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FOIA AT FORTY |
by via Secrecy News (No verified email address) |
Current rating: 0 05 Jul 2006
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The fortieth anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act,
signed into law by President Johnson on July 4, 1966, was marked
with the release of several interesting and informative
publications. |
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Understanding the Meaning of Freedom |
by George Lakoff (No verified email address) |
Current rating: 0 05 Jul 2006
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For more than two centuries, Americans demanded successive expansions of freedom -- progressive freedom. Expansions of voting rights, civil rights, education, public health, scientific knowledge, and protections from fear and want: These all made us freer to follow our dreams. These were the ideals of freedom that I grew up with. They are now all under threat, not by guns or bombs, but an under-the-radar redefinition of freedom and liberty to suit right-wing ideology. And it is taking place under our noses, with the complicity of the media, where there has been little noticeable questioning of the president's use of ``freedom" and ``liberty." |
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911 Truth and Texas Terror |
by Captain May captainmay (nospam) prodigy.net (verified) |
Current rating: 0 04 Jul 2006
Modified: 12:12:56 PM |
This important article by Captain Eric May, founder of the renowned
cyber-intelligence antiwar group, Ghost Troop, was published in
abridged form by the Lone Star Iconoclast, which is the paper of
record for Crawford, Texas, where George W. Bush has his summer
residence. It is most striking because it analyzes the dangers of a
Bush terror strike in the near future, stating that Texas is the
foremost target.
What was published by the Iconoclast is an abridgement of the
original. As you'll find from what's below, this original version
contains invaluable insights on the latest advances of the American
911 Truth Movement. It is also quite specific as to the debt the
"infowar" community of 911 researchers (Captain May included) owe to
Indymedia. |
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LOCAL News :: Peace |
"OUT NOW" Celebration July 4th |
by Ricky Baldwin baldwinricky (nospam) yahoo.com (verified) |
Current rating: 0 02 Jul 2006
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The Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort has been organizing resistance to the so-called "wars on terror" since fall of 2001, and we've had a float in the local 4th of July parade every year since then. (We even won 3rd place one year.) This year is no exception - and never has it been more important to have YOUR participation. Read on... |
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