From Freedom to Facism

Determined to find the law that requires American citizens to pay income tax, producer Aaron Russo (“The Rose,” “Trading Places”) set out on a journey to find the evidence. Neither left, nor right-wing this startling examination of government exposes the systematic erosion of civil liberties in America since 1913. here

Not Yours to Give

Davy Crocket on the role of government.

Crockett was then the lion of Washington. I was a great admirer of his character, and, having several friends who were intimate with him, I found no difficulty in making his acquaintance. I was fascinated with him, and he seemed to take a fancy to me. I was one day in the lobby of the House of Representatives when a bill was taken up appropriating money for the benefit of a widow of a distinguished naval officer. It seemed to be that everybody favored it. The Speaker was just about to put the question when Crockett arose. Everybody expected, of course, that he was going to make a speech in support of the bill. He commenced: more

Zarqawi: a Psy-Ops Program comes to an end

The man, the myth, and the mystery surrounding Berg's death. Read on...

The life and death of al-Zarqawi

This is a rather lenghty article by a writer who went to Zarqawi's home town to get the complete picture. If you're interested in his early life and subsequent rise to infamy, largely at the hands of the US demonizing him, read this article. Very facinating read for me which also reminded me of the stark differences in the way we live our lives compared to those in the Middle East.

An interesting look at the man and the myth. Also, near the end of this article, a confirmation of what I just told a friend here the other day; there will be a new 'bad guy' in Iraq very soon and I have suspected it would be this Sadr guy; it appears someone else agrees with me.

Finally, a very sad reminder of how things are going in Iraq.

Fourth Generation Warfare

Another great commentary by William Lind on 4GW. If you are new to the concept to 4GW (fourth generation warfare), don't feel bad, our US military leaders in Washington are clueless as well. For an in-depth article that will leave you with a better understanding of 4GW, click here.

Here's a quote from the article: "One way to tell that 4GW is truly new is that we don't even have a name for its participants—typically dismissing them as "terrorists," "extremists," or "thugs." Name calling, though, is not often an effective substitute for strategy."

What is the mission again?

Charley Reese asks for a little clarification....