Monday, October 24, 2011

Obama Promised GMO Labeling

As candidate for President, Obama promised labeling for "country of origin" and GMO content. Where is the GMO labeling? Yet another broken political promise.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

State of Tennessee Police State

Tennessee proudly becomes a police state by inviting unwarranted searches within state borders. They even have the catchy acronym "VIPR" for their authoritarian police state.

Tennessee Becomes First State To Fight Terrorism Statewide
You're probably used to seeing TSA's signature blue uniforms at the airport, but now agents are hitting the interstates to fight terrorism with Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR).
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Tuesday Tennessee was first to deploy VIPR simultaneously at five weigh stations and two bus stations across the state.

Friday, October 21, 2011

US Forced To Leave Iraq

There has been widespread news reports that troops will be leaving Iraq. Largely unreported has been the negotiations with the Iraqi government to try to allow US troops to stay longer. The Iraqi government refused to extend the US troop presence, so the US is being to leave Iraq.

U.S. Troop Withdrawal Motivated by Iraqi Insistence, Not U.S. Choice
President Obama’s speech formally declaring that the last 43,000 U.S. troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year was designed to mask an unpleasant truth: The troops aren’t being withdrawn because the U.S. wants them out. They’re leaving because the Iraqi government refused to let them stay.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Iran, War, 1953

US media and politicians are beginning to pound the war drums against Iran. Who thinks Iran is capable of attacking the US?

In 1953, the CIA overthrew the democratically elected government in Iran.