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Monthly Archives: May 2008

Our Troops Deserve Better Than This

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Since the beginning of the ‘Iraq War,’ President Bush has said he supports the troops. His actions though, have repeatedly shown a completely different story. Below are a few examples of Bush’s support — soldiers being prevented from leaving the service, multiple tours of extended duty, affects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), inefficient care [...]

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Perilous Pitfalls of Secret Government

Saturday, May 24, 2008

An article by Christopher Ketcham, originally published in Radar Magazine, details information about a database of 8 million Americans targeted for detention in case of a declared national emergency. Dubbed “Main Core,” the database began in the 1980s when the Reagan administration began its “Continuity of Government” planning — which was unconstitutionally perfected to suit [...]

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FISA Surveillance Compromise Circulating

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Negotiations between Democratic House Leaders and their Senate counterparts on a new surveillance bill seem to have concluded. The immunity issue demanded by President Bush is still unresolved. Congress would like to get the bill resolved before their Memorial day break.
House Democratic leaders have a bad history of capitulation problems. House Speaker Pelosi has said repeatedly that impeachment is [...]

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The Terrorization of America

Saturday, May 17, 2008

An article from the Washington Post details how the “war on terror” has created a culture of fear in America — a three-word mantra that has undermined America since the attacks of 9/11, which were preventable and are still shrouded by unanswered questions — and had a pernicious impact on American democracy, America’s psyche and [...]

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The Steady Destruction of Democracy

Saturday, May 10, 2008

A lot of secrecy has surrounded the most controversial presidential administration, woefully, the first ever to be appointed by the ‘Supreme Court,’ that has led to the serious degradation of America and those who live here. The closer these eight years of hell caused by the ‘Supreme Court’ come to ending, the more corruption conducted [...]

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A New Twist In The FISA Fight

Friday, May 2, 2008

In August of last year, Congress passed an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 known as the “Protect America Act of 2007,” — which some say is a misnomer since a more appropriate name for the amendment would be the “Police America Act” — that gives the President virtually unlimited power [...]

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