This week, I appeared on the Foreign Policy Focus podcast to talk about state action and foreign policy. Now, you might be asking, how can actions at the state level impact U.S. foreign policy? Well, as I explained to FPF host Kyle Anzalone, quite significantly. Most people assume nullification can only be effective in limiting…
Since the tea party burst onto the scene, conservatives have talked a great limited government game and rejected much of the anti-Constitutional rhetoric of the Bush years with the exception of one crucial issue: war. There is a monumental disconnect between the military and the rest of the federal government within the conservative mind. They…
Even though sometimes it feels that way There’s a tendency here in the U.S. to think after all these years we’ve somehow been going at it alone in the war on terror, but the truth is, it’s still a coalition of forces from 48 nations. While not all are in a combat role, some that [...]
From time to time Grassroots in Michigan will feature guest bloggers writing on topics of interest on a state and national level From The Wizard of Laws Being a Judge Means Following the Law, No Matter How Distasteful Last year’s Michigan Supreme Court race featured a fairly clear choice between rule-of-law judges and empathy judges. …
Today’s military is full of annual training requirements; Anti-Terrorism training, Information Awareness, Trafficking in Persons, Code of Conduct, When “No” means “No” – there are about five others, all necessary to complete to stay on command’s good side. Not to mention keeping the CO’s CO off his/her backside. Unit’s Mission Readiness is measured in no [...]
via ReasonTV: Even as President Obama maintains close to 50,000 troops in Iraq and continues to escalate and expand the war in Afghanistan, the antiwar movement in America continues to shrink. So, what happened? read more
National Level Exercise 2011 docs found on Army Corps fileserver prove upgrade for Secret ‘Civil Disturbance Operations CONPLAN 3502′ the Master Pentagon Blueprint for RNC/G20 Lockdowns, Policing Disasters & More Dan walks us through it...
Dan has found “new military documents really maps out the latest revisions of how the system works when the 'military hits American streets'. It's about FEMA, Northcom, how they plan out domestic emergencies and crackdowns like the RNC/G20 - hard pro...
Most of the troops had been prescribed “drug cocktails,” combinations of drugs including painkillers, sleeping pills, antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs, interviews and records show Continue reading →
We have no idea where Iraq is getting the money to buy its weapons. Presumably, Iraq will print the money and the money will essentially act as a claim on Iraq's productivity as the Iraq political and military elite arm themselves first for domesti...