Archives for: October 2007
Nothing "Shocking" about FBI's Torture Threats October 31, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 31, 2007
Egyptian citizen Abdallah Higazy was living in a hotel near the World Trade Center when the 9-11 attacks occurred.
After fleeing the hotel Higazy returned to collect his belongings, only to be arres… more »
A P.C. Politburo in the Making October 30, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 30, 2007
A measure passed by the House of Representatives on October 23 calls for the creation of a federal Commission to combat what the measure calls ?violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism.?
T… more »
"Protected" to Death by the Feds October 29, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 29, 2007
Montana resident Robin Prosser suffered for decades from unbearable pain caused by an immunosuppressive disorder. A former concert pianist and highly paid systems analyst, Robin was left bed-ridden and… more »
*The Government School Gulag October 26, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 26, 2007
On Friday, October 12, the Prosecutor's Office for Mercer County, New Jersey, with the help of local police, put the entire student body of Hamilton Township's Steinert High School under arrest.
The… more »
*When Standing Still is a "Crime" October 25, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 25, 2007
Brooklyn resident Matthew Jones was arrested in June 2004 for literally doing nothing. He attracted the attention of a policeman while chatting on the sidewalk in New York City's Times Square.
It was… more »
Inverted "Diplomacy" October 24, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 24, 2007
In April 2003, State Department official Hillary Mann received a detailed four-page fax from the Iranian government. The document, recounts the current issue of Vanity Fair magazine, contained ?a deta… more »
The American Freedom Agenda Act October 23, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
Representative Ron Paul of Texas, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, has introduced a bill entitled the ?American Freedom Agenda Act.?
That measure would overturn many of the unconstitutio… more »
Our Future in the Wrong Hands October 12, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 12, 2007
In 1974, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger worked out an arrangement in which Saudi Arabia, the largest oil producer in the OPEC cartel, would agree to sell its oil exclusively for dollars and purchase… more »
Bush Takes the Burma Road October 11, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 11, 2007
Since 1988, the country commonly known as Burma has been ruled by a military dictatorship that has savagely suppressed any organized effort to create a parliamentary form of government.
In early Oct… more »
A Moral Victory Squandered October 10, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 10, 2007
On October 5, Virginia's Fort Hunt hosted a reunion of about two dozen veterans of a top-secret World War II project to interrogate captured Nazi officers.
According to a Washington Post account, ?… more »
Our Ruling Oligarchy October 9, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 9, 2007
The Sunday Times of London recently reported that the Bush administration is ?paving the way for a smooth transition? to a Democratic administration headed by Hillary Clinton.
If Hillary Clinton… more »
Death By (Local) Government October 8, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 8, 2007
For many years, Ronald ?Bo? Ward operated a barber shop in Clarksville, Tennessee. He took a paternal interest in the soldiers at nearby Fort Campbell, often giving them haircuts for free.
Bo inc… more »
No Duty to Retreat October 5, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 5, 2007
A year ago, the State of Michigan enacted a law stipulating that individuals can properly use deadly force to defend themselves or others when confronted by an assailant threatening imminent death, bodil… more »
A Small, Silent Victory October 4, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 4, 2007
Entering a courthouse in Manhattan last August, Dr. Nick Turse was startled when a security guard told him: ?You could be shot for carrying that in here. You could be shot.?
The ominous item was a… more »
"Officer Friendly" is Not October 3, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 3, 2007
Former Texas prosecutor Robert Guest urges people to stop consenting to police searches of their vehicles. A police officer who asks to search your car, he warns, ?is telling you that he wants to arres… more »
The Robber State in Action October 2, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 2, 2007
Guatemala native Pedro Zapeta came to the United States without government permission in 1995. For eleven years, working in the underground economy as a dishwasher, Zapeta managed to accumulate more than… more »
Criminalizing a Cough October 1, 2007
by Will
Will Grigg's Liberty Minute
October 1, 2007
Morrisville, North Carolina resident Kent Kauffman was having a really bad week. His beloved dog had just died of kidney failure. And he had just caught a nasty cold. And then Kent caught sight of police… more »