I Weep For My Country
By Peter Fredson
January 20, 2006
Several years ago I was trying to find something on TV worth watching amidst all the commercial propaganda for cars, chapstick, sanitary napkins, and diet pills, when my attention was suddenly focused on the slight figure of a white-haired Senator, with a slight tremor, who was holding a palm-sized copy of our Constitution in his hand.
He said this phrase which has since come back to haunt me. “Today I weep for my country.” At (…)
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I WEEP FOR MY COUNTRY
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The Phoenix Has Risen
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1 commentIn my native African/Amerind culture,theres a legacy of this bird that consumed himself with fire(anger) and rose,renewed from the ashes.In my protestant culture-the sanctified holiness church was primary.Having researched and studied the "14 saviors of mankind:Ankhnaton-the destroyer:Lord Shiva-the destroyer:2Pac-Tut ,Incarnate:the Black Indian Buddha:the Great Pyramid-Jeezeh:the Great Serpents Mound,in Ripley,Ohio,Whose effigy matches the woman in Revelation 12.Somethings going down (…)
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Real Reasons Why The United States Makes War
21 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
19 commentsWhen you hear Bush and his repetitions of democracy and freedom for all nations of the world, say to yourself, BULLSH*T!!! ...look for the real signs ...the true indicators of why the U.S. invades, attacks and occupies another country.
The reasons are multifaceted, though simply put, the aggressive foreign policies we are seeing, the covert activities and the military strong arming used against other nations by the United States are by all accounts, actions used to coerce, intimidate and (…) -
Collapse of U.S. Economy Imminent
21 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
405 commentsIn its attempt to establish a world empire dominating every nation on the planet, the U.S. has exhausted its ability to finance the expansion and the country now faces imminent financial collapse. From all indications, it looks like 2006 will spell the end for America.
Consider these five important points: Point #1 The U.S., Great Britain and Israel are preparing to attack Iran. As it appears the main reason for invading Iraq was to stop it from selling oil in Euros, likewise Iran has (…) -
Depleted uranium: Dirty bombs, dirty missiles, dirty bullets
20 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
5 commentsA death sentence here and abroad
by Leuren Moret
“Military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.” - Henry Kissinger, quoted in “Kiss the Boys Goodbye: How the United States Betrayed Its Own POW’s in Vietnam”
Vietnam was a chemical war for oil, permanently contaminating large regions and countries downriver with Agent Orange, and environmentally the most devastating war in world history. But since 1991, the U.S. has staged four nuclear wars using (…) -
BUSH & CHENEY: WINDBAGS OF WAR EMIT MUCH HOT AIR & NATURAL GAS
20 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
Intent on spreading their unique brand of "catastrophic sucess" Cheney and his Boy Blunder have set their sights on Iran.
They tell us that the mad , psychopathic mullahs are men of such deranged mindset , that no negotiation is possible.
This vile demagogy plays to the worst instinct of Americans who have been brainwashed since birth to harbor this infantile view of the country.
Cheney ,if not Bush, certainly knows that :
a) Iran is a signatory country to the non (…) -
Beyond Abramoff: House Speaker Hastert Accepted "Tens of Thousands" in Bribe $$
20 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
Turkish officials boasted of giving “tens of thousands of dollars in surreptious payments” to House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) in exchange for political favors.
That allegation is contained a profile of Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) whistleblower Sibel Edmonds in the current issue of Vanity Fair magazine.
The article, “An Inconvenient Patriot,” by British writer David Rose, reports that Edmonds was asked to listen to wiretaps as part of what appeared to be an FBI public (…) -
Woolsey’s Way to Peace
20 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsBy David Swanson
We’ve all heard the line. "That would make us look weak on national security." That line is supposed to be based on public opinion, not just the opinions of media corporations and pundits working for Pentagon-funded think tanks. That line is supposed to have something to do with the general American public. But it does not.
Take a look at this survey from last spring by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (University of Maryland): http://tinyurl.com/8jzp5 (…) -
A Call to America: Dare to Make a Principled Stand
20 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
by Monica Benderman
Terrorism is the use of fear tactics to coerce others to bend to your will or way of thinking. Terrorists employ threats as a means of controlling the actions of others.
The root of terrorist actions lies in simple aggressive behaviors, often referred to as disciplinary actions, designed to scare a person enough to make them “tow the line” and follow directions even when the directions lead to a violation of their own ethical principles.
The most severe acts of (…) -
If the United States government does try another coup d’etat against Chavez...
20 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentIf the United States government does try another coup d’etat against Chavez, it will show both their arrogance and stupidity...
VHeadline.com commentarist Mary MacElveen writes: To my readers, you may have noticed no columns from me since I am presently serving as a juror in a civil matter. While I am not able to relay the particulars of the case that I am serving on due to the oath that I took, I feel like screaming.
After I wrote the piece "Blow Back" ... then to read Roy Carson’s (…)