tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post2911285921360688600..comments2017-04-13T04:47:21.148-06:00Comments on Pro Libertate: The Bipartisan Brotherhood of Plunder (Updated)William N. Grigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14368220509514750246noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-77686553819099228822008-04-15T19:57:00.000-06:002008-04-15T19:57:00.000-06:00Anon 9:05 PM,"If crossed they (The Chinese oligarc...Anon 9:05 PM,<BR/><BR/>"If crossed they (The Chinese oligarchs) ultimately will drive the government of this country right to its knees."<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, drive the American Power Elites' government to its knees?<BR/><BR/>Are you just trying to tease us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-112811336127902152008-04-14T21:01:00.000-06:002008-04-14T21:01:00.000-06:00And of course, tomorrow is April 15th. The day on ...And of course, tomorrow is April 15th. The day on which we all spill our economic blood, with gratitude to the leeches who attach themselves like ball and chain to our legs, and don't let go till they are engorged with our life-essence.<BR/><BR/>Lemuel Gulliver.Lemuel Gullivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-8009853274202320242008-04-14T20:59:00.000-06:002008-04-14T20:59:00.000-06:00Sir,I totally agree with your conclusion that the ...Sir,<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with your conclusion that the US government is composed of nothing but a criminal gang of liars, thieves and murderers. But, there is nothing new here. It has been that way since the dictator Lincoln came to power.<BR/><BR/>The old South, to it's eternal credit, valiantly tried to prevent the rise of a centralized government that it knew could only end in absolute and unchecked power. As Robert E. Lee said; "The consolidation of the states into one vast republic (if only it still was a republic!), sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded it (Rome for example?). I grieve for posterity, for American principles and American liberty." He was truly a prophet wasn't he? Welcome to the United States of Empire.<BR/><BR/>It is now the year 2008. I'm more than a little surprised that our totally corrupt, greedy, brutal and downright satanic central government has been able to last this long. I, too, grieve for myself and my fellow Americans, American principles and American liberty.<BR/><BR/>May God forgive us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-11497065872654774382008-04-14T19:33:00.000-06:002008-04-14T19:33:00.000-06:00Another brillint essay.If this country attacks Ira...Another brillint essay.<BR/><BR/>If this country attacks Iran, it would be the most disastrously insane act this country has undertaken in 232 years, and would precipitate an immediate global economic catastrophe which the world might never be able to drag itself out of. Why? In one word: Insurance. (Not what you expected, eh?) Iran would not have to close the Straits of Hormuz. All it would have to do is sink one or two multi-billion dollar oil tankers by “accident” in the course of hostilities, and Lloyd’s of London and Swiss Re would refuse to pay out on these losses due to acts of war. Immediately, no tanker owner would risk sailing into or out of the Persian Gulf. The only oil to come out of the Middle East would be the trickle that Saudi Arabia can pump overland to its terminal on the Red Sea. The supply of 40% of the world’s oil would immediately stop moving. It would not resume until Iran had capitulated and ceased any acts of resistance. The only way I see this happening is if the USA used nuclear weapons, as Mr. Cheney has suggested recently. The cost in Iranian lives would be horrific. As a proud people, they might never give in, even if 50 million of them were dead. Oil would skyrocket to $300-$500 a barrel and all the world’s economies would begin to collapse within a couple of weeks. The United States would be forever viewed with horror and revulsion by every sane human left alive on the planet, not to mention the reaction to clouds of nuclear fallout that would drift over India or Pakistan or Russia or China, all of whom are themselves nuclear powers. <BR/><BR/>Mr. Grigg, did you ever read the essay I recommended to you: Major General Smedley Butler's classic, "War is a Racket?" <BR/><BR/>Martin Luther King Jr. was killed because he had started to preach against the Vietnam War. As long as he was just raising mayhem between black and white, the powers let him be, but as soon as he showed signs of threatening their war profits, that was it - he had to be eliminated.<BR/><BR/>What shall we do with them? Personally, I like the guillotine. The French have a certain flair for these things. I shall learn to knit, and sit before the infernal machine knitting red berets as the heads fall, "kerchunk - thud!" "kerchunk - klop!" "Kerchunk - splat!" into the wicker basket.<BR/><BR/>The best part, I imagine, will be watching the faces of those awaiting their turn.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Lemuel Gulliver.Lemuel Gullivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-1430920319066425132008-04-14T11:42:00.000-06:002008-04-14T11:42:00.000-06:00This Nationalism in the form of U.S v. China is th...This Nationalism in the form of U.S v. China is the false dichotomy that many interest groups want, from war mongers to nativists to mercantilists to protectionists and so on... But in reality there is no reason for Chinese and Americans to war when one understands the social benefits of free exchange, the division of labor, comparative advantage and property rights. Freedom works.<BR/>Governments tend to be anti-these things and therefore antisocial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-15815861148254480842008-04-13T20:34:00.000-06:002008-04-13T20:34:00.000-06:00What is really frightening about William Lind's or...What is really frightening about William Lind's order of battle is how will the people in the US react to the complete destruction of their army complete with video of US POWs being marched through Tehran? Will they finally rise up against this government or will they agree to a full mobilization ala WW2 to go teach those "ragheads" a lesson. Heres hoping for the best.John Polomnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10120789782451378465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-73834309552233008522008-04-13T11:37:00.000-06:002008-04-13T11:37:00.000-06:00Spare a thought for one of the pitiful victims of ...Spare a thought for one of the pitiful victims of this site's pointed tirades:<BR/><BR/>------------<BR/><BR/>Alberto R. Gonzales, like many others recently unemployed, has discovered how difficult it can be to find a new job. Mr. Gonzales, the former attorney general, who was forced to resign last year, has been unable to interest law firms in adding his name to their roster, Washington lawyers and his associates said in recent interviews.<BR/><BR/>He has, through friends, put out inquiries, they said, and has not found any takers. What makes Mr. Gonzales’s case extraordinary is that former attorneys general, the government’s chief lawyer, are typically highly sought.<BR/><BR/>A longtime loyalist to George W. Bush dating to their years together in Texas, Mr. Gonzales was once widely viewed as a strong candidate to be the first Hispanic-American nominated one day to the Supreme Court. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he carried an impressive personal story as the child of poor Mexican immigrants.<BR/><BR/>Despite those credentials, he left office last August with a frayed reputation over his role in the dismissal of several federal prosecutors and the truthfulness of his testimony about a secret eavesdropping program. He has had no full-time job since his resignation, and his principal income has come from giving a handful of talks at colleges and before private business groups.<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/43pe5d<BR/><BR/>------------<BR/><BR/>Gosh, maybe Alberto should ring up his colleague at Berkeley Law, John Yoo.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, why not turn his practiced hand to comedy? How about a graphic novel, "101 Ways to Torch the Constitution"? Man, that burning parchment sure makes for some tasty weiners and marshmellows! Go for it, Alberto! Tu eres Da Hombre! LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-84972952085782223362008-04-12T22:05:00.000-06:002008-04-12T22:05:00.000-06:00yes but war requires money and currently the 100 y...yes but war requires money and currently the 100 year wars bomber mccain wants to fight are being funded by nations that have vital interests in countries that we want to blow to smithereens. I have had had experience doing business with the chinese. They are extremely shrewd, extremely patient and will wait a long time before exacting retribution. If crossed they ultimately will drive the govt of this country right to its knees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-30684010460379560742008-04-11T14:41:00.000-06:002008-04-11T14:41:00.000-06:00The slavemasters need war to make sweeping social ...The slavemasters need war to make sweeping social changes so get used to war. Bomber McCain seems to like war as none of his offspring will be going.slim pickens rodeonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-32151370237953982752008-04-11T07:02:00.000-06:002008-04-11T07:02:00.000-06:00The patience of all other nations is ticking. Part...The patience of all other nations is ticking. Particularly those of the China. China has large oil interests in Iran and will never forget - should we choose to invade. In the typical asian fashion, she cordially bides her time, waiting until her middle class is strong enough to afford the goods she makes whereupon she will cut her ties to our worthless dollar and as we sink utilize her ever sophisticated military to drive a death blow into the heart of Uncle Sams Empire. Thus the world will no longer be covered red white and blue. A hypothetical scenario - yes but a highly probable one at that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-44129309786259149282008-04-11T06:53:00.000-06:002008-04-11T06:53:00.000-06:00Great news; the Fourth Amendment has been reinstat...Great news; the Fourth Amendment has been reinstated! From the WaPo:<BR/><BR/>------------<BR/><BR/>Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey told senators yesterday that a 2001 Justice Department memo insisting that Fourth Amendment safeguards against unreasonable searches did not cover military activities within the United States is "not in force."<BR/><BR/>Under sharp questioning from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) at an Appropriations Committee hearing, Mukasey said that the "Fourth Amendment applies across the board, regardless of whether we're in wartime or in peacetime," even though the memo by the department's Office of Legal Counsel had concluded otherwise.<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/5bcj98<BR/><BR/>------------<BR/><BR/>"Ha ha, I didn't say that any other amendments still apply," Mukasey snickered after the hearing.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I made that up. But it's not really a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-3036180116893317162008-04-11T05:38:00.000-06:002008-04-11T05:38:00.000-06:00Brilliant essay. Knocks the socks off the WaPo cra...Brilliant essay. Knocks the socks off the WaPo crap that won Pulitzer Prizes.<BR/><BR/>Chilling to see the thug-like furtiveness on the faces of Betrayus and Crocker, as Ron Paul asks them whether they can bomb Iran without Congressional authorization. They both answer like Mafia capos on the witness stand ... "I don't know nothin', nobody tells me anything." Paul witheringly points out that they obviously don't know the Constitution, which they took an oath to honor.<BR/><BR/>After five years in Iraq (and more to come), an honest assessment is that our culture is a degraded one of cynical, brutal, psychopathic murderers. The rubber-stamp Congress unconsciously parodies the former Supreme Soviet. Too bad the Soviets didn't retain Red and White factions of the Communist party, to trot out as a faux-choice democratic debate like the U.S. Congress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-9985432615388148612008-04-11T04:58:00.000-06:002008-04-11T04:58:00.000-06:00all,what ron paul should have asked him was, "with...all,<BR/><BR/>what ron paul should have asked him was, "without a declaration of war from congress, would you allow forces under your command to be used in actions against iran, or would you allow the transfer of forces under your command that you know will be used to attack iran?"<BR/><BR/>bottom line: there is no end to this thing until god steps in. and the good news there is that He is in control. doesn't look that way, and we are asking why He is taking so long...but in in the end , it'll all work out.<BR/><BR/><BR/>rickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-33872296715200976032008-04-10T19:59:00.000-06:002008-04-10T19:59:00.000-06:00Did you not see Ron Paul's questioning of Petreus ...Did you not see Ron Paul's questioning of Petreus and Crocker on C-Span? He lets them have it straight up and between the eyes.<BR/>http://digg.com/politics/Ron_Paul_Questions_the_EmpireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-81722256073127323252008-04-10T12:54:00.000-06:002008-04-10T12:54:00.000-06:00What is the hope? What are the answers?What is the hope? What are the answers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-15804084426082047282008-04-10T12:14:00.000-06:002008-04-10T12:14:00.000-06:00BTW... The Schoolhouse Rocks styled video clip is ...BTW... The Schoolhouse Rocks styled video clip is spot on!MOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996714804361467430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-77642309508735851792008-04-10T12:09:00.000-06:002008-04-10T12:09:00.000-06:00When I see innocent children caught in the crossfi...When I see innocent children caught in the crossfire and laid low for being in the way of freedom-dealing Yanks I have to put myself in their parents shoes and can damn well see where they want to kill as many as they can. Any right minded American who has a shred of decency in them would never sign up to inflict this misery on anyone and I don't care what excuses are used whether its because you're "poor... unemployed, uneducated... whatever!" Patriotism is a slimy excuse used time and time again to whitewash the tombs of their conscience.MOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996714804361467430noreply@blogger.com