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I have been watching the news reports about the young, extremely pregnant female Marine, Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, who disappeared almost a month ago. What has been most prominent in this case is the systematic marginalization of a young woman who dared to accuse a man, a superior officer, of sexual assault. I expected that [...]

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A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Iraq War veterans against the US Department of Veterans Affairs. A copy of the lawsuit complaint may be seen at http://www.mofo.com/docs/pdf/PTSD070723.pdf Along with a plethora of abuses alleged in that lawsuit, it is additionally alleged (as previously touched upon in this forum, when I noted [...]

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From Reno Gonzalez’s myspace blog….. Understand this please… Current mood: peacefulfor those that do not yet understand; I am not at Elaine or Ed’s home any longer. There are three stories, what I was told by Ed and what Ed tells others, then the real reason. You can go ask ed why, I am tired [...]

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According to this article, we’re supposed to believe that prisoners being held at Gitmo are being treated as if they’re merely guests of the goverment, while the only real abuse is directed at the guards. However, it’s far more likely that the government is sending military members back to the states with strict orders to [...]

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From ABC News: A Marine corporal testifying in a court-martial said Marines in his unit began routinely beating Iraqis after officers ordered them to “crank up the violence level.” Cpl. Saul H. Lopezromo testified Saturday at the murder trial of Cpl. Trent D. Thomas. “We were told to crank up the violence level,” said Lopezromo, [...]

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A while back I wrote about the Energy Vortex and others have commented on the same issue. The most cited instance of this is the War in Iraq (and possibly Afghanistan; it may have had a lot to do with the proposed oil pipeline through Afghanistan). This view of Operation Iraqi Liberation has worked its [...]

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H/T djomama

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CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) – The White House on Sunday fired back at former President Jimmy Carter, calling him “increasingly irrelevant” a day after Carter described George W. Bush’s presidency as the worst in history in international relations.Carter, a Democrat, said on Saturday in an interview with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that “as far as the adverse [...]

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With all the attention we have been paying to Republican Presidential candidates Adolf Giuliani and Ron Paul lately, I thought it would be only fair to say a word or two about creepy warmonger John McCain. Here he is singing “bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran” and laughing about it. What did the Iranians ever [...]

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Since Stuart mentioned the Outright Libertarians interview with George Phillies, here is their interview with Steve Kubby, from their blog. Unlike the problem with immigration that Stuart mentioned in George’s answers, Steve’s were traditionally libertarian down the line. Read the interview after the jump.

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H/T Reason Hit & Run Eric Dondero, who commented on some of last night’s debate threads, has made an announcement at Redstate. I am this morning, declaring my candidacy for Congress in the GOP primaries against Ron Paul. If he does not resign his seat, and if another Republican candidate does not declare against him, [...]

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Via Brad Spangler Dana Rohrabacher wants me dead. Well, not just me. Dana Rohrabacher wants a whole bunch of Americans dead. “I hope it’s your family members that [sic] die,” said US Rep. Dana Rohrabacher to American citizens who questioned the Bush administration’s unlawful extraordinary rendition policies. Rohrabacher, bring it you fucking traitor. “But in [...]

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I hate to say I told you so. But, I told you so.

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Tee Barkdull is a presidential candidate for The American Party. In fact, it appears he created that party, and that he is its one and only member. You can see his completely amateurish website here. His website is for the most part boring, but the misspellings alone make it worth the visit. The sad thing [...]

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From Classically Liberal …sit down with the kids. Warn them. Tell that there will be people who pretend to be their friends. They hang out outsides the schools, at the malls, anywhere where kids hang out. They lurk around the internet. They will even call at home if they know the parents aren’t around. Not [...]

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From Wally Conger by way of LeftLibertarian.org

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The American Freedom Agenda has come forward with a Freedom Pledge which has been endorsed by some Libertarian candidates, including Steve Kubby and George Phillies (in the comment section at LP blog). We hope all the other candidates sign it too. LP Presidential nomination Candidates, supporters and staff, please let us know any other candidates [...]

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This past weekend I went to the LNC meeting, State Chairs Conference and Florida LP Convention in Orlando and handed out some Kubby brochures, and then went to an Alabama Ballot Access Case hearing at the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. More details in a later post. Several candidates for the LP Presidential [...]

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By Brian Doherty and Angela Keaton This was a key document in a rejected version of U.S. plans for Iraq. It was found, damp, crumbled in a State Department trash can. Dear Iraq: When I decided that we belonged together, I had the best intentions. Our relationship was never about control for me. I truly [...]

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