What has America become?

SOURCE: Kenneth Taylor (taylork021@Hawaii.rr.com)SUBHEAD: TSA, DHS plan massive rollout of mobile surveillance vans with long-distance X-ray capability, eye movement tracking and more.By Mike Adams on 6 March 2011 for NaturalNews - (http://www.naturalnews.com/031603_surveillance_police_state.html)Image above: X-ray image of people "hidden" in passing truck. From Forbes article linked

Wake Me Shake Me

SUBHEAD: It's coming on springtime and things are breaking loose all over the place. I give Saudi Arabia three weeks before it starts to blow up.By James Kunstler on 28 February 2011 for Kunstler.com - (http://kunstler.com/blog/2011/02/wake-me-shake-me.html)Image above: Family members mourn for protester killed in Bahrain demonstration. From (http://beta.toledoblade.com/World/2011/02/18/

Rebel army forming to face Gaddafi

SUBHEAD: With eastern Libya largely under opposition control, the struggle for the west remains paramount.By Leila Fadel, Liz Sly and Tony Faiola on 27 February 2011 for WashPo - (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/26/AR2011022602622.html)Image above: A Libyan defaces image of Gaddafi as protests continue in Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

What's Happening in Tunisia?

SUBHEAD: Inspiring story of Tunisian protests ignored by Washington and western media.By Rob Prince on 4 January 2011 for Alternet.org - (http://blogs.alternet.org/russwellen/2011/01/04/inspiring-story-of-tunisian-protests-ignored-by-washington)Image above: Recent street protests in Tunisia. From (http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Turborama/398).They Just Don’t Stop ProtestingNot even

Blogs in Dictatorships

SUBHEAD: In Malaysia, internet blog freedom and popularity breaks a grip on political power.Imaga above: Top of front page of MalaysiaKini.com on 11/24/10.By Anthony Kuhn on 22 November 2010 for National Public Radio - (http://www.npr.org/2010/11/22/131512384/in-malaysia-web-s-popularity-breaks-a-grip-on-power?sc=17&f=1001)In established democracies, the Internet has become a powerful political