Archives for: October 2007

Nothing "Shocking" about FBI's Torture Threats October 31, 2007

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 »