The United States Is In Fact An Orwellian Tyranny

Lt. William J. Lawler II
libertycrier.com
May 25, 2013

The United States is in fact an Orwellian Tyranny that merely chooses not to implement full tyrannical measures. It only makes this decision because it does not yet have sufficient power to completely control the masses, i.e. we have not been made sufficiently docile, nor sufficiently dumbed down, fattened, sickened, and disarmed. When the government does have that power, and it will soon enough, it may then be too late to effectively resist.

During a speech on May 23 at the National Defense University at Ft. McNair in Washington D.C. in which Barrack Hussein Obama was called to the carpet by Medea Benjamin, one of his employers, for his actions relating to men who are illegally imprisoned by the United States Government, he stated: “Now, even after we take these steps one issue will remain, just how to deal with those Gitmo detainees who we know have participated in dangerous plots or attacks but who cannot be prosecuted, for example, because the evidence against them has been compromised or is not admissible in a court of law. But once we commit to a process of closing Gitmo I am confident that this legacy problem can be resolved consistent with our commitment to the rule of law.” Read more »

Suicide bombing strikes near Interior Ministry in southern Russia’s Dagestan

RT.COM


A suicide bombing struck near a building of the Russian Interior Affairs Ministry in Dagestan, North Caucasus on Saturday, injuring 13 people, including two children, officials said.

The suicide bomber, reportedly female, died on the spot, with five police officers and eight civilians receiving injuries in the attack.

They were taken to hospitals across the city of Makhachkala, where one of the victims, a woman, passed away due to receiving heavy shrapnel wounds.

According to the Interior Ministry, two police officers, who were the closest to the suicide bomber, remain in critical condition.

A preliminary investigation identified the attacker as Madina Aliyeva, a missing person who was previously married to two Islamist militants. Read more »

MI5 ‘tried to recruit’ Woolwich murder suspect

Published time: May 25, 2013 08:45
Edited time: May 25, 2013 12:34

A woman reacts as she looks at floral tributes left at the scene where Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion was killed outside Woolwich Barracks in London on May 24, 2013 (AFP Photo / Justin Tallis)

A woman reacts as she looks at floral tributes left at the scene where Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion was killed outside Woolwich Barracks in London on May 24, 2013 (AFP Photo / Justin Tallis) Read more »

Obama’s Legacy

Shahid Buttar
firedoglake.com
May 25, 2013

President Obama’s speech, presenting his vision of a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy, included welcome rhetoric about the importance of constitutional principles, including Due Process and rights to dissent. It may represent the high watermark for civil liberties since his inauguration five years ago.

It is disappointing, given his thoughtful words, that he ignored so many inconvenient truths. From extrajudicial assassination to free speech and freedom of the press, from the need to address root causes of terrorism to partnership with American Muslims, the president promoted important principles but papered over reality. Read more »

Obama Expands Militarization of Police

therealnews.com
May 25, 2013


 

Men in heavy armor carry assault rifles, patrolling streets alongside armored personnel carriers. These are scenes from the manhunt in Watertown, following April 15′s Boston Marathon Bombings. After locking down the area, local, state, and federal agencies sent SWAT teams out in force in search of the remaining suspect. The images from those days are striking, and raise serious questions about how and when the use of paramilitary policing tools should be used.

SWAT teams originated in the late 1960s, but their use greatly expanded in the 1980s as the Reagan administration doubled down on the drug war. In 1988 the Byrne Grant Program passed Congress, allocating substantial funding for anti-drug policing. As money was awarded for drug arrests, resources shifted toward drug raids, increasingly using SWAT teams for this purpose. Meanwhile federal programs were introduced increasing training and cooperation between the military and domestic law enforcement to battle drug crime. Read more »

Why Disinformation Works

Paul Craig Roberts
Infowars.com
May 25, 2013

Illustration: David Dees

Have you ever wondered how the government’s misinformation gains traction?

What I have noticed is that whenever a stunning episode occurs, such as 9/11 or the Boston Marathon bombing, most everyone whether on the right or left goes along with the government’s explanation, because they can hook their agenda to the government’s account. Read more »

JPMorgan exposed: Company found guilty of masterminding ‘manipulative schemes’

(NaturalNews) The financial institution that came to epitomize the “too big to fail” concept should have been left to its own economic destruction during the days of the Great Recession it helped to cause back in 2008-09, because had it been allowed to go under, its criminal behavior would have ended then.

But as it was, the taxpayer bailout of the financial giant JPMorgan did not “teach” it’s arrogant executives anything, so it should come as no surprise that the company’s cycle of corruption has continued. According to The New York Times:

Government investigators have found that JPMorgan Chase devised “manipulative schemes” that transformed “money-losing power plants into powerful profit centers,” and that one of its most senior executives gave “false and misleading statements” under oath.

The findings appear in a confidential government document, reviewed by The New York Times, that was sent to the bank in March, warning of a potential crackdown by the regulator of the nation’s energy markets. Read more »