A video of a firefighter describing seeing molten "steel" flowing at ground zero after 9/11 has emerged on Google video. He states that it was like a foundry or "lava in a volcano". This is an extremely important piece of footage because it highlights the fact that something other than jet fuel fires, or in the case of building 7, office material fires, was responsible for the collapse of the buildings. Please take a moment to read this article.

Jet Fuel Cannot Cut Through Steal Like This

Images of the World Trade Center Site Show Thermal Hot Spots on September 16 and 23, 2001.

Please take a moment to review the information in this post.

HOW MANY OF YOU EVEN REMEMBER WORLD TRADE CENTER BUILDING 7?

WTC7 is the smoking gun.

Cop uses stun gun on student who won't show ID

UCLA Police Taser Student For Not Showing ID

This UCLA student was tasered multiple times by campus police for refusing to show his ID. Students begin to come to the aid of the student, who is clearly being tortured by the police and demand that he stand after having thousands of watts forcefully surged through his body, but they are told to stand back or they will be tased as well.



I hope it doesn't take witnessing a horrible event like this yourself before you realize the tyranny that is enveloping our society.

Regardless of whether or not this student was breaking the law, the force used was life threatening and obviously unnecessary. He was unarmed, non-threatening, and simply non-compliant. Surely not deserving of multiple taser shocks.

Call for Probe of UCLA Muslim Student Taser Incident

Reposted from: Opinion/Editorial - Ashland Daily Tidings

Anniversaries cause us to instinctively pause and reflect, just as our leg jolts forward after a well-positioned tap on the knee. In honor of our veterans — to whom we owe a debt we can never repay — the least we can do on this Veteran's Day is look back at the decisions made that sent our troops into battle, and the roles we played in those decisions. Perhaps upon reflection, our reaction may change.

The fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 served as the reflex hammer touch to the knee of American conscience. As the country attended memorials and revisited painful memories of 9/11, the reflection also opened our collective mind once again to the many unanswered questions, legitimate concerns and conflicting evidence in the official description of those events.
For us at the Daily Tidings the event served to open discussion among us about this complex subject, about the conspiracy theories that abound in Internet chats, blogs and so-called investigative reports and most importantly, the questions regarding the media's role in this ongoing issue.

A month later we have found very little we all agreed on. We especially disagree on the role of the media. Since the Tidings doesn't cover New York City, Washington, D.C. or the federal government, the ambiguity is shaded with absolution.

Nevertheless we are each members of the fourth estate, an essential conglomeration of individuals who adhere to professional guidelines, and who care passionately about this demanding and often thankless opus. With that membership — we can all agree on some level — comes a responsibility to giving the public the accurate information it needs to make informed decisions. Thus, somewhere in all the banter, we stumbled on one thing we at the Tidings' truly can agree on.

Apparently, we are not alone. Based on the results of this hallmark 2006 election, the American people are finally asking for change. They don't like our involvement in Iraq. They voted out many members of the party that put us there. Perhaps they are also ready to question the events and decisions that put us there as well. Perhaps they are ready to ask what really happened on Sept. 11.

We think so. And we call on our colleagues to join us in asking questions.
Every single American daily newspaper must demand of our congressional leaders and those in the executive branch that an independent council be formed to completely and thoroughly investigate the deaths of nearly 3,000 American citizens in the attack of 9/11 — an attack that took place on American soil.

Forget the conspiracy theories for a minute and set aside the political gamesmanship. We are a country that spent five years and $100 million investigating President Clinton. We probed the depths of the Iran-Contra scandal — a debacle that would have never come fully into the public eye had a special investigator not been appointed.

This administration has spent far more energy and time seeking the leak of Valerie Plame's identity and Barry Bonds' use of steroids than it has in fully explaining how three skyscrapers crumbled in an instant and nearly 3,000 people were killed. While an independent investigation may never fully answer every question, it will help to heal the wounds of this nation and widespread distrust of our leaders this attack has caused.

This historic tragedy ranks among the worst days in American history. We owe it to every American — but especially those who do battle on our behalf at the behest of our leaders — to spare no expense and allow no party loyalty to dissuade us. The government works for us. If it failed us, either in malfeasance or incompetence, then we must know that. If our current actions around the world are shaped by misinformation, we must know that too. Finally, if what we now believe to be true is only further proven, we would do well to hear the evidence that confirms it. If the government's version of the events of that day are absolutely true, then scrutiny will amplify that truth and lay to rest the skepticism that remains to this day.

If, however, the questions that remain serve to shed light on new information, that too serves the public. And it is the responsibility of this trusted media industry to dig, probe, investigate and uncover the truth behind government events and decisions that impact the public. On this Veterans Day, we can do no less on behalf of the brave men and women who have been sent to the Middle East based upon rationale that stems directly from the events of 9/11. While we pay homage to all veterans of the Armed Forces today, we are reminded of our duty to watch closely those leaders in the White House and Congress who make the decisions to send our troops to war.

We invite every single American daily newspaper to join us in our demand for an independent council to completely and thoroughly investigate the deaths of nearly 3,000 American citizens in the attacks of 9/11.
America will be better informed, and this is our job.

See the original article.
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I have decided that my current schedule prevents me from having the time or ambition to update as frequently as I'd like. I've decided to have one dedicated post each week. I'm calling it the Sunday Special. I will update at other times off and on, but you're guaranteed Sunday.

So, another election has come and gone. It looks like we had a HUGE VICTORY, as Americans! HAHA! Yes, our will has been inacted and the people have spoken. Right? I don't think so.

First of all, I didn't vote in this previous election for 2 reasons. One, I am not registered to vote in the state of California and I didn't recieve an absentee ballot. Two, I am simply disgusted with our current electoral system and I have absolutely no confidence in it's ability to acurately represent the people. Our current political system is a joke. Recently, Alex Jones said it best on his daily radio broadcast.

"It's like you tell a child they have the choice to go to bed at either 8pm
or 8:30pm. Of course the child is going to pick 8:30pm. Really, you just wanted to get them to bed by 9pm."

Another good analogy is the idea of Good cop, Bad cop. The practice is simple. When law enforcement wants to get a certain response or retrieve specific information from a suspect they employ a tactic of alternating between a nice guy policeman and a bully policeman. They take turns. First the bully will abuse the suspect and demand that he answer his questions and then the nice guy will come in and try to become friends with the suspect. Both using their own tactics and the comparison of the other as a means to get what they want. In our government, at least in the last few years, you could say the same. Of course it's far more complicated than any single analogy could begin to express, but I think you get the idea.

Now, after the circus election in which they are conditioning us to accept these ridiculous voting machines, we are supposed to believe that the elections are still legitimate with all the possibilities for fraud. Honestly, I believe everything that has happened in the last 6 years shows that our election system is secondary to the will of the elite.

Why should we believe that the democrats coming into office is going to change anything. The current administration has already done so much harm to our rights. They have lied to us about a half trillion dollar war that continues for profit instead of doing what is needed for victory, passed disguting legislation that ruins the fundemental aspects of our republic, and continue to openly insult every fiber of my libery loving american soul.

And what is going to happen now? Will any of the Military Commisions Act be repealed? This legislation allows anyone, including an American citizen in America, to be charged as an Enemy Combatant and held at the will of the president with no right to a trial or representation. This is a serious breech of American Justice.

The democrats who were screaming for impeachment now say that it isn't their desire. Well, they are right about one thing. It wouldn't do any good to impeach George Bush. He's simply a puppet.

There are some serious issues taking place people! Rome wasn't built in one day and the United States of America won't become a tyrannical fear driven dictatorship in one day either.


Olbermann's the man!

Quote of the Week:
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If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land,
it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.
-James Madison

I just want to tell all my readers, or anyone who still happens to check this blog, that I AM ALIVE! I will begin posting regularly again soon. I have been very busy with my new job and I just got a reliable internet connection at home last weekend.

Until then, enjoy this awesome video!

Here is an MP3 file of Hunter S. Thompson, the ecclectic and ingenious writer, speaking about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the media coverage. (circa 2002)

http://www.indybay.org/olduploads/huntersthompsonon911_nr.mp3 - You can find it here.

I haven't finished listening to this yet, but I will tomorrow. I may have more to say on it then.

I recently found this article from the school newspaper of the University I attended, The Daily Texan. I really enjoyed my time at UT and it never ceases to amaze me how much about Austin and UT I really do love. I will return. Austin and the University of Texas made me love Texas. Although many people assume that Texas is backwards, real Texans believe what they say and demand freedom. We could be our own country, we bless the US with our company. Liberty isn't just a true American value, it's a Texan one.


Below is the article in full. Please take the time to watch the video as well.

Protests, insults disrupt Kristol 9/11 speech

The Daily Texan | By Cara Henis

A speech by William Kristol, former chief of staff for former vice president Dan Quayle and editor of The Weekly Standard magazine, turned hostile Tuesday when students began hurling insults at Kristol, alleging his and the U.S. government's complicity in the Sept. 11 attacks.

"9/11 is your Pearl Harbor," said one student protestor, referring to a pre-Sept. 11 statement released by the Project for a New American Century, a conservative think tank Kristol chairs.

In a Sept. 2000 report titled "Rebuilding America's Defenses, " the group wrote, "Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event - like a new Pearl Harbor."

Some of the student protestors are members of the new UT student organization, Project for the New American Citizen, but the group did not officially organize the protest, said founder Matt Dayton. The nonpartisan, anti-imperialism group encourages people to seek out truthful information regarding the U.S. government's policies and actions, said Dayton, an art studio and radio-television-film junior. The group's name is a counter to Kristol's neoconservative think tank.

Dayton said students from his organization protested Kristol because he refuses to address what was said in the Sept. 2000 report.

"They openly needed a new Pearl Harbor in order to enact their new foreign policy," Dayton said. "It's either use it or lose it with your freedom of speech," he said.

Kristol's speech, which focused on the state of U.S. politics, the condition of the media and the significance of Sept. 11, drew about 200 students, staff and citizens to the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Tuesday.

Radio-television-film graduate Aaron Dykes, who works for radio host Alex Jones, was escorted from the building by police after repeatedly interrupting Kristol.

"We're trying to expose the truth about 9/11," Dykes said.

Similar but more vehement protests disrupted another conservative speaker, author Ann Coulter, when she spoke on campus in May 2005. Lewd comments and gestures interrupted Coulter's speech, resulting in one student's arrest.Police charged him with disorderly conduct.

"I came here to learn, and I feel it disintegrated," said business graduate student Ted Egner. "It's kind of embarrassing to the school."

Regarding the current political climate, Kristol said the U.S. government is approaching a period of monumental change with the 2008 presidential elections. However, he said he is unsure how power may shift between the political parties.

Kristol also said the media has become more "democratized" than in the past, because citizens now have access to more independent sources of information, such as the Internet, rather than having to rely on mainstream news sources.

Although Kristol said he did not initially believe the Sept. 11 attacks would have a lasting impact on American society, he now recognizes the extent to which the attacks have changed politics and society in general.

"It's an interesting time to be thinking about policy," Kristol said. "The world can be dangerous without American intervention. The risk in the future is we will do too little, not too much."

Though he is known as a neoconservative, Kristol said he doesn't find the term derogatory. He said neoconservatism is useful, because he thinks it corrects some mistakes of classical liberalism and conservatism.

"If it implies hawkish foreign policy, skeptical to government programs, but not hostile towards them, and a moderately conservative attitude to social aspects, it is fine with me," Kristol said. Kristol has worked for several conservative think tanks, including the American Enterprise Institute.

Kristol said speaking in Austin was important to him, because he likes to promote diversity in a campus he described as a liberal "blue dot" in a conservative "red state." However, he said his goal was not to spread the conservative agenda.

"I figured Austin deserved a conservative voice," he said.

The event was cosponsored by the schools of journalism and public affairs. James Steinberg, LBJ School dean, said the schools asked Kristol to speak because he is a prevalent figure in both politics and the media.

"We are friends and have been colleagues for a long time," Steinberg said. "He has had experience in practice and has taught public policy, so he was a particularly good choice."

Additional reporting by Kathy Adams and Zachary Warmbrodt.

You should also watch the video taken by those removed from the lecture. While it may have been rude for someone to interupt a speaker, there are serious issues in the room, and few times in which those with influence are open to discuss. Real life.

I have recently become and employee for Lionsgate, a film and television production and distribution company in Santa Monica, CA. I'm very excited about this opportunity to get my foot in the door at an excellent company. I have been hired as an Administrative Assitant for the IT department. Basically my job requires a lot of paper shuffling, but the way I see it, I'm putting in my time now and soon I can work my way in to a position in Development. Only time will tell.

This is what the Lionsgate website says about the company:

About Lionsgate
Lionsgate is the premier independent producer and distributor of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and video-on-demand content. Its prestigious and prolific library is a valuable source of stable, recurring revenue and is a foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate brand name is synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the globe.

Check out the Investors section of the website to learn more about the company.

My normal work hours are 9am-6pm (w/ 1hr lunch) Monday - Friday.

I'm currently looking for an apartment in the City of Santa Monica. Soon I will be established in a new home, with a new roommate, a new job, and a whole new portion of my story. I'm hoping that being a member of this company winds up being a great part of my life.