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Are Militia Members Extremist Or Patriots?

November 16, 2009 CNN

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Obama US flag desecration and this is no photoshop!

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The real 9/11 truth

The real 9/11 truth is not that the destruction of the World Trade Center was an inside job, but that the terrorists who flew planes into it achieved a monumental victory. The destruction of the twin towers and the loss of life and property, as tragic as they were, did not by themselves achieve a victory for the terrorists. It took the overblown response by President George W. Bush to enable the terrorists to achieve what they could not have by themselves.

Many of us are no longer afraid of Muslim terrorists, however, we are afraid of our own government. The events of 9/11 have strengthened the hands of every military, police and investigative agency in the United States (including Child Protective Services which I focus on in my articles) at the same time cutting back the civil liberties of the people of the United States.

Before 9/11 it was hard to imagine that Americans would actually debate the benefits of torture. Before 9/11 it was inconceivable that people, including American citizens, could be held indefinitely without trial.

Thousands of Americans have been subjected to wiretapping without a warrant. President Bush used 9/11 to create the Department of Reich Homeland Security, which seems duplicative of the Department of Defense. This move was supported by neo-conservatives who once called for the dismantling of the Department of Education because it intruded on the rights of the people.

President Bush also used 9/11 to expand presidential power and used signing acts to undermine what the people's representatives passed into law. He increased our border patrol's authority by allowing them to set up checkpoints as far as 100 miles inland, where they often stop people without sufficient reason for doing so.

According to the ACLU, the Patriot Act, designed by former Attorney General John Ashcroft, and rammed through Congress on a wave of "patriotism" contained provisions that vastly expanded governmental powers. According to the ACLU, Ashcroft's responses threaten us in three disturbing ways:

"They focus suspicion on groups or individuals, based on religion or national origin alone;

They demand virtually unchecked authority to snoop and spy on law-abiding Americans not suspected of any crime; and

They shut down dissent and due process with strategies ranging from secret hearings and detentions to open disregard of the courts."

...The real truth about 9/11 is that it led to the passage of many laws that have hurt civil liberties. It has given people in authority the "courage" to abuse people. It has made terrorists out of people who violate our civil liberties in the name of fighting terrorism and keeping us safe.

We need to roll back any laws passed because of 9/11 that have hurt our civil liberties. We need to bring to trial people who have abused their authority.

The important issue is not who destroyed the twin towers on September 11, 2001, but who has been using that tragedy ever since to destroy our civil liberties.The real 9/11 truth is not that the destruction of the World Trade Center was an... more

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Hate America? Count Me Out! by Chuck Baldwin, September 11, 2009

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Are you a patriot?

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G.I. Jane Breaks the Combat Barrier

Before 2001, America’s military women had rarely seen ground combat. Their jobs kept them mostly away from enemy lines, as military policy dictates.

But the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, often fought in marketplaces and alleyways, have changed that. In both countries, women have repeatedly proved their mettle in combat. The number of high-ranking women and women who command all-male units has climbed considerably along with their status in the military.

“Iraq has advanced the cause of full integration for women in the Army by leaps and bounds,” said Peter R. Mansoor, a retired Army colonel who served as executive officer to Gen. David H. Petraeus while he was the top American commander in Iraq. “They have earned the confidence and respect of male colleagues.”

Their success, widely known in the military, remains largely hidden from public view. In part, this is because their most challenging work is often the result of a quiet circumvention of military policy.

Women are barred from joining combat branches like the infantry, armor, Special Forces and most field artillery units and from doing support jobs while living with those smaller units. Women can lead some male troops into combat as officers, but they cannot serve with them in battle.

Of the two million Americans who have fought in these wars since 2001, more than 220,000 of them, or 11 percent, have been women.

Despite longstanding fears about how the public would react to women coming home in coffins, Americans have responded to their deaths and injuries no differently than to those of male casualties, analysts say. That is a reflection of changing social mores but also a result of the growing number of women — more than 356,000 today — who serve in the armed forces, including the Reserves and the National Guard, 16 percent of the total.

Not all combat jobs are the same. Handling field artillery or working in Bradleys, for example, are jobs more suited to some women than light infantry duties, which can require carrying heavy packs for miles.Most women in the military express little, if any, desire to join the grueling, testosterone-laden light infantry. But some say they are interested in artillery and armor.

Any change to the policy would require Congressional approval, which lawmakers say is unlikely in the middle of two wars. But women in the military and their allies want their performance in combat to count for something.

“We have crossed that line in Iraq,” said Representative John M. McHugh, Republican of New York and the nominee for Army secretary. “Debate it all you want folks, but the military is going to do what the military needs to do. And they are needing to put women in combat.”Before 2001, America’s military women had rarely seen ground combat. Their jobs kept... more

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The Price they Paid for Freedom - TANSTAAFL

TANSTAAFL is an acronym that means "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." Or in other words "Freedom isn't free, it requires a price to be paid." The acronym is taken from a science fiction book entitled "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" written by a patriot named Robert Anson Heinlein.

I mention this because it is the essence of the message that is conveyed in an email that has been circulating on the internet due to the recent 4th of July holiday. It is a reminder that many sacrifices were made by our Founding Fathers through the Declaration of Independence and the subsequent Revolutionary War.

It is also timely because our country, our republic has been demonstrating signs of being very sick and on the verge of collapse because we as a people have lost sight of our common good. We have been manipulated by the money masters to turn on each other and ascribe to the mentality of "dog eat dog". I realize this is a generality, there are indeed many people who are not of this mentality, but I am speaking in terms of the overall systemic condition. This "dog eat dog" mentality is the mainstay of most Capitalist undertakings, as they are only beholden to their stockholders.

However, I would argue that they do have a responsibility to each and every citizen of the United States, because we are unrecognized stockholders in the future of our nation and those that benefit from its capitalist free market economy. Perhaps America should be a stockholder in every single Corporation because of the privilege they, the corporations, enjoy through their "Artificial Person" status as was decreed by Nobel Prize winning Economist, Milton Friedman (a prophet and demigod of the Neo Capitalist).

The message that is circulating is copied here below:

What do you think? Is the country ripe for a new revolution? Do people care about the nation the way the founding fathers did? Are people willing to sacrifice their lives for the freedom of others? Has the 4th of July lost its meaning in favor of BBQ's and Fireworks? Do you think that America should be a stockholder in all corporations operating within her borders? Should corporations be allowed to have the rights of real people but not the same responsibilities as real people?TANSTAAFL is an acronym that means "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." Or in... more