Judge Strikes Down Indefinite Detention, Obama Appeals

September 25, 2012 AFP 0

By Pete Papaherakles On September 12, civil liberties advocates sighed in relief as U.S. Judge Katherine Forrest permanently struck down indefinite detention provisions of the notorious National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This blatant violation of […]

Soldierless Military Goal of America’s War Planners?

September 25, 2012 AFP 0

By Ralph Forbes On January 17, 1961, in his farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us against the military-industrial complex. Now technology and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned war against Iran are turning […]

Democracy Worth the Toll?

September 25, 2012 AFP 0

By Victor Thorn When President Barack Obama signed on to the U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) invasion of Libya that began on March 19, 2011, he said Washington was doing so for “humanitarian reasons.” […]

Big Oil Wins Texas Land Grab Case

September 25, 2012 AFP 0

• Local judge approves landmark property seizure, but citizen will not back down By Mark Anderson On August 22, Lamar County, Texas Judge Bill Harris ruled in favor of TransCanada, extending its controversial Keystone XL […]

Eisenhower: America’s 5-Star Assassin

September 25, 2012 AFP 0

By John Tiffany With an ugly $120M memorial currently contemplated in Washington, D.C. to Dwight D. Eisenhower, it is timely to take a closer look at this man and whether this honor is deserved. In […]

World Backs Iran

September 18, 2012 AFP 0

By Pete Papaherakles Top officials representing 120 governments—the majority of the world—showed up in Tehran on August 26 to attend the week-long “Non-Aligned Movement” (NAM) summit, where they unanimously voted to support Iran’s nuclear energy […]

Immigration Decision Hailed as a Victory

September 18, 2012 AFP 0

By Pat Shannan On September 5, states facing illegal immigration trouble received some good news. A federal court in Arizona upheld a law that allows police, who are enforcing other laws, to check the immigration […]

Freedom of Religion Non-Existent in China

September 18, 2012 AFP 0

By Victor Thorn Imagine if 2M Christians, Muslims or Buddhists were detained in the United States in prisons, labors camps and “reeducation” centers. The voices of protest would be deafening. Yet in China, some estimate […]

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