Martial Law

Bahrain's King Declares Martial Law

Reuters | Lin Noueihed and Frederik Richter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Bahrain Protests, Bahrain Security Forces, United Nations, Group of Eight, Sunni, Bahrain, Iran, Jeff Feltman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain University, Egypt, u.s. Navy Fifth Fleet, Saudi Arabia, Martial Law, Ramin-Mehmanparast, Wefaq, Sitra, Britain, Middle East Protests, Tunisia, Shi'ite, Amnesty International, Sheikh Rashed Al-Khalifa, Hillary Clinton, Manama-Bahrain, Muslim, Al Wasat, World News

March 15, 2011 10:44:00 PM By Lin Noueihed and Frederik Richter MANAMA, March 15 (Reuters) - Bahrain's king declared martial law on Tuesday ...

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The Groundwork Has Already Been Laid for Martial Law

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Surveillance, Martial Law, Military, Army War College, Executive Power, Police State, George Bush, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

Bush laid the groundwork for an imperial presidency and a potentially totalitarian government -- a state of affairs that has not ended with Barack Obama's ascension to the Oval Office, despite hopes to the contrary.

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WATCH: The U.S. Army Prepares to Invade the U.S.

J.S. McDougall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Martial Law, Bailout, 2008 Election, Civil Rights, Politics News
J.S. McDougall

When I first learned about Naomi Wolf's book, The End of America--in which she chronicles America's slide toward becoming a police state, I considered...

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America's Shadow Government: Part Two

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suspension of the Constitution, Ronald Reagan, National Security Presidential DIrective 51, Mount Weather, George W. Bush, 9/11, Donald Rumsfeld, Shadow Government, Cog, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Security Presidential Directive 20, The Cold War, Dick Cheney, Wwii, Authoritarian Government, Peter DeFazio, Martial Law, Constitution, President Bush, September 11th, Office of the Presidency at Mount Weather, Continuity of Government Plan, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

This database reportedly contains the names of Americans who, "often for the slightest and most trivial reason, are considered unfriendly, and who, in a time of panic, might be incarcerated."

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Martial Law?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Crisis, Economic Crisis, Federal Bailout, Wall Street Crash, Blackwater, Economy, Ellen Degeneres, Paul Andrew Mitchell, Lehman Brothers, Federal Reserve, Brad Sherman, Martial Law, Police State, Business News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

This bailout is nothing more than the biggest bait and switch swindle that has ever been perpetrated on the American taxpayer.

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America's Shadow Government: Part One

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 9/11, Shadow Government, Martial Law, Constitution, President Bush, Suspension of the Constitution, Ronald Reagan, National Security Presidential DIrective 51, Mount Weather, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Dwight D. Eisenhower, COG, Security Presidential Directive 20, The Cold War, Dick Cheney, Wwii, Authoritarian Government, Peter DeFazio, September 11th, Office of the Presidency at Mount Weather, Continuity of Government Plan, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

We are, for all intents and purposes, one terrorist attack away from having a full-fledged authoritarian state emerge from the shadows.

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An Expat's View of the Conventions: End of Summer in America and Back "Home" to Europe

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, Alaska, Democratic Convention, Gustav, Secede, Expat, Mccain, Obama, Billionaires, Republican Convention, Election, Biden, Mainstream Media, Michelle Shocked, Politics, Education, Summer, Hillary, Palin, Protests, Martial Law, Health Care, Democracy Now, John McCain, Expats, United States, Politics News
Vivian Norris

I am a Democrat but actually found the old McCain palatable once upon a time...where in the hell did the real John McCain go?

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Gustav and Wild Turkey: New Orleans Hurricane Update by My Friend Jim Gabour

Vivian Norris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New Orleans, National Guard, Hurricane, French Quarter, Wild Turkey, Gustav, Disaster, Katrina, Martial Law, Weather, Gulf Coast, Jim Gabour, Hurricane Gustav, Healthy Living News
Vivian Norris

"It has been three years and a day since Katrina violated this city. We are not yet safe, and the world has tired of our story."

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What Will Happen to the "Unitary Executive" in the Next Presidential Term?

Charles Shaw | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Extra-Legal, Cheney, Unitary Executive Theory, Martial Law, Unitary Executive, Torture, Anti-Terror Legislation, Bush, Bush Administration Torture, Michael Mukasey, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Charles Shaw

The policy of the "Unitary Executive" (which grants Bush unchecked power during national emergencies) was the "single most successfully implemented policy" of the Bush/Cheney administration.

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