EMPIRE: 2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire. Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and complicated government. C. J. Smith. So I ask....do we live in an empire? States are territories: A territory is a...
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In a recent blog by Brendan Nyhan about Giuliani's attack on free speech, due to Hillary's comments on moveon.org, I was referred to as "insane" by one of the commentators! Here is the blog and comment: September 13, 2007Giuliani suggests limits on free speechDuring an appearance on Sean Hannity's radio show yesterday, Rudy Giuliani attacked Hillary Clinton and MoveOn.org for their criticism of General Petraeus and suggested that such criticism "should not be allowed" (MP3 audio). For...
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I'D LIKE TO START THIS OUT WITH AN ARTICLE BY A FORMER IRANIAN DIPLOMAT (RETIRED) LIVING IN DELAWARE, BY THE NAME OF MR.JALIL BAHAR AT OPEDNEWS: One can not believe that enhanced relations between Iran and Iraq or Iran and Afghanistan are going unnoticed or are not pre-approved by Washington. Al-Mailiki (Iraq’s PM) visited Iran last week and praised Iran’s constructive role, visited Imam Reza’s shrine in Western Iran, met with Iran’s Supreme (Shia) leader Ayatollah Khamenei...
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MR. SILVERSTEIN, WHY IS THERE STILL A HOLE WHEN: In January 2001, Silverstein, via Silverstein Properties and Westfield America, made a $3.2 billion bid for the lease to the World Trade Center. Silverstein's bid for the lease to the World Trade Center was accepted on July 24, 2001, seven weeks before the buildings were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. The deal was described in a press release on July 24, 2001:"Silverstein Properties, Inc., and Westfield America, Inc...
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HERE ARE A FEW FACTS ABOUT MUKASEY'S TENURE AND THEN YOU DECIDE: In 1987, Mukasey was nominated as a federal district judge in Manhattan by President Ronald Reagan; he took the bench in 1988Mukasey also was the judge in the litigation between developer Larry Silverstein and several insurance companies arising from the destruction of the World Trade Center.[In May 2004, while still a member of the judiciary, Judge Mukasey delivered a speech (which he converted into a Wall Street Journal...
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IS ANYONE AWAKE? ARE YOU SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THIS LIFE? THE RIGHTS OF A HUMAN BEING ARE BEING TAKEN WITH EVERY BILL OR GEORGE THAT CROSSES OUR PATH! NO RESPONSE? TYPICAL. IT'S THE GREATEST "WAR" OF THE HUMAN EXISTENCE; BEEN FOUGHT SINCE THE INCEPTION OF A RULING CLASS, IT'S.......THE RIGHT TO BE YOU! WAKE UP! STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS! FREEDOM IS NOT A POLITICAL CONCEPT, IT'S A STATE OF MIND! FREEDOM OF MIND IS HOW P.O.W.'S KEEP THEIR SANITY. IT'S HOW ARTISTS ARE BORN OUT OF HATE. SONG FROM...
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THOUGHTS FROM THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER, SOCRATES...... " IF ALL OUR MISFORTUNES WERE LAID IN ONE COMMON HEAP, WHENCE EVERYONE MUST TAKE AN EQUAL PORTION, MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE CONTENT TO TAKE THEIR OWN AND DEPART." "WHAT YOU CANNOT ENFORCE, DO NOT COMMAND." "THE ONLY GOOD IS KNOWLEDGE AND THE ONLY EVIL IGNORANCE." "REMEMBER THAT THERE IS NOTHING STABLE IN HUMAN AFFAIRS; THEREFORE AVOID UNDUE ELATION IN PROSPERITY, OR UNDUE DEPRESSION IN ADVERSITY." "LET HIM THAT WOULD MOVE THE WORLD FIRST...
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A NEW POLL SAYS THAT 30% OF AMERICANS ALREADY KNOW WHO THEY ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR. IT'S MORE THAN A YEAR AWAY FROM FANTASY PRESIDENT ELECTION DAY AND ALREADY PEOPLE KNOW WHO THEY WANT TO BE THEIR SAVIOR! I SAY SAVIOR, BECAUSE, PEOPLE WANT TO BELIEVE THAT THE NEXT LEADER OF THE SUPPOSED "FREE WORLD" IS GOING TO SOLVE ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS. THIS COULDN'T BE FARTHER FROM REALITY. WAKE UP! THE NEXT ONE ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE A THING! YOU THOUGHT AN ALL DEM. HOUSE WOULD DO IT AND YOU SEE HOW FAR...
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ON SEPT. 10TH KENDRA BULL, 20, OF ATLANTA WAS ARRESTED FOR OVER SEASONING A BIG-N-TASTY BURGER. SHE ALLEDGEDLY PURPOSEFULLY OVER SEASONED OFFICER WENDELL ADAMS'S LUNCH. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR RECKLESS CONDUCT, POSTED $1000 BAIL AND SPENT 1 NIGHT IN JAIL. (to see a full copy of this report go to www.thesmokinggun.com)
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The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to face a military trial on terrorism charges was so close to Osama bin Laden that he was at a meeting of top al-Qaeda ...
By Carol J. Williams | A military judge says some statements by Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a driver for Osama bin Laden, were made in ‘highly coercive’ settings. It could set a standard for other cases.
WASHINGTON — The military judge overseeing the first war crimes trial against a terrorism suspect at...
The first US military trial since the end of the second world war began today with Osama bin Laden's former driver pleading not guilty in a case that could determine the future of scores of terrorism cases of ...
A military judge says some statements by Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a driver for Osama bin Laden, were made in 'highly coercive' settings. It could set a standard for other cases.
The military judge overseeing...
Radovan Karadzic's arrest after a decade-long hunt is the equivalent of catching Europe's Osama bin Laden, the U.S. diplomat who brokered peace in Bosnia says.
The arrest of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has brought up a series of questions relating to Europe's worst massacre since the Second World ...
"The LVMPD is continuously seeking to prevent, reduce and disrupt crime and terrorism through the effective use of innovation and technology," said Skip ...
"We're ecstatic about the arrest, but we're still making plans to do what we can to make our neighborhood safer." Police arrested 25-year-old Edwin G. ...
By DEBRA DENNIS / The Dallas Morning News Talk radio host Russ Martin didn't return to the air as planned Tuesday after his arrest last week on an assault ...