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Freedom Fighters Version 2.0
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. The hacktivist group Anonymous has been all over the news recently due to their exploits against various government websites (in the U.S. and abroad). Anonymous was started back in 2003 but didn’t become recognized globally until sometime in 2010. Hacktivism is the act of hacking, or breaking into a computer system, for a politically or socially motivated purpose. These aren’t the anarchistic hackers the government propaganda machine tries to paint them … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Rights and Liberties, War
The Risky Business of Interventionism
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. As the media obsession (stories, newscasts, commentaries, press conferences, etc) with Anthony Weiner’s wiener continues, flying under the radar were a couple stories on the Libyan war. You remember the undeclared war that commenced on March 19, 2011 that the President of the United States pledged U.S. involvement in would be limited to “days, not weeks,” right? As if somehow the supposed quick and painless nature of the U.S. military action … Read entire article »
Filed under: Budget, Spending, and Money, War
Libya: No End in Sight
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. What ever happened to the anti-war movement anyway? Are you aware that it has now been sixty days since American hostilities began in Libya? Judging by the amount of honest reporting going on in the media right now I wouldn’t be surprised if most Americans have completely forgot that we are involved in that country militarily. Sixty days gone by and not any action from the Congress that has completely shirked its … Read entire article »
Filed under: War
Wasted Votes
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. Who did you vote for, Party of Big Government A or Party of Big Government B? The Democrats, self-appointed defenders of civil liberties, railed against the Bush White House policies of domestic spying, torture, preemptive wars, and runaway spending that led to the largest expansion of government since FDR. Today, the Democrats bail out companies, nationalize health care, continue the Iraq & Afghanistan wars, and drive … Read entire article »
Filed under: Big Government Party