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POPSLieberman Pushing Internet Censorship; Bill in Congress NY Times editorial opposing his attempt to censor the internet. Tell your Senators to oppose this pending legislation , which is a ruse for censorship. Pardon me, but if "Al Qaeda" and "bin Laden" post videos on the internet at radical sites (per neocon propaganda fronts like SITE, and reported by ABC News), why can they not find them? (Those sites are not on YouTube or easily obtained). Answer: Because then there would be no propaganda to support the "war on terrorism" and "homeland security". All of this comes against the backdrop of a troubling Congressional antiterrorism bill that also focuses on the Internet. The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, which passed the House last year by a 404-to-6 vote, would establish a commission to study the terrorist threat and propose legislation. The bill, which the Senate has not acted on, has a finding that the Internet p
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POPSOlivier Roy: Europe's difficulties with its Muslims a subject of oversimplification Olivier Roy is one of the most renowned experts on political Islam. In this interview with Michael Hesse, he talks about religious fundamentalism, Islam in Europe, and explains why the Muslim middle classes in the West ought to be recognized as a western faith community, not as an alien culture: the modern brands of fundamentalism (wahhabism, but also protestant evangelicalism) are not the product of traditional cultures, but on the contrary the product of a crisis of traditional cultures, the product of deculturation and globalization. Religious tensions are linked with the crisis of traditional cultures, and are not their expression. Deutsche Fassung: Interview mit Olivier Roy - "Radikale Muslime sind verwestlicht"
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POPSSenate to Consider another Bill Hacking at our Rights of Free Speech
The most pressing liberty Ron Paul, the ACLU, Dennis Kucinich and pretty much most left- and right-leaning organizations fear outright is a restriction on the right of internet access, since the House Subcommittee hearings and text of the resolution seized upon it with almost draconian intent. "The Web as a Weapon?" The question begs another: How do you disarm that weapon? "I agree that focusing a commission to study how Americans 'adopt' belief systems is problematic," said German, "but focusing the Commission on the Internet as an aid to, or facilitator of violent radicalization, will likely result in a recommendation to censor the internet in some manner, which would obviously be a violation of the First Amendment." Kucinich, who was one of the scant few to vote against the resolution, was equally suspicious. But as usual, he's a bit more dystopian about such measures in his outlook, calling it the "thought crime bill" during a speech to supporters in December. "If you unde
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POPSDemonizing 9/11 Truth Research = Terrorism, or so BushCo and the neocon perpetrators would have us believe. Dissent is patriotic.
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POPSHomegrown Terrorism Act Creates Citizen Suspects
Introducing crimes of belief. This is liberty of conscience being attacked where political-correctness becomes unwritten law and anything else is deemed suspicious or dangerous. The first amendment, along with the fourth, hangs in the balance. Another important warning from Paul Craig Roberts, and another piece of tyrannical legislation that requires protest. A domestic war is being waged through law to establish a matrix against citizen resistance of the powers that be. This is very close to a KGB secret police and citizen watch system to report dissent or suspicious activism. You could be considered a "threat to domestic security" and reported such by others. The ADL has already deemed and propagandized to the FBI that "civil libertarians" and patriots who consider the Constitution as a restraint on government as potential terrorists. (Yet every government official who swears to uphold the Constitution is promising to be a civil libertarian). The entire article is wort
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POPSViolent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act-S 1959 From: http://betterbadnews.com/ Online policing of politically unreliable web sites (Senate Bill S-1959) will bring to the US internet what Yahoo has already brought to China: Internet related censorship services and jailed dissidents. Why is the internet tech community so quiet about this issue? The bill, (S-1959) misleadingly called the Homegrown Terrorism and Violent Radicalization act of 2007 is a thought crime bill. The bill was passed in the house under a curious suspension of the rules usually reserved for non controversial issues like the naming of a post office. ------ This doesn't sound good to me... Who is to decide whether your belief system is radical or not... Scary Stuff!!! Please sign the petition at: http://www.petitiononline.com/S1959/petition.html
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POPS The search for extremist has begun Our children are going to kill us for letting this one get by too. Please take a moment to read Paul Craig Roberts' whole piece. Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. ~ Thomas Jefferson I’ve created the Education Program to (1) remind people of the principles that protect life and liberty from domestic and foreign enemies, (2) to equip them with tools that will help them duplicate their efforts to secure liberty, and (3) to provide others with an easy entry point to come on board to help. To learn more visit www.AmericanSynergy.ws
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POPSInternet Thought Control Bill Under Fire "H.R. 1955 passed by a 404-6 margin on Oct 23, 2007. On Nov. 6, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a one hour plus hearing. Witnesses from "think tanks" elaborated on the need for the legislation. (Full video) Mark Weitzman was highly specific in portraying the Internet as a major source of violent radicalization. He showed slides of Internet web sites; he included some domestic political groups with very high visibility, and defined the threats as net-based communication and proselytizing. (Video of Weitzman testimony)"
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POPSSenate Bill 1959 Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act Senate Bill 1959 to Criminalize Thoughts, Blogs, Books and Free Speech Across America the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government agency (including the FDA The law has already passed the House on a traitorous vote of 405 to 6, and it is now being considered in the Senate where a vote is imminent
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POPSGovernment continues assault against the constitution There was a Republic that was once strong and proud and loved liberty above all things. Then the people became complacent and lazy and decided that they would abdicate their responsibility of self governance, they let others take it away. This bill that passed the House, and stands before the Senate will make free speech on the air waves against the law if it is considered "radical" or construed as inciting violence against the federal government. Of course, it will be left up to the Department of Homeland Security to provide the definitions. You can read the bill here and decide if I'm an alarmist or not http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-1955
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POPSAlms for Jihad When the Greeks finally threw out the Turks after 400+ years of brutal occupation, they either destroyed every mosque in Greece or converted them into cafenions. Now, incredibly, a grand mosque is being constructed outside of Athens. You see these monstrosities all over America. One more attack and we should follow the Greek example. Convert them back to cornfields or turn them into night clubs. It's hard to find, but I managed to buy a copy of this book on abebooks.com.
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POPSIndonesia - Bridging Modernity and the Past What's needed ... is for countries like Indonesia and Iraq to find a way to combine effective government with a powerful respect for the rights of the citizen. We need to the emergence of a new kind of people who think in terms of being modern but still relate to the past. Right now, the fundamentalists think they're winning," he once told a friend. "But they're going to wake up one day and realize we beat them.
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