US debates legalization of marijuana US debates use of marijuana and its effect on urban areas By Tony Favro, USA Editor* 10 May 2012: President Obama’s trip to Colombia in April 2012 threw a spotlight on America’s drug policy. The presidents of Colombia, Mexico, and Guatemala - countries that have seen limited returns for their inordinate sacrifices of human lives and financial resources to control the supply of illegal drugs - publicly chastised the United States for failing to curb its demand for drugs. The international focus on American drug policy has resurrected a debate within the US about the legalization of drugs, especially marijuana and how it may affect urban areas The Obama administration has shifted US drug policy over the past three years away from its decades-old focus on jailing offenders to treatment and prevention. This is not enough for the presidents of Colombia, Mexico, and Guatemala, centers of the most sophisticated and violent operations for trafficking illegal drugs to the US.
New WikiLeaks Cables Show US Diplomats Promote Genetically Engineered Crops Worldwide Dozens of United States diplomatic cables released in the latest WikiLeaks dump on Wednesday reveal new details of the US effort to push foreign governments to approve genetically engineered (GE) crops and promote the worldwide interests of agribusiness giants like Monsanto and DuPont. The cables further confirm previous Truthout reports on the diplomatic pressure the US has put on Spain and France, two countries with powerful anti-GE crop movements, to speed up their biotech approval process and quell anti-GE sentiment within the European Union (EU). Several cables describe "biotechnology outreach programs" in countries across the globe, including African, Asian and South American countries where Western biotech agriculture had yet to gain a foothold. Cables detail US efforts to influence the biotech policies of developed countries such as Egypt and Turkey, but France continues to stand out as a high-profile target.
Pentagon admits it has no photo evidence of Bin Laden's death (Includes interview) Pentagon officials recently disclosed to the Associated Press (AP) that they could not find any photo or video evidence to confirm that Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed in the Navy Seal raid in Pakistan a year ago. AP has submitted more than 20 requests for information surrounding the raid on Bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound to the U.S. Government under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In response to the request for visual evidence of Bin Laden’s death, the Pentagon stated that it could not find any pictures or video footage of the raid itself or of Bin Laden’s dead body. It also told AP it could not locate any images of Bin Laden’s body that were taken on the U.S.S. Read more... In addition, the Pentagon admitted that it could not find an autopsy report, death certificate or results of a DNA identification test for Bin Laden, in spite of claims made by President Obama and reported by CBC News that a DNA test was performed.
» How The Government & Media Cheated Ron Paul Alex Jones Hidden Agenda Behind Rise Of "Domestic Terrorist Label" Flashback: "Obama Lone Wolf Will Be Sovereign" Reid Calls Bundy Supporters Domestic Terrorists Homeland Security Says Your Children Are Terrorists Smart Guns Endanger Children Hold On To The Second Amendment! Harry Reid Blatantly Lies To America Harry Reid Says Conservatives Are Terrorists Rise of the Control Grid Witness To The Stand-Off SPECIAL REPORT-White House: Your Confrontational Children Could Be "Terrorists" Cliven Bundy And Supporters Labelled "Domestic Terrorists" White House Tells Parents: Children Could Be Terrorists! Fake Feminists Attack Kirsten Dunst For Pro-Woman Beliefs Insider Reveals More On Al Sharpton FBI Snitch Revelation Gun Owners Treated Like Sex Offenders Epic Fail: New Yorkers Disobey New Gun Laws Gremlins: Our Dear Leaders Whistleblower Nomi Prinz Exposes The Nefarious Deeds Of The Global Banking Elite Boston Globe Asks; Is The Declaration Of Independence A Terrorist Document? Our Enemy Operates Right Out In The Open
one thing is clear the-amount-truth-rhetoric-politics The Raw Story | 'Karl Rove's IT guru' Mike Connell dies in plane crash 'Karl Rove's IT guru' Mike Connell dies in plane crash UPDATE AT THIS LINK: GOP consultant killed in plane crash was warned of sabotage A top level Republican IT consultant who was set to testify in a case alleging GOP election tampering in Ohio died in a plane crash late Friday night. Michael Connell -- founder of Ohio-based New Media Communications, which created campaign Web sites for George W. Bush and John McCain -- died instantly after his single-prop, private aircraft smashed into a vacant home in suburban Lake Township, Ohio. "The plane was attempting to land around 6 p.m. Connell's exploits as a top GOP IT 'guru' have been well documented by RAW STORY's investigative team. The interest in Mike Connell stems from his association with a firm called GovTech, which he had spun off from his own New Media Communications under his wife Heather Connells name. "He has flown his private plane for years without incident. "Mr.
Completely corrupt Portland city council secretly met with fluoride lobbyists before voting to poison Oregonians' water (NaturalNews) Did Portland City Council members secretly meet with lobbyists representing those who seek to force area residents to be poisoned with fluoride? Opponents of the effort seem to think so, and with good reason. The lobbyists did, in fact, meet with all five council members in July or August, they have said, but only one of those initial meetings appears on public calendars and only then under a vague heading, according to local Oregon media. If there was other contact, that could cast a pall over the entire council because such meetings would appear to violate the city's lobbying and reporting requirements. Those requirements, which were championed by then-Commissioner (now mayor) Sam Adams in 2005, affect lobbyists and city officials alike "and are meant to reveal who attempts to influence city leaders - and on what topic," The Oregonian reported on its blog. Just slipped their minds? Leonard has been a proponent of the fluoride plan. About that reporting requirement... Oh. Sure.
So When will Dick Cheney be charged with Espionage? His Crime was the Same as Snowden's The US government charged Edward Snowden with theft of government property and espionage on Friday. Snowden hasn’t to our knowledge committed treason in any ordinary sense of the term. He hasn’t handed over government secrets to a foreign government. His leaks are being considered a form of domestic spying. He is the 7th leaker to be so charged by the Obama administration. Charging leakers with espionage is outrageous, but it is par for the course with the Obama administration. The same theory under which Edward Snowden is guilty of espionage could easily be applied to former vice president Dick Cheney. Cheney led an effort in 2003 to discredit former acting ambassador in Iraq, Joseph Wilson IV, who had written an op ed for the New York Times detailing his own mission to discover if Iraq was getting uranium from Niger. And yet, Cheney mysteriously has not been charged with Espionage.
The 19 richest members of Congress If you think that you can trust government, ask the American Indians. We get the government that we deserve. We, the American public, are complicit in our own demise because we turn a blind eye to the fact that, in politics, money not ideas is power. We are lead to believe that the ballot and the sheer numbers of voters secure our rights as American citizens. Nothing could be further from the truth. We have been cajoled, by politicians, into believing that a campaign contribution is an inherent expression of free speech. Our so-called representatives mock our Founding Father’s belief that they are only entrusted with the seat of power to do the will of the people.
The Firearms Freedom Act (FFA) "Sweeping the Nation" FYI the FFA is a law that declares that Congress can’t regulate any firearms made and retained in-state, ’cause it’s beyond Congress’ authority to regulate intra-state commerce. ‘Cause it ain’t intra-state, is it? firearmsfreedomact.com reports that “Following initial Montana enactment, clones of the Firearms Freedom Act have subsequently been enacted in Tennessee, Utah, Wyoming and South Dakota, and other clones have been introduced in the legislatures of twenty-some other states.” It will, of course, be a snowy day in Hawaii before my current home state of Rhode Island thumbs its nose at the feds over firearms. Robert Farago is the Publisher of The Truth About Guns (TTAG). » Vote Obama For Unaccountable Drone Warfare. Vote Romney For Unaccountable Drone Warfare. Alex Jones Both candidates agree, secret kill lists and unaccountable CIA ‘double tap’ drone strikes are necessarySteve Watson Infowars.com Oct 23, 2012 Last night’s debate highlighted the fact that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are in full agreement with each other that secret unmanned US missile strikes, documented to have killed thousands of innocent people, are “necessary” and “right “. When Romney was asked about the US policy of drone strikes in Pakistan and elsewhere, he responded: “Well, I believe that we should use any and all means necessary to take out people who pose a threat to us and our friends around the world. And it’s widely reported that drones are being used in drone strikes, and I support that entirely and feel the president was right to up the usage of that technology, and believe that we should continue to use it, to continue to go after the people who represent a threat to this nation and to our friends.” And Mitt Romney “supports that entirely.” Tags: drones, foreign affairs
The Myth Of Gov't Superheroes Whenever calamity befalls the citizenry, whether through violent crime, terrorism, natural disaster or economic strife, rather than take immediate action to protect themselves, the public rallying cry becomes "the gov't must save us!" Why do the people believe in the myth of government as an invincible superhero that can and will heroically fly in to save the day, despite so much historical evidence that suggests they actually make things much worse? What has led to this American complacency and willingness to be babysat by the nanny-state from cradle to grave? The roots to this ailment go way back, but we can blame some of this to the 20th century creation of superheroes. Superman is a great example of a red, white and blue-blooded propaganda hero created "to fight for truth, justice & the American way." During times when people feel the most hopeless are the very times heroes are trotted out to offer salvation. Clear examples of the power of this destructive delusion abound.
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