Archive for July 4th, 2012

By Bill Frezza ZeroHedge.com 07/04/2012 Why do we still celebrate Independence Day? Is it a lingering habit, a mindless bit of nostalgia, a time to indulge in fireworks and barbecues, devoid of any deeper meaning? Can anyone honestly argue that our nation still honors the values, or practices the principles, for which our Founders... »

It’s Independence Day in America—that day where we fly our flags, picnic with our loved ones, marvel at fireworks, and celebrate our freedom. But do we really have anything to celebrate? Let’s find out. Milo Nickels Activist Post.com Wednesday, July 4, 2012 The Merriam-Webster dictionary online defines independence as: the quality or state of... »

DEBKAfile July 4, 2012 DEBKAfile’s military sources report that Saudi Arabia has set its feet on the path to a nuclear weapon capability and is negotiating in Beijng the purchase of Chinese nuclear-capable Dong-Fen 21 ((NATO-codenamed CSS-5) ballistic missile. China, which has agreed to the transaction in principle, would also build a base of... »

Eric Fry, The Daily Reckoning BusinessInsider.com Jul. 4, 2012 In November, millions of Americans will trudge to their local polling places to cast votes in the hope of improving their lives here in the USA. Between now and then, a few hundred Americans will vote with their feet in the hope of improving their... »

Peter Schiff BusinessInsider.com July 4, 2012 In the wake of my last commentary on the horrendous Supreme Court decision upholding Obama’s health care plan, several people have pointed out that I erred in saying that the income tax is a “direct tax.” While it is technically correct that the Court ultimately declared it to... »

When Americans Understood the Declaration of Independence by Thomas J. DiLorenzo LewRockwell.com The Fourth of July was not always a national celebration of the militarization of American society and of the federal government’s never-ending quest for world domination (disguised as “defending our interests abroad”). Americans did not always attend church services on the Sunday... »

By: Nadeem Walayat Market Oracle Jul 04, 2012 The mainstream press has been busy during the past 2 days working itself up into a frenzy of reporting, despite the fact that they are in effect reporting a 4 YEAR old story, something that I have touched on many, many times over the years that... »

By ENENews July 4th, 2012 Interview with Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann July 3, 2012 At 4:00 in Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear: We’re going to see a series of independent studies that are going to give us better indications of the fallout situation in the US There are... »

By ENENews July 4th, 2012 Interview with Sergey Kirienko, head of Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom Russia Today July 2, 2012 Sergey Kirienko, head of Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom Rosatom is primarily an element in this country’s nuclear defense capabilities. I know our policy makers’ outlook on this issue, and I’m sure... »

by William Blum Global Research July 4, 2012 In his autobiography, Dreams From My Fathers, Barack Obama writes of taking a job at some point after graduating from Columbia University in 1983. He describes his employer as “a consulting house to multinational corporations” in New York City, and his functions as a “research assistant”... »