Friday, October 20, 2006

Costco Bans Guns

Fellow newslinks editor Bruce Kraft learned the hard way about Costco's gun ban. Below is his story.

http://www.keepandbeararms.com/newsarchives/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=13332

"Meet Your Meat" film

The video the meat industry doesn't want you to see
 
 http://www.meat.org/Prefs1.asp?video=meet_your_meat

For those of us who aren't perfect vegetarians, this'll make you think about where your next meat comes from.
Rich

RIP Heabus - MSNBC

If, you do nothing else today, watch this 8:46 video.  Then wait for the 3:00 am knock on your door.

http://movies.crooksandliars.com/OlbermannSpecialComment-RIPHabeus.wmv

Dateline -- Buenos Aires, Argentina

Torture, Murder, Bush, Kissinger and The Mothers of the Disappeared in Argentina: America on the Brink of Horror

Dateline -- Buenos Aires, Argentina

For some 30 years, the Argentine women known as the Madres (Mothers) de La Plaza de Mayo have marched every Thursday in front of the Presidential Palace of Argentina. They gather in memory of their children and grandchildren, who were among the estimated 30,000 people who disappeared during "Operation Condor." Another 50,000 people were murdered....

For complete text, see http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/editorials/103

Permission to travel

Sunday, 15 October 2006

Should you have to ask for permission from the government before you are allowed to get on a plane or cruise ship? ("Mother, may I?")
 
The USA Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed that airlines cruise lines, and operators of all other ships and planes -- including charter flights, air taxis, fishing vessels, etc. -- be required to get individual permission (”clearance”) from the DHS for each passenger on all flights or ocean voyages to, from, or via the USA. Unless the answer is “Yes” -- if the answer is “no” or “maybe”, or if the DHS doesn’t answer at all -- the airline wouldn’t be allowed to give you a boarding pass, or let you or your luggage on the plane.

For complete text, see:

http://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/001156.html