Articles Posted by Razz
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I'm sympathetic to someone like my grandfather, for example. A World War II veteran, he views Bloody Tuesday as a declaration of war greater than the attack on Pearl Harbor. I certainly don't deny that as an initiation of force, Bloody Tuesday as an event exceeds Pearl Harbor.In my grandfather's day, the American psyche was such that the day after such an incident, there would be lines several blocks long in front of every military recruitment center in America. The assumption would have been that such an incident is inherently an act of war, and it would only be a...
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Tales of the Garrison State During the period known as Reconstruction, when defeated Southern states were ruled by military dictatorships, President Andrew Johnson declared: "Whenever you hear a man prating about the Constitution, spot him as a traitor." In our current environment, those engaging in loose talk about the Constitution are likely to be branded as "terrorists."While boarding a recent flight out of the Traverse City, Michigan airport, James R. Otteson, a professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama, was threatened with arrest, detention, and being permanently banned from air travel within the United States. Otteson, a law-abiding U.S....
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New violators of the DMCA? Reuters, Yahoo.com, CNN.com, dozens of other publications, and usWednesday May 22, 2002 - [ 05:59 PM GMT ]Topic - Government - - By Grant Gross - Updated Thursday at 10:12 a.m. ESTIn yet another example of how the Digital Millennium Copyright Act could trample on the First Amendment, Reuters may have violated the U.S. law by describing in a story this week how Sony's "copy-proof" protection for CDs can be defeated with a magic marker. Of course, that would mean dozens of publications such as Yahoo.com and CNN.com, which carried the wire service's report, also...
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"I realize that this bill basically says you can tap someone's phone for jaywalking, and normally I would say, 'No way,' " said Del. Dana Lee Dembrow (D-Montgomery). "But after what happened on September 11th, I say screw 'em." Given the potential for mass casualties, said Del. Robert A. Zirkin (D-Baltimore County), the occasional intrusion into lives "seems worth the risk." "I know it's hard to swallow," Zirkin said. "But I think we need to take a couple steps in that direction right now." Much as hate-crime laws attached stiffer penalties to existing infractions, the terrorism charge could be hooked...
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<p>WASHINGTON — President Bush will apply the Geneva Conventions to Taliban soldiers captured during the war on terror in Afghanistan, but will not use the conventions in determining treatment of Al Qaeda fighters and other terrorists detained in Cuba.</p>
<p>The decision, which White House spokesman Ari Fleischer refused to discuss during his daily briefing, has enormous legal implications for the more than 150 detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.</p>
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Privacy is just so suspicious By ROBYN BLUMNER © St. Petersburg Times,published October 21, 2001 There is one phrase that has crept into the American vernacular that I wish I could banish from the hearts and minds of my countrymen: "If you're not guilty, then what have you got to hide?" The phrase equates the desire for privacy with the presumption of guilt. It suggests that anyone who wants to keep government's prying eyes away is trying to get away with something evil or criminal. Today, as we try to flush out the terrorists in our midst, that phrase lingers ...
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SEC. 802. DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM. (a) DOMESTIC TERRORISM DEFINED- Section 2331 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by striking `by assassination or kidnapping' and inserting `by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping'; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking `and'; (3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and (4) by adding at the end the following: `(5) the term `domestic terrorism' means activities that-- `(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any ...
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Not-So-Special Operation Bush adopts the Clinton way of war. By Andrew J. Bacevich, director of the Center for International Relations at Boston University From the November 19, 2001, issue of National Review. When it comes to America's ongoing war to destroy al Qaeda and topple the Taliban, any outcome short of decisive victory is simply unacceptable. But as President Bush and other members of his administration have repeatedly emphasized, the present conflict is not simply an isolated challenge to be confronted and overcome so that life can return to normal. There will be no such return. Colin Powell has rightly ...
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Pravda.RU:Main:More in detail 10:19 2001-09-25 GARY NORTH: NEW WAR, OLD STRATEGY There is an old saying, "Generals fight the most recent war." This is not correct. Generals fight the most recent war that they have won. When they win a war, they get promoted. Those who imitate them also get promoted. So, the next war is a replay of the most recent victorious war. We fought in Vietnam as we had fought in Korea. We lost. Gen. Giap used guerilla tactics. He never won a major tactical battle with U.S. forces, but he won the war. The Tet Offensive ...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2000 Tristate A.M. Report Plane collision victim was experienced pilot A Maineville man who was killed in the midair collision of two small planes in Florida on Monday afternoon had been a pilot for Airborne Express for almost two years. Roger Boromei, 31, of Jewelweed Court, was flying a twin-engine Piper Aztec owned by a family friend, according to Mark Weinberg, a spokesman for the St. Lucie County, Fla., sheriff's department. Mr. Boromei started his trip at an airport in Okeechobee, Fla., where his father lives, Mr. Weinberg said. ...
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I have serious concerns about the priorities of the breaking news section. Why are legitimate breaking news threads pulled and "Freeper Bahama Cruise" threads, plus four Freepathon threads remain? Is it really necessary to repost EVERY new Fundraiser thread to breaking news? Why not just put a new one there when the current one drops off? And "I FREEPED DAN RATHER FACE TO FACE!"??? Please! That's 'Breaking' News?? Right now we have 'Breaking News', 'Front Page', and 'Extended News', plus 'Bookmarks' and 'Editorials' Bookmarks no longer seems to work. Would it be possible to add an option for "Fundraisers, Activism, ...
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USA Shamed By European Fuel EfficienciesMay 28, 2001By Bruce Simpson A growing number of European motorists are driving vehicles which achieve fuel economies of up to 80 miles per gallon, and even their big cars are significantly outperforming the US-equivalents. How can this be? What's more, these cars produce significantly lower levels of environmentally unfriendly greenhouse gasses. However, despite these obvious advantages, US drivers are prohibited from using the same technology that would allow them to slash their own fuel bills -- because these vehicles are diesel powered and as such they'll soon fall foul of anti-pollution laws. Proponents of ...
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Who Owns Your Body?Review by Rick Weiss Lori Andrews and Dorothy Nelkin uncover some disturbing answers Who owns your body? Authors Lori Andrews and Dorothy Nelkin uncover some disturbing answers in BODY BAZAAR Body Bazaar:The Market for Human Tissuein the Biotechnology Ageby Lori Andrews and Dorothy Nelkin Crown Publishers, New York, 2001 ($24)It seems that scientists have been struggling forever to make a mechanical heart that really works. Or a trouble-free hearing aid. Or a prosthetic hand that's half as good as the real thing. From wooden legs to silicone breasts, the history of human corporeal reengineering has largely ...
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This is an excerpt from a lengthy article entitled: WHAT ARE THEY ALL DOING, ANYWAY? an historical analysis of the Electoral College by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON The full article discusses in detail the history of the Electoral College. This excerpt discusses the 1876 election we've heard so much about. ============================================================ The presidential election of 1876- the infamous "Disputed Election"- was to provide a severe test for the Electoral College system, certainly as much a test of it as the Jefferson-Burr deadlock of 1800 had been. The Electors were chosen (by popular vote in all states save the newest state of ...
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Europe's press continues to be dominated by the uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the U.S. Presidential election, with many newspapers ridiculing the voting system underlying America's democracy. Rome-based La Repubblica says in its Friday edition that the 2000 election has become another nemesis in U.S. history alongside Vietnam. It changed its earlier description of the elections from a "comedy of errors" to a "Vietnam of U.S. election politics." It added: "The institutional crisis has become all too apparent: whoever wins this election will be seen by a majority of the voters as a usurper." Germany's ...
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Since so many 3 sentence vanities are flying around here tonight, I guess I can throw in a short one myself. I find it extremely ironic that so many people here on FR have been saying for the past few months that GWB is our saviour. Add to this the number of "Praise God!" vanities tonight, and it makes me wonder what y'all have been smoking. clinton is the biggest scumsucker to ever ... well, just ever. gore is an outright LIAR and wants to take your car, your guns, your religious choice, your childrens' minds, your money, ad nauseum... ...
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U.S. may seek international help to battle Western fires More than 77,000 acres had burned throughout California by Wednesday August 2, 2000 Web posted at: 11:34 p.m. EDT (0334 GMT) From staff and wire reports LAVA HOT SPRINGS, Idaho -- The United States may seek international help to battle raging fires that have burned more than 700,000 acres in the Western states, officials say. "Firefighting resources are stretched thin," Undersecretary of Agriculture James Lyons said Wednesday. "We may be requesting resources from other countries." Both Mexico and Australia have been alerted that they could be asked for assistance, he said. ...
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AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG The Revolution's Black Soldiers by Robert A. Selig Note: this post is edited for length. To read the complete article, click here. John Murray, fourth Earl of Dunmore, the last royal governor of Virginia, in April 1772 expressed his conviction to Lord Dartmouth, Bntish secretary of state for the colonies, that "in case of a War" the slaves, "attached by no tye to their Master or to the Country" would "join the first that would encourage them to revenge themselves by which means a Conquest of this Country would inevitably be effected in a very short time." Dunmore's ...
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Frontier serial killers: The Harpes By JON MUSGRAVE American Weekend Two centuries ago this fall a murder spree began stretching from the Cumberland Gap in westernmost Virginia to Cave-in-Rock and Potts Spring in southeastern Illinois. During the next nine months the murderers killed at least 40 men, women and children on the frontier until a posse caught up with the killers and took the leader's head on Aug. 24, 1799. Known as the brothers Micajah and Wiley Harpe, the two started out life as first cousins William and Joshua Harpe both natives of Scotland who emigrated as young children with ...
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Bishops Respond! FBI "Spying" Of Catholic Bishops & Other Pro-Life Groups Raises Protests!!! 6/24/00 - The FBI, which federal law enforcement sources tell Insight has been troubled by orders from Attorney General Janet Reno's Justice Department, has been condemned by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops -- among others -- for including political and biographical information in a criminal database of their opposition to abortion. The Bishops' spokesman, David Early, told Insight: "I spoke to our general council, whose name is Mark Chopko, and he was not aware of such a database. However, he said that ‘if such a database ...
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