin to withdraw Russian troops:
Yatsenyuk
called on Russian President Vladimir Putin "to immediately withdraw
troops and not to provoke confrontation." Otherwise, Yatseniuk warned,
the responsibility for the conflict will rest with the Russian
government.
Fact or propaganda?
Two Russian warships seen off Ukraine coast, violate agreement:
Two
Russian anti-submarine warships have appeared off the coast of
Ukraine's Crimea region, violating an agreement on Moscow's lease of a
naval base, Interfax news agency quoted a Ukrainian military source as
saying.
Ukrainian Navy flagship takes Russia's side - report:
Ukraine's
Navy flagship, the Hetman Sahaidachny frigate, has reportedly refused
to follow orders from Kiev, and come over to Russia's side and is
returning home after taking part in NATO operation in the Gulf of Aden
flying the Russian naval flag.
New Ukraine Leadership Vows to Expel Russian Fleet from Crimea:
The new
Ukrainian government will look to scrap a 2010 deal, which extends
Russia's Black Sea Fleet lease in the Crimea Region until 2042.
Russian troops welcomed by rapturous crowds in Crimean port city Balaklava:
Crowds waving Russian flags and shouting "Russ-i-ya, Russ-i-ya" gave a rapturous welcome Saturday to about 300 Russian troops
Lawmakers to Submit Bill Simplifying Integration of Foreign Territories:
The
bill proposes letting parts of other countries join Russia on the
basis of a referendum or a decision made by the territory's elected
parliament.
Russian Upper House appeals to Putin to recall ambassador from US over Obama's comments:
US
President Barack Obama's warning that Russia would have to pay for a
planned military intervention in Crimea is "a direct threat," a deputy
head of Russia's upper house of parliament said on Saturday, saying
Obama has "crossed the red line and insulted the Russian people."
Anonymous operations expose Ukrainian Bandera nazis:
Anonymous
Ukraine released an e-mail between Tarasenko and the Deputy Chairman
of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Aslan Omer Qirimli in which
he asks for more powerful weapons, information on the location weapons
caches in Kerch, Feodosia, Simferopol, Sevastopol and Yalta.
Canada recalls Russian ambassador amid growing tension in Ukraine:
Harper
spoke with U.S. President Barack Obama to co-ordinate international
efforts to "de-escalate" rising tensions and fears in the region after
Ukrainian officials signaled they would repel a Russian invasion with
force. Obama also spoke with French President Francois Hollande.
UN holds urgent meeting on Ukraine crisis; calls for dialogue:
"Support
was expressed for the unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of
Ukraine. The Council agreed that it was important that all political
actors in Ukraine exercise maximum restraint and called for an
inclusive dialogue recognising the diversity of the Ukrainian society,"
she said.
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/europe/un-holds-urgent-meeting-on-ukraine-calls-for-dialogue/
War criminal:
Senator John McCain: "We Are All Ukrainians":
In
response to reports of a Russian takeover in parts of Crimea, Arizona
Senator John McCain said on Friday, "We are all Ukrainians," before
calling for swift U.S. economic aid to Ukraine, condemnation of Russia
at the United Nations, sanctions against Russian officials and the
installation of U.S. missiles in the nearby Czech Republic.
Ukraine ultranationalist leader vows to hang new interior minister 'like a dog' : Video -
Some of
those who helped the current Kiev government into power, are already
vowing to turn against the new authorities. Radical militant leader
Aleksadndr Muzychko is seen in the video reacting to the Interior
Minister's pledge to investigate his recent actions.
Israeli militia commander fights to protect Kiev:
He
calls his troops "the Blue Helmets of Maidan," but brown is the color
of the headgear worn by Delta - the nom de guerre of the commander of a
Jewish-led militia force that participated in the Ukrainian
revolution. Under his helmet, he also wears a kippah.
Ukraine Imposes Capital Controls, Limits Foreign Currency Withdrawals:
Today, the annexation of the country's banking system by a "benevolent" Europe is complete.
Republicans call on Obama to act on Ukraine:
"President
Obama said that Russia would face 'costs' if it intervened militarily
in Ukraine," McCain said. "It is now essential for the President to
articulate exactly what those costs will be and to take steps urgently
to impose them."
GOP senators seek trade actions against Russia:
President
Barack Obama should sever trade talks with Russia and also try to kick
the country out of international organizations over its military
intervention in Ukraine, several Republican senators said Saturday.
Russia Seeks Access to Bases in Eight Countries for Its Ships and Bombers:
Defense
Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday the military was engaged in talks
with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Algeria, Cyprus, the Seychelles,
Vietnam and Singapore.
Knife attack at train station leaves dozens dead in south-west China:
At least 27 people dead and 109 injured after knife-wielding group attacked Kunming railway station in Yunnan province
Venezuela: National Guard soldier shot dead in Caracas:
Video report -
9 Things You Need to Know about Venezuela and the Recent Violence:
The students marches are from the right-wing of the student movement
US-Sponsored Drug-Plane Operation Had Global Reach:
Aircraft Linked to "Mayan Jaguar" Flew Tons of Cocaine Into Africa - Gateway to the European Market
Obama Administration Won't Release Real Name of American It's Considering Killing (Murdering) Without Trial:
President
Barack Obama and his national security team are debating whether to
kill Abdullah al-Shami, an American citizen whom they say is an Al
Qaeda terrorist hiding out in Pakistan.
Hundreds Gather to Support Ex-Guantanamo Inmate Moazzam Begg:
Around
500 protesters gathered outside a West Midlands police station on
Saturday following the arrest of Moazzam Begg, the former Guantanamo
Bay detainee. Begg has been charged with funding terrorism overseas and
providing training to terrorists. He denies all charges.
26 top American corporations paid no federal income tax from '08 to '12 - report:
Twenty-six
of the most powerful American corporations - such as Boeing, General
Electric, and Verizon - paid no federal income tax from 2008 to 2012,
according to a new report detailing how Fortune 500 companies exploit
tax breaks and loopholes.
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