Let Vermont Go, Reason Against a Second Civil War
There has been a relatively recent political movement in the state of Vermont that it secede from the union - even garnering 13% popularity in that state, up 5% from last year. “The argument for secession is that the U.S. has become an empire that is essentially ungovernable — it’s too big, it’s too corrupt […]
Iran One Step Closer to Being Attacked
I have very little to add to the original story except to say that the idea of striking Iran is certifiably insane.
President George W Bush has told the Israeli government that he may be prepared to approve a future military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities if negotiations with Tehran break down, according to a […]
Iran Nothing if Not Proactive
The “chatter” is up on a war with Iran. Iran withdrew its financial assets from Europe just in time to beat a freeze of its assets there. Israel has rehearsed preemptive strikes with fleets of hundreds of aircraft. The U.S. is set to pass a resolution after the July 4th weekend that […]
Update: Ron Paul Takes House Cong. Res. 362 to Task
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7354M1QmGYQ
House Urges Bush: Blockade Iran!
Below is the resolution text of House Congressional Resolution 362, currently co-sponsored by 40% of House members, including a significant number of Democrats (approximately 77 in total). A related resolution in the Senate, S.Res. 580, is co-sponsored by 26 Senators.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That Congress–
(1) declares that preventing […]