ORWELL's 1984? NOPE. REAGAN'S 1986 [A Politico.com Magazine article]

[...] The INS’ multi-pronged proposals left little to the imagination, offering two options: a “general registry” and “limited targeting.” In its general registry scenario, the State Department would “invalidate the visas of all nonimmigrants” of the targeted nationalities, “using that as the first step to initiate a wholesale registry and processing procedure.” In its limited targeting scenario, the Investigations Division imagined a series of eight steps to expedite the deportation of the targeted nationalities. One was an executive order, requiring the FBI and CIA to share data with INS to locate alien undesirables and suspected terrorists. Another expanded the legal definition of international terrorism as a deportable offense; to speed the process, the measure would circumvent “proposed rule-making procedures, as a matter of national security.” The INS recommended holding aliens without bond, excluding the public from the deportation proceedings and convincing immigration judges to agree to those terms by referencing classified evidence. [...]

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Long Live France!

I am totally disgusted by the journalist murders in Paris. Damn the terrorists who carried out this disgusting act while wrapping their barbarism in a false flag. May they all go to hell!

Long live France

Here's an example of some right wing logic that scares the crap out of me. Am I paranoid or just plain crazy?

From the Associated Press:

LAS VEGAS — U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle told a crowd of supporters that the country needs to address a "militant terrorist situation" that has allowed Islamic religious law to take hold in some American cities. [...]

In a recording of the rally provided to The Associated Press by the Mesquite Local News, a man is heard asking Angle : "I keep hearing about Muslims wanting to take over the United States ... on a TV program just last night, I saw that they are taking over a city in Michigan and the residents of the city, they want them out. They want them out. So, I want to hear your thoughts about that."

Angle responds that "we're talking about a militant terrorist situation, which I believe it isn't a widespread thing, but it is enough that we need to address, and we have been addressing it." [...]

Angle, a Southern Baptist, has called herself a faith-based politician. Among her positions, she opposes abortion in all circumstances, including rape and incest and doesn't believe the Constitution requires the separation of church and state.

Read the entire article here.

My question: What's the difference between Sharia law & Sharron Angle's position on the separation of church & state?

Luck isn't the best Homeland Security

Here is an apolitical commentary. When you read this New York Post article about the Times Square bomber, compare it to the Washington Post article about our behemoth of a security apparatus,  then think back on 'thwarted terrorist plots' in the recent past, you can't help but conclude that luck has too heavy a hand in the process. So now what?

This is an interesting read > Washington Post: "Top Secret America"

Here's the link.  And here's an op-ed piece titled "Time to Tame Washington's Intelligence Beast" from Time Magazine written by a former CIA operative in the Middle East. Are we heading for another Frank Church knee jerk episode in our political history or do we really have a problem? This is an extremely serious question. If you are truly interested in this subject, I suggest you read "Legacy of Ashes" before you try to answer the question.

OMG. Aerial photos taken on 9/11