tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post9163704144179150589..comments2024-03-16T08:04:53.086-05:00Comments on Dredd Blog: Due Process Of Law Is A State Secret - 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-19413660404218641572013-11-27T10:23:35.413-06:002013-11-27T10:23:35.413-06:00Look where it has led us: LinkLook where it has led us: <a href="https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/how-secret-courts-backwards-logic-opened-floodgates-nsa-spying" rel="nofollow">Link</a>Randyhttp://www.peakoil.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-10847581302488173182010-12-02T07:55:41.049-06:002010-12-02T07:55:41.049-06:00Assange is now in hiding - possibly in England - t...Assange is now in hiding - possibly in England - to avoid arrest on espionage related charges, and now, oh look - he's wanted on rape charges as well - from August no less! The message couldn't be clearer and is directed at all of us: cross the powers that be and we will pull out all stops to come after you - legally or otherwise.<br /><br />Ironically, Mr Assange's legacy will be a further <i>major</i> ratcheting up of the international security apparatus, allowing for more government secrets, more government spying and covert operations, and further crackdowns on free speech. Needless to say, it will also feed the hysterical political hyperbole machine in DC, which will certainly make for some more good entertainment, but will no doubt mean that the whole political spectrum will shift a few MORE degrees to the right, if that's even possible. Things are playing out very nicely for a hard right wing - very possibly a Christian inspired (at least in word, if not deed) outsider (Sarah Palin!) - demagogue in 2012.<br /><br />The national edifice is beginning to crumble, and national edifice's like ours don't take such things lying down. Up to now we've riding down an old potholed wreck of a highway in our dilapidated old broken down American car, but a relatively smooth paved highway nonetheless. I think in 2011 we'll begin the off-road portion of our journey, hopefully to stay on an ill-kept, rough and tumble jeep path for awhile at least. Unfortunately, in 2012-13 the one-way path ends at a cliff and the real wilderness adventure begins. Won't we have fun!NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.com