Libertas Continued

"I'm not at all sure that my grandchildren will live in a democratic republic." - Larry Wilkerson "He is delusional and he his deceptive, and I can prove it in both cases." - Collin Powell, 2011 (on Donald Rumsfield)

Lawrence Wilkerson, professional American Soldier speaking truth to history.

By David Swanson The plane I was on landed in Washington, D.C., Sunday night, and the pilot came on the intercom to tell everyone to celebrate: our government had killed Osama bin Laden. This was better than winning the Super Bowl, he said. Set aside for a moment the morality of cheering for the killing of a human being -- which despite the pilot's prompting nobody on the plane did. In purely Realpolitik terms, killing foreign leaders whom we've previously supported has been an ongoing disaster. Our killing of Saddam Hussein has been followed by years of war and hundreds of thousands of pointless deaths. Our attempts to kill Muammar Gadaffi have killed his children and grandchildren and will end no war if they eventually succeed. Our attempts to kill Osama bin Laden, including wars justified by that mission, have involved nearly a decade of senseless slaughter in Afghanistan and the rest of the ongoing global "generational" war that is consuming our nation. ...

The Daily Show - Exclusive - William Cohan Extended Interview Pt. 2 Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes , Political Humor & Satire Blog , The Daily Show on Facebook There are fools, con-men, and then there are Goldman Sachs.

Now can we start debating real issues? Like the wars, the economy, the energy crisis?

I dare you to watch this. Cowards turn away where strong men stay. UNDERSTAND! Empathy should be the first requirement for public service.

The Primary Dealer Credit Facility - according to CNN Money and ProPublica , the total extent of this UNDISCLOSED Federal Reserve 'Emergency' (no-interest) Loan program between May 2008 & 2009, was $9-Trillion, and although $7-trillion of the PRINCIPAL has been 'repaid', this represents an increase in the money supply of ~$90-T. Meaning the US$ is worth 1/3 less today than in '08. Has your salary, home equity, or the value of investments risen by 33% in the last three years? If so, you are a winner of this game. Also, the Banks gave bonuses as a result of this 'increase' in capital and lend the money to corporations at interest, creating debt of nothing, and that expense is passed on to the consumer as a cost of business. If they had failed to pay back these 'loans' the US Taxpayer would have been responsible, via an increase in US National Debt. (so much for pocket change of the $700-B TARP, and $800-B 'Stimulus') http://money.cnn.com...