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The Fed Sacrifices the Dollar to Avoid Market Crash
We shall see how the market eventually settles as the day winds down, but I believe that the emergency 75 point rate cut by the Federal Reserve board is simply a small bandage on a potentially fatal wound. (As I write this the Dow is down 140 points)... (more...)
Barack Obama: A Hawk in Dove’s Clothing
Ask most Obama supporters what their candidate’s stance on war is and they will quickly spit out the line, “He was against this war from the beginning.” This may be true but the question is rarely asked why he was against the war from the beginning.... (more...)
Michigan Vote Totals Fail to Represent Convictions of Voters
Even before the results for Michigan’s Republican Presidential Primary were in, exit polls were being released to the public. They revealed some very interesting inconsistencies in the thinking of the voters from the state of Michigan. (more…) Popularity:... (more...)
US Floods Middle East with Weapons; Undermines Possibility of Peace in the Region
Live by the gun, die by the gun. These seem to be the words the Bush administration continues to live by as today they prepare to announce the proposed sale of $20 Billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia. This deal is being seen as a way for the Bush administration... (more...)
As Long as US Troops Are Not Dying Is America ‘OK’ with The Occupation of Iraq?
The Pentagon is asking for $3.5 billion (in the fiscal year 2009) in order to move forward with its Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. The program is being promoted as a way to make soldiers safer and smarter on the battlefield but does little to address... (more...)
Plans to Bomb Iran Move Forward
Yesterday President Bush arrived in Jerusalem where he was to be briefed on a range of military options that could be used in striking Iran. These briefings come less than two months after President Bush’s own intelligence network informed him that... (more...)
It’s the economy, stupid!
As I was watching the coverage of the New Hampshire Presidential primaries tonight it was as if the commentators forgot to place their commentary in the realm of reality that is our present day America and decided instead to speak in the grand language... (more...)
The Case for Ron Paul’s Video Diary
Ron Paul supporters around the country waited with fainted breath waiting to see how Tim Russert would attack Ron Paul’s stances on the issues and his record. Sitting and passively waiting to see the interview and then uploading the interview on YouTube... (more...)
The Federal Government’s Assault on Internet Freedom
For years now governments in closed societies such as North Korea and China have recognized the power of the Internet when it comes to amplifying the voices of dissent against the seats of power in which they sit. That is why they have restricted the... (more...)
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