Liberty Links 10/2/16

Opinion/Must Reads Gary Johnson: Take a Deep Breath, Voters. There Is a Third Way. (Op-ed by Gary Johnson, New York Times) Geopolitics/Foreign Affairs U.S. to Send More Troops to Iraq Ahead of Mosul Battle (We’re never getting out of Iraq, Reuters) Pakistan ‘Completely Rejects’ Indian Claim of Cross-Border Strikes (Reuters) Erdogan Signals Preference for Longer Turkey … Read more

Liberty Links 9/17/16

33 links for your weekend reading pleasure. Enjoy. Opinion We, the Plutocrats vs. We, the People (Long but worth it, Bill Moyers) Fooled Again (Chris Hedges writing at Truth Dig) Foreign Affairs/WW3 The Saudis Can’t Wait for Hillary Clinton (The Hill) Obama to Veto 9/11 Victims Bill (The Saudis always win, CNN) Throughout History, Debt and … Read more

The 28-Pages Are Way Worse Than I Thought

Shortly after the release of the infamous 28-pages earlier today, the White House issued a statement dismissing allegations of Saudi involvement in the attacks of 9/11. I believe such assurances are intended to prevent people from reading it in the first place, because if you actually read them, your mouth will be wide open the entire time … Read more

Disturbing Claim – FBI Interrogated Former Senator for Wanting “28 Pages” Declassified

While extremely disturbing, I can’t say the following is particularly surprising. The Hill reports: Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) is criticizing the Obama administration as having tried to strong-arm a former senator who is pushing to declassify 28 pages of the 9/11 report dealing with Saudi Arabia. Like this post? Donate bitcoins: 35DBUbbAQHTqbDaAc5mAaN6BqwA2AxuE7G Follow me on Twitter.

Clinton Emails Reveal Google’s Role in Attempting to Oust Syria’s Assad

Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive officer of Google, will head a new Pentagon advisory board aimed at bringing Silicon Valley innovation and best practices to the U.S. military, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday. Carter unveiled the new Defense Innovation Advisory Board with Schmidt during the annual RSA cyber security conference in San … Read more

War on Terror Turns Inward – NSA Surveillance Will Be Used Against American Citizens

In time of actual war, great discretionary powers are constantly given to the Executive Magistrate. Constant apprehension of War, has the same tendency to render the head too large for the body. A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defence against foreign danger, … Read more

UK Inquiry Finds Gulf “Allies” Sustaining ISIS in the Face of Oil Price Collapse

Although the extent to which oil-related funding has sustained ISIS over the past couple of years is highly contested, it’s undeniable that the collapse in prices has had a negative cash flow impact on the terror threat du jour. As such, how’s the group sustaining itself in the fact of such a major cash crunch? According to … Read more

Read the Letter That Turned Folk Icon Pete Seeger Into an FBI Target

All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him… The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the … Read more

11 Years Later, We Finally Know What’s in a National Security Letter (It’s Bad)

Back in 2004, Nicholas Merrill, who was then president of Calyx Internet Access, received a National Security Letter (NSL) from the FBI. These letters are notoriously authoritarian in that they come with a gag order that prevents the receiving party from even informing its customers it has received one. Fortunately for us all, Nicholas Merrill refused to comply, … Read more

Leaks from a Drone Program Whistleblower – Highlights from the Intercept’s Blockbuster Investigation

Besides sharing my own personal insight into the goings on in this crazy world we live in, the other primary purpose of Liberty Blitzkrieg is to highlight certain stories that readers may have missed or overlooked while dealing with all the ins and outs of everyday life. In a perfect world, every American would read the eight … Read more