Monday, March 17, 2008

Rule by fear or rule by law?

"The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers, is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist." - Winston Churchill, Nov. 21, 1943

Since 9/11, and seemingly without the notice of most Americans, the federal government has assumed the authority to institute martial law, arrest a wide swath of dissidents (citizen and noncitizen alike), and detain people without legal or constitutional recourse in the event of "an emergency influx of immigrants in the U.S., or to support the rapid development of new programs."

Article By Lewis Seiler,Dan Hamburg here:

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19333.htm

Don't forget to subscribe to the free daily newsletter. Great articles and quotes.

Watching the Dollar Die

I’ve been watching the dollar die all my life. I sometimes think I will outlast it.

When I was a young man, gold was $35 an ounce. Today one ounce gold bullion coins, such as the Canadian Maple Leaf, cost more than $1,000.

Article by Paul Craig Roberts here:

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19530.htm

Cluster Bombs Are Not Good for Children, Hillary

In her autobiography, Living History, Senator Hillary Clinton portrays herself as an advocate for children, a defender of women and human rights. In fact, the Clintons have a long history of sacrificing the rights, even the lives of children, for political expediency. It is time to set the record straight.

Article by Paul Rockwell here:

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19535.htm