Thomas Woods Interview

From AntiWar.com somes an interview Scott Horton did with Thomas E. Woods, Jr, co-editor of We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now, discussing the persistence of pro-war propaganda over time, the remarkably similar arguments made to justify the War of 1812 and the current Iraq war, the case of pro-secessionist and abolitionist Lysander Spooner, the U.S. provocations that ensured U.S. entry into W.W.I, the importance of forming a left-right antiwar alliance to counter the bipartisan war party and the legacy of the Bush presidency being reflected in Obama’s cabinet appointments. If you have an extra hour its a good listen - Mr. Woods is compelling. Or download the MP3 and save for later.

Deborah Yost

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AntiWar Activists Charged With Terrorism

It seems to me that kids and hippies who are patriotic enough care about how this country is doing and who disgree with our current foreign policy in a way guaranteed by the Constitution (peaceful demonstration) are obviously not terrorists. If there were plans to commit violence, the violence planned should be commensurate with a realistic definition of terrorism if the planners are indeed charged with such in a court of law.

Letting the police shoot pepper spray point blank at people who were peaceful, and who are in the streets out of high levels of concern for the country, as I have seen on YouTube at the RNC -
is not an "American" scene.

Modern Definition of Martial Law: Martial law is when military-like actions are taken upon a nations own citizens and constitutional and human rights are violated on a regular basis as part of a standard operating procedure (SOP).It is when you cannot protest without a "permit" and your freedom of speech is silenced.It is basically what they call a "police state". It is when the "police" are trained by and act like covert federal officials/military police rather than the civilian peace keepers they are supposed to be.

Democracy Now's Amy Goodman Arrested On Dubious Grounds in Minneapolis

Amy Goodman of Democracy Now - advocate for free speech, liberty and democracy, radio and TV broadcaster who has been a working journalist for close to 20 years - was arrested on the street and charged with "conspiracy to riot."




Video from the San Francisco Chronicle A brief interview with Amy immediately following her release from jail.

Iraq Veterans Against the War

You need to see this video. This is what a police state looks like, decorated veterans being subjected to this.