Sunday, June 11, 2006
"Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally the common people don't want war: neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." ---Hermann Goering, Hitler's deputy
Saturday, June 10, 2006
What if another 9/11 happend?
Listen to what Daniel Ellsberg has to say about it.
Who is Daniel Ellsberg?
In 1971, as a Defense Department Official and Vietnam Vet, he "released" 7,000 pages of Nixon's secret war plans, "The Pentagon Papers", to The New York Times. Placing him at the top of Nixon's "Enemies List" and having Henry Kissinger call him "The most dangerous man in the world!"
Who is Daniel Ellsberg?
In 1971, as a Defense Department Official and Vietnam Vet, he "released" 7,000 pages of Nixon's secret war plans, "The Pentagon Papers", to The New York Times. Placing him at the top of Nixon's "Enemies List" and having Henry Kissinger call him "The most dangerous man in the world!"
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Bush is listening to YOU!!
Some legal scholars have said the program is an illegal and unwarranted intrusion on Americans' privacy, but the Bush administration defends it as a necessary tool in the battle against the al Qaeda terrorist network.
The Foreign Intelligence Security Act requires that the government obtain a court order from a secret FISA court to tap the phones of American citizens inside the country.
President Bush has argued that the congressional resolution that authorized military action after the September 11, 2001, attacks, along with his authority as commander in chief of the military, gives him the power to initiate wiretaps without a court order. --CNN Report June 7, 2006