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I have followed with great interest the attacks on Economics Professor Thomas DiLorenzo for writing The Real Lincoln. Yes, I do in that first sentence say that the attacks have been very much against DiLorenzo. Certainly they are about the book, but they are driven significantly by a desire to smear the author and thereby win the field as DiLorenzo simply must, his attackers feel, slink back into shamed anonymity. The Real Lincoln exposes not merely the cloyingly false mythology surrounding the person of Abraham Lincoln, but in doing so it also exposes the hollow mythology of centralized government empire...

Mr Colin Taylor of Insingisi Farm in Bindura, Mashonaland Central has called in to report that a group of youth have stopped his labour force from harvesting citrus on his farm at 11:30 am this morning. The Citrus is valued at over ZD $ 5 million. Acquisition of the farm was thrown out of court early May on a technicality so this farm is under no legal notice of acquisition. The youth who live on the farm are in the employ of Mr Saviour Kasukuwere Member of Parliament for Mount Darwin. It is alleged that the Member of Parliament has...

  ----- Original Message ----- From: <softwar@softwar.net> To: FONT face=Arial size=2>> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 7:22 PM Subject: Cover-Up at the Commerce Department > http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/6/26/140158.shtml> > John Huang office - FOIA documents on weapons sales> http://www.softwar.net/patriot.html> > Cover-Up at the Commerce Department> Agency Hides Records on Arms to Foreign Buyers> > By> Charles R. Smith> > There is something very wrong inside the U.S. Commerce> Department and it involves some of the most deadly weapons ever> developed.  In May 2002, I wrote an article on weapons sales> taking place through the U.S. Commerce Department.> > The U.S. Commerce Department...

MATAMOROS, Mexico — Ongoing military operations in Mexican border cities, along with two recent U.S. shootings involving Mexican soldiers, is raising the specter of border militarization here. On June 14, a vehicle transporting 23 undocumented immigrants was fired upon in the desert west of Mexicali, wounding six. Under fire, apparently from the Mexican military, the vehicle made it across the U.S.-Mexico border into California. While U.S. and Mexican officials are reviewing the incident, it appears to be only the latest in a series of events that may point to an increased presence of the Mexican military on the border in...

Freeper Question of the Day: If there is an effort to throw a legitimate statewide candidate off the ballot because of minor technicalities in the number of signatures they collected, is this good or bad? If ANOTHER's party's candidate for the same office says they support removing the other candidate because he could take votes away from him, is this good or bad? According to many Libertarians, it seems, this is: *Good during the 2000 Massachusetts Senate race...and Carla Howell was absolutely right to support it. *Absolutely wrong and tyrannical during the 2002 Illinois Governor's race...and Jim Ryan must be...

(CNSNews.com) - The White House Wednesday called a California appeals court ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance "wrong," and announced that the Justice Department plans to take action. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the pledge is unconstitutional and should not be recited in schools, because the phrase "under God" violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution. "The view of the White House is that this was a wrong decision and the Department of Justice is now evaluating how to seek redress," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said. "The Declaration of Independence refers...

The Case of the Freeper FRiva Feva In just a few hours The Case of the Freeper FRiva Feva begins.  Who will find the clues the fastest? You will find a the first thread under the name: The Case of the Freeper FRiva Feva - Thread One (...two, three, four, five...)  These threads will go up between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. p.d.t. each day. These threads will pop up until the evening of July 2nd.  After that evening's Final Target is found, we'll tally the results.  The winner will be announced the next day. The winner will have his...

Dear Freepers: We conservatives have many important tasks ahead of us. Midterm elections are approaching and we must take back the Senate! Conservative judicial nominees are being hijacked. The liberal establishment dominates the media and dominates the educational institutions. We have much work to do! Please join me in Las Vegas at the first FR National Convention on August 16-18 to focus on conservative activism and to discuss our plans to take back our country. We have a great list of speakers confirmed for the event, including: Laura Ingraham Chuck Muth Bill Lind Rich Galenn We have the Leadership...

Just FYI: The opinion declaring the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional was written by an almost 80-year old, white male Army Veteran Nixon appointee, Alfred T. Goodwin. Goodwin, Alfred Theodore Born 1923 in Bellingham, WA Federal Judicial Service: U. S. District Court, District of Oregon Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on September 22, 1969, to a seat vacated by John Francis Kilkenny; Confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1969, and received commission on December 11, 1969. Service terminated on December 17, 1971, due to appointment to another judicial position. U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Nominated by...

An Algerian man with alleged links to a plot to blow up the U.S. embassy in Paris told a court Tuesday he won't fight a request for his extradition to the Netherlands. Court documents identified the man as Amine Mezbar, a resident of Canada since April 2000. He was known in previous news reports as Adel Tobbichi, which Dutch authorities have called an alias. Mezbar, aged 34 according to Dutch court documents, showed little emotion as he waived his right to an extradition hearing, meaning he could be handed over to the Dutch following a review by a Quebec judge....

Harold Johnson, a member of California Political Review’s editorial board, is an attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation (www.pacificlegal.org). There were those who professed to be shocked when it was revealed that Gov. Gray Davis got a fat campaign check from Oracle Corp. only days after the company won a questionable no-bid state contract early this year. But folks in at least one city could be forgiven for responding with a ho-hum. Folks in Elk Grove, a fast-growing suburb hugging the farmland south of Sacramento, didn’t have to be told about the governor’s alleged penchant for doing right by big donors....

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today declared the United States Declaration of Independence as null and void because it has several references to God. The decision left many Americans stunned and angry and the future of the once great country in doubt. A United Nations world court will now determine if America will be returned to the British, the country that the United States declared its Independence from on July 4th, 1776. Yesterday, the United Nations declared martial law in the United States, dismissing the elected government and freezing all personal assets. Queen Elizabeth is scheduled to meet...

<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) --U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy charged Wednesday that the Bush administration was effectively asking Congress to put its proposed department to combat terrorism "above the law."</p> <p>Leahy told Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge that to win swift congressional approval of the department -- designed to guard against another September 11-like attack -- the administration must revise or drop provisions that would exempt the operation from a number of legal requirements.</p>

I'm so mad, can't contain myself. So to keep from punching walls and ripping out my hair, I created a protest T-shirt: Click here to see it Jeff

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration suggested Wednesday it is close to proposing a plan to help Amtrak through its budget crisis, but an Amtrak supporter on Capitol Hill said the plan should not have too many strings attached. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta called a late-afternoon meeting of Amtrak's governing board to continue discussions over how to avert a rail service shutdown now threatened for the end of next week. Amtrak has asked the Transportation Department for a loan guarantee to help it obtain $200 million it needs to survive through September. The national passenger railway now says that...

Pledge of Allegiance and Judicial Action Petition On Wednesday, June 26, 2002, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 1954 act of Congress which inserted the phrase "under God" after the words "one nation" in the pledge of allegiance. The court said the phrase violates the so-called Establishment Clause in the Constitution that requires a separation of church and state. I believe America was founded on Judeo-Christian values and principles which are continually being eroded by legislation and court actions. I believe it's time to say "Enough is enough!" I hereby petition: The Justice Department and other authoritative...

Pakistan: Response to Al Qaeda Attack May Hurt Musharraf 26 June 2002 Summary Reported al Qaeda militants ambushed and killed 10 Pakistani soldiers near the western border June 25, the first time Pakistani soldiers have been killed in the hunt for al Qaeda. The country's army likely will respond in kind, a choice that is wise militarily but dangerous politically for President Pervez Musharraf. Analysis Pakistani forces backed by helicopters scoured for fleeing al Qaeda fighters in tribal areas near the western border with Afghanistan June 26, after 10 Pakistani troops were killed during a raid on an extremist hideout....

BERLIN (Reuters Health) - Eating certain smoked sausages in childhood may increase the risk of developing the crippling autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life, researchers said on Wednesday. The findings support other studies that have pointed to a possible link and suggest that nitrates used in meat preparation combined with chemicals in smoke could be causing autoimmune problems. In MS, the slow destruction of myelin--the thin, protective coating that insulates nerve fibers in the brain and spine--leads to numbness, muscle weakness and stiffness, impaired vision and coordination problems. Marcel Geilenkeuser, from the Darmstadt Clinic in Germany, and colleagues...

ATHEIST WEB SITE/CONTACT The web site for the organization leading the charge to alter the Pledge, JUST in case any FREEPers want to contact them: Atheists and other Free Thinkers (URL: http://www.rthoughtsrfree.org/aof.htm) From the web site, a contact number: For information on upcoming meetings and activities, or to inquire further about AOF association, or to request informational resources on atheism and freethought, please call AOF's Voice-mail number (916) 920-7834. 1044 posted on 6/26/02 5:49 PM