On COI #206, Kyle Anzalone breaks down recent developments in Libya. The election - planned for December 24th - has been called off. The Western states say they will still recognize the interim government. However, the government will likely face increasing legitimacy...
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Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
by William Van Wagenen | Dec 28, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
Episode 563: Explaining Institutional, State Corruption w/ ‘Etienne de la Boetie 2’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Apr 12, 2021 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
46 Minutes PG-13 "Etienne de la Boetie 2" has written a visual learning guide to help wake up those friends and relatives who need books with pictures. Pete asks Etienne to discuss his research into the institutional corruption in the US since the drawing up of the...
Reuters: Why 4,998 died in U.S. jails without getting their day in court
by Scott Horton | Oct 16, 2020 | Blog
Uh, because America is a corrupt, lawless totalitarian police state?
Judge: Cops and DAs Can Break Any Law They Feel Like, What Are You Gonna Do About It? That’s What I Thought.
by Scott Horton | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog
There is no such thing as the "rule of law." There are just corrupt men like the low-life scumbag in a black dress who goes by the name of Alan Albright, though you are to address him as "Your Honor," on pain of imprisonment.
Video: The Spreading Corruption Scandal Nobody Knows About: The Israel Lobby Enters State Government.
by Scott Horton | Mar 5, 2020 | Blog
Grant F. Smith of the Institute for Research for Research: Middle Eastern Policy discusses the findings of his new book, The Israel Lobby Enters State Government: Rise of the Virginia Israel Advisory Board. This event took place at Middle East Books and More on...
Good News: Belmarsh Prison To Move Assange Out Of Solitary Confinement
by Steven Woskow | Jan 24, 2020 | Blog
Keeping Julian Assange in solitary confinement is torture - he is no threat to anyone. His crime is exposing the world to the corruption and lies that governments use to hide their crimes of war and torture. Their have been many reports that his health is...
George P. Bush: Get a Real Job
by Scott Horton | Jan 5, 2020 | Blog
Why oh why do Americans keep electing Prescott's corrupt and incompetent spawn? What right does the Bush family have to rule over the rest of us? How can their insistence on taking positions of power do anything but push people away?
America is a Ruthless Authoritarian Police State
by Scott Horton | Jan 1, 2020 | Blog
The government is corrupt and evil and that's why all good and decent people hate it.
Bwahaha: Biden Campaign Demands Networks Stop Booking Giuliani
by Scott Horton | Sep 29, 2019 | Blog
Oh my goodness the Democrats are such idiots. Since they've decided to use their front runner's corruption scandal as their bludgeon against Trump, they can't do anything now but try to crack down on mentions of their part of the story. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if...
Judge refuses to toss corruption case against Rep. Duncan Hunter
by Steven Woskow | Jul 8, 2019 | Blog
U.S. District Judge Thomas Whelan refused to dismiss federal corruption charges or move the trial out of San Diego. Rep Duncan Hunter is charged with using $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses. Prosecutors have also revealed salacious details about the...
The F-35
by Scott Horton | Jun 16, 2019 | Blog
It must be fate. The F-35 is the perfect plane for the American empire in the 2020s; the perfect expression of our "mixed" economy, of our values, our system, our way of life; Corrupt, broken, ridiculous, doomed.
Cops’ Massive Counter-Insurgency Sweeps in NYC Target the Innocent
by Scott Horton | Apr 26, 2019 | Blog
How can any actual human -- that is, non-government employees -- support this evil drug war? Or the state at all at this point? You think it's "sending the 'right message'" to children that you'd let the government destroy the society in the name of drugs when they...
BREAKING: Texas Border Patrol Agent Arrested in Serial Killer Case
by Ben Keller | Sep 18, 2018 | Featured Articles, Justice
Border patrol agent Juan "JD" Ortiz has been detained and arrested in connection with three murders in Laredo, Texas. Now, a fourth body of a female has been found just hours after Ortiz had been initially detained. "The community can rest assured they have the serial...
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My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
Chris Rock’s New Special Exposes His Political Ignorance
A common claim among Democrats is that, "It's not that people don't want to be educated, they just haven't been given the opportunity, thus government spending on education needs to increase." If there were ever a group of people capable of "educating" themselves it...
War and Delusion: A Critical Examination
In this episode of the Protestant Libertarian Podcast, Alex Bernardo sits down once again with Laurie Calhoun. Laurie is a philosopher, a cultural critic and an author. She is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute, where she regularly writes articles analyzing...
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