Friday, September 27, 2002

The Best Defense Against Terrorism. Bill Walker at Laissez Faire Electronic Times - The Best Defense Against Terrorism - more liberty, of course. Take the controls off of the market and terrorism will cause less damage. Of course the idea of central control and an obedient, domesticated populace is what made the 9-11 attacks possible. Government disarmed the aircrews. According to the government's own account of 9-11, it was this policy of central control that allowed terrorists armed with sharp objects to make airliners into missiles. A rational response to the 9-11 attacks would have been to immediately restore the Second Amendment rights of airliner crews. Of course the opposite policy was followed, more central control was imposed, and now airliners are more vulnerable than ever. [End the War on Freedom] comment () trackback ()  11:52:42 AM     Apple among companies with worst BODs [The Macintosh News Network] No kidding. comment () trackback ()  10:41:48 AM     Anti-semitism, or something worse?. There is an interesting move afoot in some US universities. Vocal faculty and students, by no means a majority, are calling for their institutions to divest their endowment portfolios of stock in companies that do business with Israel. The movement compares itself to the divestment strategy used to put pressure on the Apartheid government of South Africa. In that case, the goal was to combat obvious oppression of the black population by a white minority. The case can be made, whether one agrees with it or not, that the Israelis' behavior toward the Palestinians is comparable. The movement has been dubbed anti-Semitic by Harvard University President Lawrence Summers, and the proponents vilified as racist. Why, the question is asked, aren't they agitating for pressure against countries like China, or several African nations, or any number of places where a specific ethnic population is being severely oppressed by those in power. Why indeed? [kuro5hin.org] The author theorizes that the attacks on Israel are motivated by rascism, because the Israelis (like the former South African government) is made up of white "Europeans." An interesting theory, but I don't think that's quite it. I think the leftists attack Israel because Israel is friendly to America. In other words, "the friend of my enemy is my enemy." comment () trackback ()  10:28:47 AM     "Innocents Betrayed" Goes Into Production!. Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership - "Innocents Betrayed" Goes Into Production! - They hope to release it early in 2003. They still need donations. [End the War on Freedom] This is a documentary on the role gun control has played in the genocides of the Twentieth Century. comment () trackback ()  10:01:53 AM     Denver Spy Files Target Libertarian Party. The Colorado Freedom Report - Denver Spy Files Target Libertarian Party - The Denver Police have classified the Libertarian Party as "Militia type organization, pro gun rights." Hehe. [zem] [End the War on Freedom] The report includes this rather naive comment: "Why the Denver Police Department targeted for investigation the Libertarian Party for peaceably advocating the Bill of Rights and obeying the Colorado Constitution remains a mystery." Obviously the question is the answer. comment () trackback ()  9:48:26 AM

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