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By Force, Intimidation, and Threat

By Force, Intimidation, and Threat Of the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who protested the United State's imminent invasion of Iraq "The St, Patrick's Four" have been singled out by the federal government as particularly dangerous. These four, Clare and Teresa Grady, Daniel Burns and Peter DeMott have been charged with conspiracy by force, intimidation and threat to impede an officer of the United States, criminal damage to property and trespass. If the government prosecutors are successful the four will face 8 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The government is particularly motivated in this case because the four alleged conspirators impeded the ability of a military recruitment office to solicit prospective applicants for military service. In a climate where recruitment quotas have not been realized and projections for the coming year are bleak, conspiracies designed to force recruitments further down...

Cell Phones on Airlines

Do we remember the questions surrounding the supposed cell phone calls from the hijacked airliners on Sept 11, 2001? I still do, and my questions still haven’t been answered. John Kaminsky in his The Day America Died – Why You Shouldn’t Believe the Official Story of What Happened on September 11, 2001 writes: “Canadian professor A.K. Dewdney has been from the outset at the forefront of questioning the authenticity of the controversial cell phone calls made on 9/11. … calculated that the likelihood of a cell phone getting through to a caller under normal circumstances was one in a hundred. Worse, the aluminum skin of an airliner and trying to make a call at high speeds further the likelihood that cell phone calls can get through from flights at typical airline altitudes and speeds…” Well, hopefully that won’t be a problem too much longer. Read this from today's Reuters business wire. Qualcomm, Connexion to test in-flight mobile calls Mon Aug 8, 2005 9:25 AM ET http://today.r...

a judicious use of some light make-up

That the Divine Self-existent, the Exalted One, and Defender of the Faith, the crackhead president bush would deign to offer us mere commoners his Enlightened Wisdom on science education for the children of the unwashed, I see as a hopeful sign. For too many years now, his All-Seeing Eye was necessarily fixed on foreign shores in a desperate struggle to keep the barbarian hordes from the shores of our beloved Homeland. But now, his God-inspired wisdom has all but defeated those unexpectedly fiesty Iraqi rebels. Why, there’s even talk about bringing some of the troops home as early as next year sometime. A ray of sunshine, finally, down here in the drudge of the lower castes’ daily lifes. Now we can get on with our tasks with lighter hearts, and so be more productive. Knowing that the Anointed One’s concern can again turn to alleviating the burdens of his acolytes, thereby showing again the compassion that must truly reside in his heart, as his high-priests tell us is so, surely must pu...

Is Roberts Toast?

So. The president bush appointed bolton, in a direct slap to the US Senate, and the Constitution of the United States. The ‘opposition party’ should, by now, know that no amount of compromise is possible with the majority. The bushista/corporate cult (b/c cult) is going to do whatever it wants. The only sane and moral choice now is to say ‘No.’ to every appointment that the bush makes. They’re going to be appointed anyway. So why sell out? If the democrats had any moral and personal courage, they would oppose bush with everything they can. The American people are watching, as are the world’s peoples. Now would be a good time to show us what you got. The 2006 elections are coming up, and the American people want to see what they’re going to be voting for. And, they are looking for a choice from bush and his Congressional allies. No way are they going to bother if you give them more of the same. The American people don’t want the Iraq war, they don’t want tax cuts for the rich, they don’...