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A wide range of economists expect the Federal Reserve to restart balance-sheet-expanding bond buying in a bid to spark better growth rates, amid other, lesser stimulus options. For most forecasters, the release Friday morning of tepid-at-best August hiring data essentially seals the deal that when the central bank ends its two-day monetary-policy meeting next Thursday, it will in some fashion offer fresh stimulus to the economy. The way economists see it, comments by core central bank officials, most notably Chairman Ben Bernanke‘s speech a week ago, make some form of action very likely....

MCAS Tustin has been reduced to rubble.  The enemy did not have to fire a single shot.   The Marines have been replaced with a 24+ Million dollar government housing project, a shopping mall, and a tract of overpriced McMansions       Got Socialism?   First wave of McMansions arrives at MCAS Tustin:      

In Search of Monsters to Destroy: American Empire in the New Millennium JUAN A. ALSACE © 2003 Juan A. Alsace -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Parameters, Autumn 2003, pp. 122-29. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “We have had an Imperial lesson; it may make us an Empire yet!” — Rudyard Kipling1 With the coldly calculated use of terror, the perpetrators of 11 September 2001 served abrupt notice of challenge to US global dominance. The seemingly easy path before Americans that had appeared to stretch out well into the 21st century—promising boundless economic growth, a worldwide embrace of US values, an absence of rivals—stood blocked by the rubble...

Brea CA: 12 April, 2003 Cititizens walk to show their Thanks To The Troops. But Are Storm Clouds Threatening?

"We hold these truths to be self-evident - that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Future American. What will she be when she grows up? Anything she wants to be. She's an American

March 15, 2003 - Costa Mesa, CA - Citizens Rally Despite Heavy Rain. Neither Rain, nor Rain, nor a whole bunch more Rain... ...could keep these citizens from showing support for their Troops and Commander in Chief. Hey Sgt. Barnes, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines! Your wife sends you her love! AND WE SEND YOU AND YOUR FELLOW MARINES OUR SUPPORT AND THANKS! HOOOOAH! This child's family came to America to escape the brutality of the failed French Colonial Socialist Experiment that became America's nightmare in Vietnam.

Thousands of serious activists are giving thought to all questions related to the development of an anti-war movement that can strike even more powerful blows against this latest round of imperialist wars. This article represents an effort to directly confront the most serious questions related to the development of the anti-war movement.

08 March, 2003 - Brea, California Citizens opposing the Brea Anti-War protestors are reinforced by members of the Orange County Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America Brea Anti-War Protestors arrive Saturday to find "their" corner already occupied by citizens Supporting Our Troops and Commander In Chief.             Members of the Orange County Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America were among the citizens that the Anti-War protestors found themselves opposing.  Major Bill Mimiaga, USMC (ret) is the President of Orange County Chapter 785 of the Vietnam Veterans of America. In addition to his role as chapter...

Anti-War Protestors put on an ugly face Saturday Afternoon - being pretty much confined to a single corner at the intersection of Brea and Imperial Hwy. Apparently, they don't like sharing the intersection with people who don't agree with them.

'It was a political move on the part of the Iraqi government to show that the euro could be a substitute for the dollar in denominating the oil price,' says Fadhil Chalabi of the Centre for Global Energy Studies.

Looking for persons to car-pool with from North Orange County to LA-Marathon pro-America rally/march on sunday - reply here...

8 Feb 2003, Costa Mesa, CA: The diversity of the American “Melting Pot” was apparent as citizens took to the streets in a show of support for their Troops and their President....