More disturbing news is coming as Washington State Governor Jay Inslee warns that the Nuclear Bomb plant at Hanford is seriously leaking. This has been happening for years, but with the possible sequester of Federal funds the clean-up effort may stall. Enevitably, radiation will or more likely has leaked into the Columbia River. From The […]
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Inside The Vatican, Part 1
Controversies and conspiracy surround the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI this week, the first in nearly 600 years. For years this man, Joseph Ratzinger has fended off accusations that he was an enthusiastic member of The Hitler Youth (true), and that as the controller of “The Inquisition” he sat on files that could have put […]
The Return of Debtors Prisons
As the new film adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic “Les Miserables” hits theatres this week, such stories of unjust imprisonment are seen largely as things of the past. In that story, the main character Jean Valjean Was imprisoned for 19 years, five for stealing bread to feed his sister and the rest for escape attempts. […]
What Would George Orwell Say About The Super Bowl?
I can’t figure out whether I am more amused, annoyed, agitated or just plain disappointed by the way fans relate to huge sporting events. Mind you, I really don’t have a problem with athletes on the field of play, it’s the moronic behavour of crazed sports fans that just makes me shake my head in […]
Is The “UN Agenda 21” Boogey-Man Just a Paper Tiger?
A friend asked me to review an article in “The American Thinker” that was critical of what is called the UN “Agenda 21”, a blueprint for “sustainable” communities. Now, we live in a very rural community which has seen quite a battle with farmers and folks living in simple, rough conditions being squeezed out of […]
Was Anwar al-Awlaki a U.S. Agent?
Joseph Cannon at “Cannonfire” has re-opened a nasty wound that has proven troubling to the Obama administration: Was Anwar al-Awlaki a U.S. deep-cover agent? Or was he possibly killed in a drone strike as a “mop-up operation”, burying evidence related to 911? Or Both? Here he describes the cover story: “Anwar al-Awlaki was an American […]
Germany Wants It’s Gold Back
The excellent financial website “Zerohedge” has a strangely disturbing story up – The Germans want their gold back: –It Begins: Bundesbank To Commence Repatriating Gold From New York Fed “In what could be a watershed moment for the price, provenance, and future of physical gold, not to mention the “stability” of the entire monetary regime […]
The Return of Fascism, Part 2 – Too Big To Jail
Let’s review a quick and dirty definition of the difference between Fascism and Communism; In Communism the State owns the means of production – in Fascism the means of production owns the State. That’s where the U.S. government has been trending as of late. Exhibit #1 today is an editorial by the New York Times […]
InDOPEndence Day
So Thursday I was walking up to our local watering hole and around back three of my buddies were lighting up a joint: It was “inDOPEndence day” in Washington State. Yes, while they were technically in public (which is still illegal) smoking pot is no longer a criminal offense in Washington. But don’t count your […]