Realistic view of US politics with Ron Paul
September 11, 2008
“If you ever get to the point where you believe the two parties are essentially the same, if the majority is outside of the establishment, it’s not very democratic. The process is not working,” Paul said.
Busted! Pollsters caught fudging election numbers
September 11, 2008
This week’s mainstream coverage of the presidential horse-race has been dominated by a series of polls showing the McCain-Palin ticket with its first stable lead over Obama and Biden. Gallup’s tracking poll, USA Today and CBS News all show the Republicans with some kind of lead over the Democratic ticket. But, interestingly, all three polls were also conducted using a higher sampling of Republican voters than in July, raising a question of methodology. » Read more
A $75+ trillion fright fest
September 10, 2008
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (MarketWatch) — America’s out of control, drowning in debt, gorging: $75 trillion and getting worse. Now we’re dumping Fannie and Freddie on America’s balance sheet. Every year we pile trillions more on future generations.
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Sex, drugs and oil
September 10, 2008
Government officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties are accused of receiving improper gifts and having sex with employees.
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Martial Law at the Republican National Convention
September 6, 2008
Fantastic video report of the RNC and what the mainstream media did not show you. » Read more
Update on CIA drug plane (filled with 3.7 tons of cocaine)
September 6, 2008
Here’s an update on the strange story of the Gulfstream II jet filled with 3.7 tons of cocaine that crashed in the Yucatan last year. The Mexico City newspaper El Universal reports that European Parliament was investigating the circumstances surrounding the plane, which had previously been used by the CIA for “extraordinary rendition” flights. » Read more
Czech archaeologists find unique 7000-year-old statue
September 5, 2008
PRAGUE, Sept. 4 — Czech archaeologists have uncovered a torso of a unique female statue created about 7,000 years ago near Masovice, south of the Czech Republic, which is the second similar find in this locality, the Czech news agency CTK said on Thursday. » Read more
Obama may pursue criminal charges vs Bush administration after election
September 4, 2008
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden said earlier this week that he and running mate Barack Obama could pursue criminal charges against the Bush administration if they are elected in November.
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How to Create the Perfect Fake Identity
September 4, 2008
Let me start off by saying that I’m making this whole thing up.
Imagine you’re in charge of infiltrating sleeper agents into the United States. The year is 1983, and the proliferation of identity databases is making it increasingly difficult to create fake credentials. Ten years ago, someone could have just shown up in the country and gotten a driver’s license, Social Security card and bank account — possibly using the identity of someone roughly the same age who died as a young child — but it’s getting harder. And you know that trend will only continue. So you decide to grow your own identities. » Read more
Free speech in the US of A = dead, kaput, finito
September 3, 2008
As most of the on-air cable television personalities focus on the national politics of the Republicans’ nomination of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for vice president, stories and footage of clashes between the St. Paul police and protesters at the Republican National Convention are turning up on the internet.
The Uptake, an online citizen-journalism training outfit in Minneapolis, has been at the forefront of documenting much of the unfriendly interaction between the police and the protesters.
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