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UN Live United Nations Web TV. Dozens of US nuclear missile officers caught up in drug and cheating scandals. A US air force investigation into illegal drug use by officers charged with overseeing and launching nuclear missiles expanded on Wednesday when the military announced the suspension of dozens of additional officers for cheating on proficiency exams.

Dozens of US nuclear missile officers caught up in drug and cheating scandals

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Something Really Insane Just Happened In Congress, And You Probably Haven't Heard A Word About It. MUST LISTEN — Mark Levin: Obama holding nation RANSOM to SEIZE ‘power of purse’ from Congress. By The Right Scoop Mark Levin shows below how Obama is holding the nation ransom in order to seize the power of the purse from Congress, which would absolutely eviscerate the Constitution.

MUST LISTEN — Mark Levin: Obama holding nation RANSOM to SEIZE ‘power of purse’ from Congress

Levin explains that Obama has absolutely no constitutional power in this regard, that the power of the purse was explicitly given to the people’s House of Representatives in the Constitution. And Obama’s plan is to seize it and Levin calls this a ‘coup’. See, Obama doesn’t actually have to raise the debt ceiling himself in order to accomplish this. » Exclusive: High Level Source Confirms Secret US Nuclear Warhead Transfer Alex Jones. Anthony Gucciardi & Alex Jones Infowars.com September 3, 2013.

» Exclusive: High Level Source Confirms Secret US Nuclear Warhead Transfer Alex Jones

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Fukushima. Google. From School Grades to Common Core: Debunking the Accountability Scam - Living in Dialogue. 911Timeline.net - The Most Comprehensive Minute By Minute Timeline On 911 by Mark R. Elsis. » Obama Information Czar Confronted Over “Ban Conspiracy Theories” Paper Alex Jones. Claims to have no memory of saying free speech should be taxed Steve Watson Infowars.com May 1, 2012 During a rare public appearance, the Obama Administration’s Information Czar Cass Sunstein told a crowd gathered at the NYU Law School in NYC yesterday that he has little recollection of writing a 2008 paper that called for a ban on conspiracy theorizing.

» Obama Information Czar Confronted Over “Ban Conspiracy Theories” Paper Alex Jones

In the question and answer portion of the lecture, We Are Change founder Luke Rudkowski confronted Sunstein concerning his avocation of a “provocateur” style program to silence what have become the government’s most vociferous and influential critics. With tongue firmly in cheek, Rudkowski introduced himself as “Bill de Berg from Brooklyn college,” before directly asking Sunstein to explain his comments. “Why do you think the government should go after family members and responders who have questions about 9/11?” “I may agree with some of the things I have written but I’m not exactly sure. THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE BENGHAZI DISASTER. Libya :: Radical Islam :: Print this ArticleTHE REAL STORY BEHIND THE BENGHAZI DISASTER07-05-2013 10:42 am - Colonel Bob Pappas, USMC Retired As one who deals in reality most of the time, one generally eschews conspiracy theories but there is one bears serious consideration.

THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE BENGHAZI DISASTER

Piecing the pertinent facts together allows the real reason for the Benghazi debacle and the Administration cover-up penetrate its smoke screen. Conspiracy theorist and activist Adam Kokesh arrested. Conspiracy theorist and activist Adam Kokesh was arrested in his Northern Virginia home Tuesday night on drug possession and weapon charges.

Conspiracy theorist and activist Adam Kokesh arrested

The arrest followed a widely seen recent video in which Kokesh loaded a shotgun. Lt. Steve Elbert, a spokesman for the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office told the Washington Post that the former Marine was held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and charged with possession of schedule I and II drugs while in possession of a firearm, a felony punishable by up to 12 years in jail. Adam Kokesh’s radio show issued a press release claiming U.S. park police and local police used extreme tactics to apprehend the radio show host and activist. Michael Hastings' death and a security firm called Endgame - RogerShuler. Cross Posted at Legal Schnauzer.

Michael Hastings' death and a security firm called Endgame - RogerShuler

Michael Hastings’ death and a security firm called Endgame. At the time of his death in a fiery car crash on June 18, journalist Michael Hastings was working on a story about alleged Anonymous leader Barrett Brown.

Michael Hastings’ death and a security firm called Endgame

Currently under federal indictment on charges related to computer hacking, Brown is the journalist who first reported on a shadowy private security firm in Atlanta called Endgame. The Web site freebarrettbrown.org reports that Hastings was planning to interview Brown in late June and had announced to his followers, “Get ready for your mind to be blown.” A Hastings/Brown interview almost certainly would have included questions about Brown’s research on “black hat” private security firms that work with the official U.S. intelligence community. Some of these outfits also have powerful ties to corporate America via the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Peter Ludlow - Opinionator. The Stone is a forum for contemporary philosophers and other thinkers on issues both timely and timeless.

Peter Ludlow - Opinionator

The British philosopher Bertrand Russell, writing as World War II was drawing to a close in Europe, observed that “neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear.” Russell’s point was that irrational fear can propel us into counterproductive activities, ranging from unjust wars and the inhumane treatment of others to more mundane cases like our failure to seize opportunities to improve our everyday lives. Just like authoritarian states, democracies can use fear to exert control over the populace and consolidate power. It is hard to dispute Russell’s claim. We all know that fear can impair our judgment.