Did you know that the U.S. Government is “interested in” putting a leash on the traveling public? According to a story over at the Washington Times, Department of Homeland Security has stated their interest in the “immobilizing device” that, when used, would allow the flight crew on a plane disable a passenger through, essentially, shock [...]
In every poll taken since 9/11, Americans say they STILL view Republicans as the party better able to deal with terrorism and a national crisis, confirming (as if there were any doubt) that voters either suffer from severe amnesia, or else they are monumentally stupid.
Have they forgotten that it was the Republicans who were in [...]
Even with all the money spent on counterterrorism, the creation of a cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security, a National Intelligence czar and a federal government that pretends to prioritize national security to the detriment of fiscal responsibility and civil liberties, we still are no safer today than we were before 9/11. It is beyond [...]
Terrorism is defined as “violence or other harmful acts committed (or threatened) against civilians by groups or persons for political or other ideological goals…acts which are intended to create fear or terror.�
By this definition, and ever since 9/11, the Bush team has engaged in terrorism to bully Congress into granting it increased presidential power. [...]