http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=275 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:23:46 EDT Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:09:47 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss RapidFeeds v0.1 -- http://www.rapidfeeds.com We have really landed in deep water this time. As if the toxic hemorrhaging of derivatives was not enough, now we are slowly witnessing the destruction of the entire Gulf of Mexico, and all life in it. This will have a far more dramatic an damaging effect than many now realize. Learn what the mainstream media will not report. And this story is only just beginning... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5302914 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5302914 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:44:00 EDT The forces of climate change, peak oil, economic distress and social unrest all converge in a time that social prophet James Kunstler call "The Long Emergency." As Satan fell through all the circles of hell, we are now forced to face the consequences of our wanton consumption, greed, and fraud at virtually every level of our society. 9 Days Falling is a fictional account of our descent, chronicling the vast disparity of wealth, our increasing energy adversity, the ongoing collapse of our economies under crushing debt, and the increased likelihood of international conflict. For we have entered a time, as Winston Churchill said, of "consequences." John Schettler's prophetic novel, 9 Days Falling, is now being released in serial form, free on the Internet. Join the community of online readers! http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4844601 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4844601 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:05:00 EDT Move over America, there’s a new Landlord in town. After losing another $19.8 billion last quarter Fannie has come up with a new plan: 1) Ask Uncle Sam for another $15 Billion... 2) Trade you a 1 year lease for the deed to your home. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4467557 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4467557 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:41:00 EDT Before we can find a solution to the crisis in our economy we have to start telling the truth about it. This begins with following the cigar smoke to find the fat men who really caused it all, and then realizing what will happen if we keep going down this path of prostrated service to the big financial companies. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370446 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370446 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:40:00 EDT John Adams has been well quoted: "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." And to this Mark Twain added: "Get your facts first. Then you can distort them as much as you please!" The real facts about the fabled economic "recovery." http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4280432 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4280432 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:28:00 EDT In spite of all the media hype about recovery and the market rally, no real recovery is underway--nor will we have one any time soon. Here’s why it’s “Stick Season” in the economy for the foreseeable future. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4173107 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4173107 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:35:00 EDT Unsustainable debt is the reason we are in this crisis, and it will not end until this debt is either paid off or defaulted. Sadly, the solutions taken so far have all been based on accumulating more and more debt. And the square peg of happy talk will just not fit in the round hole of real pain on Main Street. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4040732 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4040732 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:03:00 EDT The economic crisis is playing out like a slow motion disaster movie, while Hollywood serves up the real deal to make us all feel better. But how will this movie end? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4040731 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4040731 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:02:00 EDT The Death of Jacko and Walter Cronkite present us with an interesting rite of passage this month...One stood as a symbol of the lost American Dream, the other showed us just how much credibility, authority and legitimacy we’ve lost in our media and government. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4040730 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4040730 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:01:00 EDT Our list of grievances perpetrated by the banks and financiers of our nation grows and grows as the people bear the pain while the wealthy continue to profit. What was our Revolution about? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4040729 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4040729 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EDT Da Fed, the creator of the boom and bust cycle that has nearly destroyed the US economy, is going to be empowered further to "regulate" the banking system. While Iranians turn out in millions to protest their election, Americans sit mute while they lose their homes, jobs, 401ks and futures. What will it take before we get "mad as hell?" http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3770301 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3770301 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:26:00 EDT The Big Bad Humm of the US economy is as dead at the Hummer itself. And all those bankers who were once in your foyer have turned into debt management counselors! Why the "growth" in the US economy from 2001-2006 was illusion, and what we may still be facing in the months ahead. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3688478 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3688478 Sat, 30 May 2009 14:04:00 EDT The tangled web of deception and fraud is now becoming a blame game as prosecutors take aim at the Big Boyz of our banking fiasco. Will we ever learn the whole truth? And it seems there are pigs in the world more dangerous than Fannie & Freddie. Stay tuned, folks--a new Swine Flu is on the move http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3571829 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3571829 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:24:00 EDT If we look at what is happening in the economy with honesty, the data gets positively scary…All key economic indicators, world stocks, industrial output, trade, exports, retail and auto sales, and employment are declining well ahead of the pace set during the Great Depression. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3542572 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3542572 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:08:00 EDT The soup line at the government bailout window is getting pretty long these days. Trillions go to the pockets of wealthy investors while Americans thin the soup of their lives to pay. Meanwhile, masked by the circus over AIG bonus money, the big news of the month went largely unreported. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3512567 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3512567 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:27:00 EDT The boom and bust cycle of our economy has finally crashed. It was all the inevitable consequence of the greatest scam in history. The screen is now blue, the message in the daily news is plain to read: "This application has committed an illegal operation and will be shut down." http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3470533 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3470533 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:09:00 EDT The 1939 classic “Wizard of Oz” soothed souls ruffled by 10 long years of the Great Depression, and its message can be put to good use today. It will take heads, hearts, courage and hope to pull through the crisis ahead. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3443436 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3443436 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:41:00 EDT It's the 11th Hour in our economic crisis, and time we faced some stubborn facts about our situation. A look at the heart of the problem and a comparison to the last Great Depression. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3402525 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3402525 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:26:00 EDT The Train Wreck Of US Consumer Spending Consumer spending, the engine driving over 70% of the US economy, has finally come to a screeching halt. “The Little Engine” that could always fulfill every desire with fast, easy credit is now a train wreck of epic proportions. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3347325 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3347325 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:04:00 EDT It's easy to blame our falling economy on the hapless sub-prime Gammas and Epsilons who were sold exploding mortgages-- but it’s also wrong. For the real culprits we must look a little higher on the pyramid, where the Alpha Plus sit in all their extravagant splendor. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3288589 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3288589 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:04:00 EDT I went out with my camera for a walking tour of Montery Bay... In search of the “Next Great Depression” everyone is writing about in the bloggosphere. I’m sorry to report that I could find no sign of it here this weekend, though there are signs of “trouble in paradise.” Still, I had little room to bemoan my fate, trapped here on the California coast and basking in 72 degree weather in the middle of January. I found much more than I expected with my camera this weekend. Come and see... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3268323 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3268323 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:54:00 EDT The Fed and the Treasury have misconceived our present crisis as one of “liquidity.” Nothing could be farther from the truth, which is better described as the “insolvency” of the entire US banking system. And the US is not alone. The UK and much of Europe face a massive crisis of insolvency as well... and the rioting has already started. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3268322 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3268322 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:47:00 EDT Good by to George, and Dick and Rummy, and Rove. Good bye to shock & awe, birds with flu, and days of terror, red and blue. A pictorial and verbal tour of the Bush years. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3137305 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3137305 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:50:00 EDT Within a year or so words like "Home & Garden" will no longer be associated with a glitzy magazine about decorating your overpriced home...A look at the road ahead as seen by several keen social observers including James Kunstler and Dimitri Orlov. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3137303 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3137303 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:30:00 EDT It’s that time of year again, and the Nattering Nabob comes out of his cave like a crotchety old groundhog to make predictions on the year ahead. Last year he was 95% accurate. Let’s take a look back and then get his predictions for 2009. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3097090 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3097090 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:52:00 EDT There’s a lot of fear and panic out there, but we’ve been here before, and survived it all just fine. How you can prepare for hard times ahead. It won't be how well you're supplied, but how well you're connected that matters most. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2397644 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2397644 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:35:00 EDT If we don’t pony up the largest tax hike in the history of the world, heaven forbid, the Rich Dads on Wall street might panic! Main Street to Wall Street... Calm down and go home. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2352220 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2352220 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:52:00 EDT Welcome to the United Socialist States of America, and the demise of the 'free market,' where all private risk assumed by banks and other financial institutions will be moved to the balance sheet of John Q. Public. The profits, of course, remain private. The week that broke the back of Western Capitalism. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2270238 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2270238 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:33:00 EDT Hurricane Gustav rages ashore... three years to the day after Katrina. What have we seen and learned since the Big Easy went down in America? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2100048 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2100048 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:21:00 EDT The US Government wants to buy shares of Fannie & Freddie, and underwrite their massive $5 trillion housing debt. Something tells me this new plan will succeed …you guessed it, “when pigs fly.” Article By: John Schettler http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1930921 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1930921 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:35:00 EDT If you thought that you might soon retire, join the golf course crowd and live the easy life, think again. The world is about to undergo radical change, and the clueless, from Congress, to the news rooms, to the banking system, to the guy on the street are in for a major shock. America is just not prepared for what is about to happen. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1575892 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1575892 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:46:00 EDT Things are "far from normal," according to Fed Chairman Bernanke. And things are about to change drastically in America. It's no longer about getting ahead, flipping that house, and voting for the next American Idol. Now it’s about food, fuel and freedom... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1081367 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1081367 Fri, 23 May 2008 08:12:00 EDT The Fed opened its coffers to bail out Bear Stearns for JP Morgan, while the Average Joe struggles on. Forget about gasoline-- milk topped the $8/gallon mark this month! http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=587821 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=587821 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:31:00 EDT March came in like a lion with the markets losing 2.5% on “Leap Day” Bank losses mount, housing value erodes, and the consumer is feeling the pain. But not to worry. Uncle Sam will pay for a few weeks groceries this year. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=587820 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=587820 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EDT With the markets alternating between rapid gains and losses, the economy as a whole is beset with fire and ice. Will rapid inflation and a vanishing dollar be our undoing, or the will the cold freeze of deflation chill down the economy as banks stop lending. It looks like we'll get both... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=515499 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=515499 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:21:00 EDT The all seeing prophet "Nattering Nabob" makes his predictions for a hard year yet to come. But we can find hope in the face of adversity, if we can simply change the way we look at things--and then change the world. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=484978 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=484978 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:08:00 EDT "Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation and I care not who writes its laws" said Maier Amschel Rothschild. The Rothchilds, along with Morgan, Lehman, Goldman, Sachs, and a few others were the founders of the great private banking conglomerate we now call the "Fed." Yes, having complete control over money creation, distribution and interest rates is certainly a desirable thing—botching the job is quite another. The system is no longer in danger of failing. A crisis is not "impending." We are, at this very moment, in the eye of the hurricane, and the interval of apparent normalcy will be short lived. The system has, already failed... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=460031 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=460031 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:22:00 EDT If you think the rebounding stock market means everything is back to business as usual, think again. The crisis has just begun. As one analyst put things: "The Dominoes are toppling." http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=409759 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=409759 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:45:36 EDT Oil production is predicted to move from 81 million barrels per day to 58 million barrels by 2020. That difference of 23 million barrels encompasses a vast darkness—war, famine, the demise of the social freedoms we have enjoyed. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=409758 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=409758 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:44:22 EDT As the market burned, the ECB and Fed poured on the cash to put out the fire. Billions were lost in a 3 day period... Billions more printed to take their place. And the NSA is worried about your phone calls? Article By: John Schettler http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=318246 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=318246 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:52:07 EDT As our energy situation, housing market, dollar and debt crisis melt down, let’s not forget the grandaddy of them all - global warming. Some shocking new facts about our changing environment. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=299448 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=299448 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:47:16 EDT Another summer of fireworks between Israel and Hamas may usher in the main event. This time, a wider war in the Middle East could rock our world, a world that has delivered far more than I could ever dream or imagine. And the sad fact for the children of today is that the world ahead may deliver far less than they can imagine, or even expect. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=223760 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=223760 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:01:38 EDT Emperors and kings of yesterday would envy the life we’ve lived in the eye of the storm. With Gasoline reaching nearly $4.00 per gallon, here’s why you won’t see a 300mpg car any time soon. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=165965 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=165965 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:31:16 EDT Nobody dies when we let our economy run amok with a flow of easy credit and equity cash to make us feel better about shelling out $3.00 per gallon on our gasoline. Nobody dies here, that is. They die in other places, like Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, the Sudan, and ultimately their war is Our War. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=124386 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=124386 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:37:00 EDT The Housing Boom is long over. Now subprime loans begin to explode like well placed IEDs all across this nation... And the consequences could be more severe than many think. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=74603 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=74603 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:00:00 EDT Chaos Theory and the Bush-Cheney War Plan--Could all the reckless incompetence be intentional? Are we ready to start the final round in Iran? - Article by John Schettler http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=54098 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=54098 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:00:00 EDT As the holiday clutter of Christmas cards and credit card bills leads us to a new year, why not ask yourself a few important questions? Forget Bush and Cheney, and just settle down a while, Alfie. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=27955 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=27955 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:39:11 EDT As America voted last November a Sea Change swept the political landscape clean, but the real sea change we need will not be a plan for extricating our troops from an unwinnable war in Iraq. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=23574 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=23574 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:45:18 EDT As all three members of the "Axis of Evil" reach a crisis point, Bush is faced with the grim reality of defeat in every case. He has no viable options for any of the countries involved, and his grand, Neo-Con inspired crusade to transform the world for democracy appears doomed to failure. But then again, that was never the reason for the invasion of Iraq, and the real winners of this long four year war are about to seize "The Prize." http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=9029 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=9029 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 13:46:07 EDT Amerika has been undergoing a strange and steady metamorphosis these last five years, and now, with congress legislating and empowering our very own military tribunals to deal with terror suspects, with detention camps now operational on US soil, with the walls going up all along our borders, that metamorphosis has taken yet another dark evolution. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5204 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5204 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:37:20 EDT As the Iraq war quietly moved beyond the time expended to fight WWII, Rumsfeld anguished over "those who fail to learn history's lessons." Note to the Secretary: Here’s a few lessons you may have missed. 8 reasons why the war on terror is being lost. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3867 john@writingshop.ws Iraq, Foreign Policy, War on Terror http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3867 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:02:58 EDT The kindling is piled in thick oily logs of energy adversity, national debt, trade imbalance, a weakening dollar and crushing consumer debt. Now all we need is for someone to light a match. Getting yourself ready for hard times ahead. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1675 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1675 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:27:07 EDT Reflections on Power, Freedom and Control in Our Modern World. New technology places enormous power at the disposal of our government. Will it be used to preserve and protect our freedom, or threaten it? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1124 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1124 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:52:32 EDT Most Americans are worried about things like terrorism, crime and the threat to their families and children. But the sad fact of the matter is that you are far more likely to be politely robbed; victimized in subtle, devious ways that only your banker would know about...or the Senators that pass legislation to support them. Find out how… http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1123 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1123 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:51:38 EDT Our collective culture is slowly assimilating the world, consuming a vastly disproportionate share of resources. What about everyone else? The dangers emerging in the Middle east and Korea are but faint glimmers of the conflicts waiting to be born. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1122 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1122 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:50:46 EDT Your chances of dying in a terrorist attack are 6,000,000 to 1. A statistical look at the politics of fear and persuasion in America today, and why Americans consistently fear the wrong things. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1121 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1121 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:49:31 EDT Why the radicals hate us...(hint: and it's not because they hate freedom). A look at the agenda of radical Islam, and the US policies that have given it fire. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1120 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1120 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:48:15 EDT There’s a new 'Great Game' underway in Central Asia, and the stakes are high… Energy and geopolitics on the world stage, and how the US has bungled its way into the 21st Century. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1119 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1119 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:46:48 EDT If you thought the debacle in Iraq has given them pause, think again. The think tanks have been bubbling of late, with “secret” plans for the emerging crisis with Iran. Get ready folks, cause here it comes again. Think $60-$70/barrel is high? An attack on Iran could trigger $150 Oil prices...Or higher. Why a war with Iran would create chaos in the world. ARTICLE UPDATED FOR APRIL 2007 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1118 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1118 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:09:47 EDT While we hunt for terrorists in the suburbs of London and mountains of Afghanistan, the real terrorists remain unchallenged. Looking realistically at our war on terror in the cold light of history. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1116 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1116 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:43:33 EDT Could the combination of record household and government debt, rising interest rates, soaring energy prices, the bursting housing bubble, a falling dollar and a little nudge in the right direction from Osama all conspire to create that perfect economic storm? Could it all just collapse on us here in the largest economy on earth? And if it does, what would the new America look like after the fall? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1115 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1115 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:41:50 EDT Millions of Americans take to the stores to exercise our 'non-negotiable' way of life. Will you be among them? But for all our frenetic compulsion for bargains, the real needs in America, and this world, will not be answered by anything you can charge on a credit card. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1114 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1114 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:40:39 EDT There’s a quietly rising buzz behind the thrum of our media these days. And it is telling us to be prepared... http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1113 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1113 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:39:47 EDT Just who is the enemy these days? Increasingly, it is the individual who is now most suspect, and not foreign nation states. If 9/11 has threatened our liberty in any way, was it Osama’s doing, or is the damage being done by someone else? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1112 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1112 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:38:43 EDT How a group of lobbyists seized the U.S. Government and led America to war... and how we were conned by the 'New Citizens' and their favorite TV News Station. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1111 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1111 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:37:50 EDT Its an election year again, and the undisputed champion of dirty politics is dusting off his play book for the upcoming campaign. With gasoline over $3 and no end in sight, look what the national debate is about. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1110 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1110 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:36:04 EDT The government needs to spy on you--for your own good of course, and they will break laws, quash investigations and trample the constitution to get what they want. What you should know about the NSA warrantless wiretapping program. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1109 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1109 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:34:48 EDT A battle is being waged at the very heart of our secret government. The NSA now has all the tools it needs to stop the likes of Woodward and Bernstein. But can they stop the next Deep Throat? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1108 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1108 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:33:41 EDT This war will not be won by F-16s killing terrorist madmen in the dead of night. It will be won or lost in the hearts of the innocent, those unfortunate Iraqi citizens both sides have been willing to kill to achieve a political objective. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1107 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1107 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:32:57 EDT Ask yourself, and be honest: is this government acting as the champion of your rights and liberties, your privacy? Does it live by the rules, principles and laws it so readily asks other men to die for? And for all their spying and secrecy, and war in the Middle East, do you feel safer now? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1106 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1106 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:32:11 EDT Wars are so easy to start, and so difficult to end. Is there no alternative to another endless war in the Middle East? Because we won’t be able to fight this one with 'the bravery of being out of range.' http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1105 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1105 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:31:32 EDT To understand the Middle East these days you have to abandon ideological rhetoric and become a Fair Witness. Justice must be even handed, and without justice there will be no peace. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1104 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1104 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:30:22 EDT