"Think about some of the changes that have already moved us closer to a police state: the invasive USA Patriot Act; the increased domestic surveillance of citizens' emails and telephone calls; attempts to deny habeas corpus to prisoners; a national ID card; and now this alarming new law. In addition to opening the doors to a military state, the law also facilitates militarized police round-ups and detaining of protesters in detention camps that are already being built on American soil by the Halliburton corporation. Americans are incredibly naive if they believe those camps being built are just for illegal aliens."

Great article. Thanks for this clip.

well done, thank you. scary times we live in indeed... most frightening for the fact that most americans still seem clueless to the dangers they face as they wave their flags and their credit cards and sing the praises of their democracy.

Certainly a wakeup call. Thank you thisname

Aided by the efforts of mainstream media, no doubt, to keep our public informed. At least SOMEBODY got it right!

Is Bush going to do all of this in a year? Are the democrats in on it? Did Hillary and Obama get the memo?

Do? Most of it has already, or is being done. No memo necessary.

How then is Bush going to be able to unleash his dark forces if everyone knows about it? What do you think he's going to do if Obama gets in office?

Just because everyone knows about all this (as we do and have done for quite some time) doesn't mean the complacency of the average US citizen is likely to change any time soon and so neither will the state of the nation, unless the people demand it so. As for what Obama has in store? I have absolutely no idea, but it would tickle me pink if he reigned in a little bit of all the supreme power the office of the president has been given, though I'm not holding my breath. Giving up ultimate power voluntarily demands a very big man/woman indeed. How 'big' the next president will turn out to be, is going to be very interesting to see indeed.

Before we lament, let's try to impeach. There is no telling what havoc that diseased brain will bring down on the planet. This man CAN start WW3!!! It would only take a day.
The democrats are wishy-washy, seems they want to keep this war going for another year & a half. The fact that the troops are being pulled out will serve no consolation to those who are killed in that year & a half.

I recall a quote from Oliver Stone's movie 'Nixon' :

Nixon shuffles back alone, coming to a stop in front of a
larger-than-life, full-length oil portrait of JOHN F.
KENNEDY. Nixon studies the portrait, pads closer. Looks
up.

NIXON (CONT'D)
When they look at you, they see what
they want to be.
(then)
When they look at me, they see what
they are ...