When George Talks to God

When George talks to God, disaster strikes!

Oliver Stone on NSA Spying

"The question is not 'do you have something to hide?' The question is whether we control government or the government controls us." - Oliver Stone

Force Feeding - a Form of Torture?

Mos Def underwent the same "standard operating procedure" to which 44 Guantanamo Bay detainees are currently subjected.  If you find this video difficult to watch, why would you support your government doing this every day as a matter of policy?

Edward Snowden stars in "The Terminal"

Another example of life imitating art.

Where in the World is Edward Snowden?

Well, he sneaks around the world from Hawaii to Hong Kong
He's a whistle-blower from the USA to Russia
He'll hang with WikiLeaks from Quito to Havana
Tell me where in the world is Edward Snowden?

George Orwell's 110th birthday

Today is George Orwell's 110th birthday.  His seminal publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four (in 1949), provided words of caution against a central government with broad surveillance and oversight into the lives, language, and thoughts of their citizens.  As the Hunt for Edward Snowden continues around the world amidst revelations of the NSA PRISM Surveillance Program, Americans and all citizens should reflect upon the warnings of the British author in his dystopian novel.

NSA monitors cellphones free of charge!

"The US National Security Agency, during the Barack Obama administration has pursued wide-scale monitoring of the telephone records of millions of Americans, the Guardian reported online." (source)

"While the harvesting and surveillance of your domestic phone calls were not a part of your original Verizon service contract, the National Security Agency is providing this service entirely free of charge." (source)