from the new book of White House insiders’ leaks to a Washington journalist – 9/11 worked out great for Leviathan and the political class, but it has been hell on the freedoms and taxpayers of America.
Tag Archives | Attention Deficit Democracy
Britain Formally Proposes to Re-Institute Serfdom
This British proposal is one of the most audacious power grabs of this century: The UK’s tax collection agency is putting forth a proposal that all employers send employee paychecks to the government, after which the government would deduct what it deems as the appropriate tax and pay the employees by bank transfer. The CNBC […]
Winning Hearts and Minds and Fingers in Aghanistan
The latest PR challenge in Afghanistan…
Abolish the Phony Privacy Board
Washington Times September 16, 2010 BOVARD: Abolish the Phony Privacy Board Panel was designed to rubber-stamp constitutional infringement by James Bovard President Obama has failed to make any appointments to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. This board epitomizes the charades Washington has played since Sept, 11, 2001. Instead of stocking the board with […]
9/11 Commission Report Burnt on 9/11
The 9/11 Commission was one of the biggest frauds of a fraudulent decade. Here’s an excellent list of sources from “Washington’s Blog” on why the Commission’s report was a scam. (H/t Tom Blanton) Here’s a piece I did a few years ago detailing some of the charades of that farce of an “independent” commission. (Simply […]
The True 9/11 Legacy: USA as Valhalla for Torturers and Government Secrecy
The Ninth Circuit court of federal appeals embraced the Obama and Bush administration’s spurious arguments that Americans cannot be permitted to know the details of Bush-era torture. But the court, in one of the most optimistic moments in recent judicial history, declared that its decision “does not preclude the government from honoring the fundamental principles […]
Government Online Surveillance and Your Bad Attitude
This great Dilbert cartoon perfectly captures how surveillance breeds distrust. The feds are spying on us left and right, and yet politicians whine that we don’t trust the government. At least not everyone’s a damn fool on that regard. (No – this isn’t the cue to recite the Pledge of Allegiance….)
