12/03/08

Should We Have Faith in the Government?
by Sheldon Richman
The Future of Freedom Foundation

Ever since the attacks of 9/11, unsanctioned alternative explanations of what happened and why have been in ample supply. What are the American people to make of these explanations? That depends on the alternative offered. My purpose here is not to lend credence to any of them, but rather to examine the attitude that officialdom expects of us. According to the opinion molders inside and outside the government, we regular people are supposed to scoff, with melodramatic flourish if possible, at any suggestion that the Official Version of events is, shall we say, incomplete. The implied principle is that the government and the mainstream media couldn’t possibly have gotten things wrong, either intentionally or inadvertently.

That’s the principle I wish to question. Governments regularly get things wrong, either because their knowledge is imperfect or because they have an interest in getting them wrong. (Read the rest here)

Libertarian Commentary on The Day's News
By Nathan A. Barton © 2004

1- Census Bureau gives data on Arab Americans to Homeland Security
Actually, as I recall, this same thing happened in WW1 (against German and Italian immigrants and their families) as well as Japanese immigrants and Nisei during WW2. Keep in mind that the constitution only requires a count of who is in the house, and all the other information (snooping) is NOT required nor authorized by the Constitution. As I recall, the liberty of the people has been jeopardize by Census-takers since either David or Solomon ordered one of Israel, expressly AGAINST God's commandments.

2- Homeland Security becomes Bill Gates' doormen
And some pigs are more equal than other pigs...

3- Government agencies not meeting security requirements
Keep in mind that Murphy's law says the info that the fed-gov buro-rats will let get away because of poor security will be nothing that harms them - it will be YOUR private data that "got away."

(Read the rest here)

Halt the Assault?
By Ted Lang © 2004

According to a believable assessment found at the website of Gun Owners of America [GOA], concerned with Zionist Gun Banner, Senator Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] orchestrating another underhanded, unconstitutional infringement upon the right of Americans to protect themselves and their families with perfectly legal firearms, she will, in all probability, not only attempt it, she’ll probably succeed!

The number of “Americans” that support this draconian “guilty-until-proven-innocent” pre-emptive legislation, created as a first step to banning all long guns, is infinitesimal. Not only is it unconstitutional, but seems to be connected to some very questionable and unsavory political funding now surfacing in New Jersey involving Governor James McGreevey’s primary contributor, Charles Kushner. It is yet another example of powerful Zionist money overriding the will of the people. (Read the rest here)

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Report Omits Key Player—Foreign Policy
By Ivan Eland

Although the 9/11 commission’s investigation has won praise in the media for being bipartisan, on balance it has not made us safer. The commission discovered new information to rewrite the history of the Sept. 11 attacks, uncovered government incompetence that should make Americans wonder if those attacks could have been prevented and made some useful recommendations. But the panel avoided the most important question surrounding the attacks—their underlying cause. (Read the rest here)

Free "The Hunter"

Free Hunter: Collateral Damage
by Carl Bussjaeger

American Independence Day has come and gone, along with the traditional boom and glare of fireworks that bring joy to many kids, young and old.

Picture two such of the younger children: Adorable little girls just six and four years old respectively, Mikayla and Brittany. Imagine their anticipation as the big day approaches and they look forward not only to the beloved fireworks, but also to the arrival of their favorite uncle Jeff, whom they haven't seen in months.

Now picture the adorable little girls' disappointment because a suited goon in Ohio wouldn't let Uncle Jeff come see his family. Yes, Mikayla and Brittany are just two more victims of the Ashland County, Ohio prosecutor's office.

Call them "collateral damage," more innocents caught in the cross-fire as the run-amuck prosecutors pursue their vendetta against Jeffrey "Hunter" Jordan. (Read the rest here)

 

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