The following is a quote from a forum post by James Yeager.
The truth in his words are deafening.
Reflect and enjoy.
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Honor Guards Civilization...
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"The percentage of truly Honorable Men within any civilization has always been small, compared with the general populace, which is by comparison, shallow, self-centered, fearful, and morally confused/ambivalent. Paradoxically, it is always Men of…
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US Marches Toward A Financial Disaster Worse Than Anyone Thinks
http://thebulletin.us/articles/2009/04/23/herb_denenberg/doc49f024d471152996180582.txt
The Advocate
BY HERB DENENBERG, THE BULLETIN
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009
This column will show you that:
• Barack Obama’s financial disaster will be much worse than you probably think. That’s because there is another even bigger financial…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 25, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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Gardening has it's place of importance in securing personal independence and providing for your family and community; even more so now...
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Walker's World: New food crisis looms
http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/...9101239032507/
By MARTIN WALKER
UPI Editor Emeritus
WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- We tend to forget that the worldwide plunge into recession last year was the result…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 25, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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http://threatswatch.org/rapidrecon/2009/04/a-commentary-war-is-hell/
A Commentary: "War is Hell"
This commentary is bound to be controversial. Have we forgotten the images of human beings throwing themselves from 100 stories high to avoid being burned alive as airplanes obliterated the World Trade Center Towers on the morning of September 11, 2001? People literally were flying from the broken windows of the buildings to avoid…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 25, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and what never will be." ~
Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to Col. Charles Yancey, January 6, 1816
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power."
~Benito Mussolini
"The thought of an American twenty-first century French Revolution is ugly. But the thought of an American twenty-first century fascist…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 24, 2009 at 7:23pm —
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Intelligence Guidance: Week of April 26, 2009
STRATFOR TODAY » April 24, 2009 | 2139 GMT
Editor’s Note: The following is an internal STRATFOR document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. This document is not a forecast, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus.
1. Dynamics in the Caucasus: Keep the information flowing on the…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 24, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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Critics are truly starting to notice Glenn Beck and doing their hardest to attack the message he puts out.
Expect plenty more of this as Beck's message gains traction.
Here's one of those critics at work....
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Glenn Beck
The hot new mob leader of 2009.
By Troy Patterson
Posted Thursday, April 23, 2009, at 7:30 PM ET
The Glenn…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 24, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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I think it's fascism that we're facing and socialism is just a by product of what Obama is leading us towards...
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Obama’s leap to socialism
http://thehill.com/dick-morris/obamas-leap-to-socialism-2009-04-21.html
By Dick Morris
Posted: 04/21/09 05:21 PM [ET]
President Obama showed his hand this week when The New York Times wrote that he is considering converting the stock the… Continue
Added by Shawn Swanson on April 24, 2009 at 12:30am —
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Media Bias Against Tax Day Tea Parties
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/election/1029?tmpl=component&print=1
Written by Charles Scaliger
Wednesday, 22 April 2009 00:00
Tax day 2009 has come and gone, and with it the spate of “Tea Parties” held in hundreds of towns and cities nationwide that attracted withering attention from the reliably pro-big-government media establishment.
Nowhere was the…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 22, 2009 at 10:31am —
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WOW - This is governance.
....and this is what the NYT reports as governments getting 'creative.'
I can't wait to see where the 'artisans' of the political realm go next.
We once took offense at being taxed for tea?
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NYT: Cities turn to fees to fill budget gaps
'Streetlight user fees' among the new charges as governments get… Continue
Added by Shawn Swanson on April 12, 2009 at 5:34pm —
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Roach: Economic Rebound Will Be Weak
http://moneynews.newsmax.com/streettalk/roach_weak_rebound/2009/04/10/201855.html
Friday, April 10, 2009 11:44 AM
By: Dan Weil
Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Steve Roach says the economy will improve over the next few years.
“But if you’re looking for a vigorous upturn, you’re not going to get it,” he says in an interview with the Financial…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 12, 2009 at 11:25am —
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Food shortages will be felt here too...
What's your food plan?
Do you have food stores?
Do you garden?
Do you have livestock?
Do you hunt and fish?
Is your lifestyle sustainable?
Take the time and examine your family's situation and access to the necessary skills and provisions in case of systems disruption.
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 12, 2009 at 11:00am —
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From Mark Stein, Author of,
America Alone...
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Our Reprimitivized Future
When all the world’s a “distraction,” maybe you’re not the main event after all.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZWQwNTE2OWM2YjEwMWQzNTM4OTMzZGVhOWM0NDUxOGQ=#more
By Mark Steyn
The Reuters headline put it this way: “Pirates Pose Annoying Distraction For Obama.”
So many distractions, aren’t there?…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 12, 2009 at 8:30am —
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What the world is like when regulatory bodies get involved...
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Pennsylvania Pie Fight: State Cracks Down on Baked Goods
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123932034907406927.html
Inspector Nabs Homemade Desserts At St. Cecilia Church's Lenten Fish Fry
By KRIS MAHER
ROCHESTER, Pa. -- On the first Friday of Lent, an elderly female parishioner of St. Cecilia Catholic Church began unwrapping pies…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 11, 2009 at 6:16pm —
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GERALD CELETNE INTERVIEW 09 APRIL 2009 - A must listen!
Mr. Celente was interviewed on the Jeff Rense Show in the first hour. PLEASE, take the time to listen to the commentary and analysis of our present financial crisis as well as what's going on in our halls of government.
Things are moving at a fast pace on the national and international scene of Geo-politics and finance and Celente is right on the mark with his analysis as…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 10, 2009 at 8:30pm —
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Intelligence Guidance: Week of April 12, 2009
STRATFOR TODAY » April 10, 2009 | 2005 GMT
Editor’s Note: The following is an internal STRATFOR document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. This document is not a forecast, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus.
1. The effects of the recent series of summits: The last two weeks have been busy in Eurasia,…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 10, 2009 at 6:47pm —
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National Sovereignty Is Under Attack (Again)
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/986
Written by Brian Farmer
Friday, 10 April 2009 01:45
The Commentary magazine website has posted an interesting article from its March issue authored by John Bolton, who served as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations during 2005-2006.
The article reviews a report published in September 2008 entitled, A Plan for Action, which carries…
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A former elected official from PA gets it...
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The Elephant in the Room: Obama vs. United States
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/42725037.html
The president is contemptuous of American values. And one key nominee prefers the judgment of other countries and global elites.
By Rick Santorum
Watching President Obama apologize last week for America's arrogance - before…
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Added by Shawn Swanson on April 9, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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A Nation divided....
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Just 53% Say Capitalism Better Than Socialism
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Only 53% of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 20% disagree and say socialism is better. Twenty-seven percent (27%) are not sure which is better.
Adults under 30 are essentially…
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Texas war hero helps nab suspects in dog shooting
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97F2TD80&show_article=1
Apr 9 01:21 PM US/Eastern
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A highly decorated Navy SEAL who found his beloved yellow Labrador retriever shot dead outside his home helped capture the alleged gunmen following a high-speed chase through three counties.
Marcus Luttrell stayed on the line with a 911 operator…
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