Fascist America, in 10 easy steps...

From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all



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NY Times Graphic shows Breakdown of Gun Deaths by Age, Sex, Age, and Cause

An average of 81 people die by gun every day in the US. The New York Times has a graphic showing the breakdown of those deaths by age, sex, race, and cause



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POLL: Only 3% of Pakistani Muslims Think Al Queda Did 9/11

Large majorities (average 79%) across all four Muslim countries believe the United States seeks to “weaken and divide the Islamic world”, ranging from 73 percent in Indonesia and Pakistan to 92 percent in Egypt. Only 3 percent of Pakistanis think Al Qaeda conducted the September 11 attacks.



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Congressman: "I Hope It’s Your Family That Suffers" From A Terrorist Attack

Video at ThinkProgress. At a hearing last week, audience members groaned at a remark made by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) about torturing alleged terror suspects. Rohrabacher told the audience members, "Well, I hope it's your families, I hope it's your families that suffer the consequences."



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VIDEO: Tom DeLay: Reid And Pelosi Are ‘Very, Very Close To Treason’

Former Rep. Tom Delay accuses Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy Pelosi of treason for opposing the war in Iraq, ignoring his own past opposition to the war in Kosovo.



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Is the US led War on Terrorism a War with Islam? Muslims believe so

More than 70 percent of Egyptians, Pakistanis, Indonesians and Moroccans believe the United States is trying to weaken and divide the Islamic world. While U.S. leaders may frame the conflict as a war on terrorism, people in the Islamic world clearly perceive the U.S. as being at war with Islam



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Donald Rumsfeld Profits From Bird Flu Scare and Bush's Response To It

There's a pattern in this Administration where members (or former members) of the Administration benefit financially from decisions the Administration makes. In fact it's routine.



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Billions of bees vanish without a trace. (More serious than you think)

Go to work -- and vanish without a trace.Billions of bees have done just that, leaving the crop fields they are supposed to pollinate, and scientists are mystified about why.The phenomenon was first noticed late last year in the United States.....



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Army Sgt. Questions Why American Flags Lowered for VT, but not troops

But I find it ironic that the flags were flown at half-staff for the young men and women who were killed at VT yet it is never lowered for the death of a U.S. servicemember.



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“I Don’t Care What the Judge Said!” Marijuana user found Not Guilty

Juries in the United States have the power to effectively change law. In this case against a man for his 3rd possession of marijuana, a brave jury member stands up for marijuana users everywhere and convinces the jury to give him a 'not guilty' verdict.



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How U.S. farm policy makes us fatter and sicker

Why are Twinkies and sodas cheaper than fruits and vegetables? Commodity farmers get checks based on how many bushels they can grow. The result is a food system awash in added sugars and added fats.



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Bush to terrorists: Here is a map of our troop movements

Using photographs and maps displayed on monitors, President Bush on Friday offered a detailed defense of his strategy to increase the U.S. troop presence in Iraq. The president delved deeper into details of his Iraq strategy than he usually does in such appearances, using the monitors to illustrate troop movements.



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Man kept of flight because of book he was reading

A guy was kept off his flight to Disneyland with his family because of the cover of a book he was reading.



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Tillman killed by friendly fire - Army's immediate response: Cut off phones

Within hours of Pat Tillman's death, the Army went into information-lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded platoon mate, and ordering a sergeant to burn Tillman's uniform.



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University VP of Information Services Uses Patriot Act Against Students

University of Portland VP of Information Services has used the Patriot Act against several students. One student wrote a program to bypass Cisco Clean Access and distributed it to a select few. The programmer was suspended for a year and essentially told he was a terrorist. The VP of IS wasn't even able to recognize the code used. It was C++.



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Vermont Senate: Impeach the President

Vermont Senate Adopts Resolution Seeking Impeachment of Bush, Cheney. The non-binding resolution was approved 16-9 without debate all six Republicans in the chamber at the time and three Democrats voted against it.



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Pentagon Confirms: Bush Hyped False Iraq Deadline

The Associated Press has a major story out confirming that President Bush has been hyping a false Iraq spending deadline.



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(Video) Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) Tells Gonzales To Resign To His Face

A intense moment from the Senate hearing today, where Coburn tells Gonzales that he should suffer the same fate as the U.S. Attorneys he fired.



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Exclusive: Cheney impeachment articles due Wednesday, April 25th

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), the former mayor of Cleveland who is seeking the 2008 Democratic nomination for president for the second time, has selected a date to introduce articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney. A source who asked to remain anonymous told RAW STORY that the articles of impeachment would be introduced next week.



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Wave farms are the hot new alternative energy source

After sputtering along for nearly a decade, marine power appears poised to join the alternative energy juggernaut, though the technologies are still in the early stages and have no guarantee of success.



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