Ron Paul: Responses to Piracy

Posted by Patrick Semmens in April 20th 2009

Ron Paul’s latest Straight Talk Express column:
The recent episode with the Somali pirates has brought to the forefront many questions about maritime security. What is the best way to deal with a gang of criminals, not acting on behalf of any country, when they attack private vessels? Under whose jurisdiction are these types of criminals [...]

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Battle for the GOP

Posted by Patrick Semmens in November 25th 2008

With the results of the election in, there has been much soul searching in the Republican party. Not surprisingly, much of the attention has been paid to George Bush’s horrendous record on fiscal policy, where he has overseen the largest increase in domestic spending since at least LBJ (if not FDR), and has brought on the nationalization [...]

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under: American Empire, Foreign Policy

Iran’s Missile Test

Posted by Patrick Semmens in July 9th 2008

I woke up this morning, turned on the TV and saw an assortment of talking heads decrying Iran’s missile test. But why should this shock anyone?
Iran was labeled by Bush as amember of the “Axis of Evil” and so the government there has two examples to learn from: Iraq and North Korea.
In response to [...]

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Declaration of Independence

Posted by Patrick Semmens in July 6th 2008

On Friday, most Americans “celebrated” America’s Indepence by taking the day off wor, BBQ-ing and watching fireworks. What was missed is that so much of the Declaration of independence seems to have been voided in the over two hundred years since it was signed.
Most obvious is that the Declaration of Independence makes it clear that [...]

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under: American Empire, Civil Liberties, Police State, Taxes