7/9 newspurge

murder/mayhem:
'miracle baby' stolen from her grave*
miracle baby grave robbery in connecticut*
connecticut police say possible ritual in theft of body*
staten island park scene of unholy goings-on*
chicago graves dug up to resell plots*
300 graves tampered with near chicago*
jailers let tiller killer mail pamphlets justifying murder*
employee injured in virginia apple store shooting; suspect sought*
analysis: air france 447 crash mystery deepens*
south carolina serial killer on the loose*
sc police look for five-fold serial killer*
police: sc spree killer slain in US shootout*
walt disney monorail crash kills driver*
former nfl quarterback steve mcnair shot dead*
police: mcnair shot dead in sleep by girlfriend*
1 dead, 18 injured in florida lightning strike*
dc's marion barry arrested again*
los angeles detective from rodney king trial kills self at station*
advertising executive held ex-wife hostage in connecticut*
hostage suspect arraigned in hospital then transferred to prison*
man gored to death in spain's running of the bulls*

obamessiah & the apostles of war:
the life & times of obamabush:
even acquitted detainees will be held indefinitely*
obama delivers remarks at g8 summit*
global warming agreement reached at g8 summit*
obama set for emotional visits to vatican & ghana*
rasmussen poll shows obama approval ratings plummeting*
franken sworn in, fills final senate place from '08 election*

police state int'l:
pervasive surveillance under obama*
fake nation tests tomorrow's special forces*
missouri natl guard train to kill 'militia insurgents' in exercise*
ohio reserve unit wages war on noth dakota mosquitoes*
georgia freemasons at loggerheads over admission of black man to lodge*
nsa plans massive data center in utah*
nafta superhighway returns from the dead*
video: the militarization of the US police force*
bill gives atty gen power to designate gun owners, tax protesters as terrorists*
video: bill may force home energy audits*
registered traveler customers file class-action lawsuit*
fate of registered traveler data up in air after vendor quits program*
bill banning forced identity-chip implants clears house*
will your id soon be a microchip under your skin?*
closer to 1984 than one would care to wish?*
lockheed ensures census security*
US martial law exercises july 27*
survey: US is largest importer & exporter of small arms*
tax evaders, ed & elaine brown, guilty of plot to kill feds*

warwhores:
kucinich: troop movements are not a 'withdrawal'*
dahr jamail: US occupation of iraq continues unabated*
marines in for the long haul in southern afghanistan*
video: mullen says US troops will have 'long-term relationship with afghanistan'*
beale afb airman killed in police shootout after murdering fiancee*
australia probes navy 'sex game' aboard hms success:
bedding female colleagues for cash prizes*
dozens of US troops found on neo-nazi site*

oregon oddities:
bonnie tinker, 'seriously pissed off granny' from portland, dies after bike accident*

outside the box #123

here is the latest episode of "outside the box," hosted by alex ansary.
it was originally broadcast by portland community media on october 11, 2007.

from alex ansary: This week Alex reports on the arrest of Ed and Elaine Brown, the situation in Burma, robotic inspect spies, human-hybrid embryo limits removed, an update on the ecological harm of genetically engineered corn, and other important stories.

Later Michael S. Coffman joins the conversation to discuss global warming, the disinformation contained within Al Gore's message, and the science concerning the sun (and/or cosmic radiation) heating up our entire universe.

ron paul on the rogers report

from blacklisted news/rogue government: Lee Rogers interviews Congressman and Presidential candidate Ron Paul about a myriad of issues in this interview. Lee discusses the following topics with Dr. Paul in this half hour interview. (from june 22, 2007)

here are the links for the rest of the interview:
part 2, part 3 & part 4

update1: ron paul praises convicted tax evaders
from wcax/ap: New Hampshire's convicted tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown have gained a new supporter: presidential hopeful Ron Paul.

In an interview with RogueGovernment.com, the Texas congressman compares the Browns to Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Junior. He says the Browns are suffering like those leaders.

The Browns are holed up in their Plainfield (New Hampshire) home and have threatened violence against federal officials if marshals come to arrest them. They were convicted of an elaborate scheme to hide millions of dollars in income. Their protest has become a rallying cry for anti-tax activists and militia members.

update2: ron paul denies report he praised the browns

from boston globe: Texas Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul said he did not compare a New Hampshire couple who refuses to pay taxes with Gandhi.

On Fox News Channel today, Paul said he doesn't know much about the case of Ed and Elaine Brown on Plainfield, N.H. but that he, like Ghandi, doesn't believe in violence to protest wrongs and it has appeared that the Browns have chosen another path.

His comments on Fox News were consistent with what he said in an interview with the Globe during his first visit to New Hampshire in the winter.

The Browns are currently holed up in their residence surrounded by US Marshalls. They said they will either die or go free, but say they will not pay their taxes because they believe their are unconstitutional.

The Associated Press put up a report on from rougegovernment.com (ed: why, when it comes to bloggers, can't major news outlets check the source? if they even cite them at all, it's mangled or misspelled. it's ROGUE, not ROUGE!) that quoted Paul as saying the Browns were like Gandhi.

so, i went back and watched part1 of the rogers report interview... and i have to concede that ron paul seems to compare the browns to mlk & gandhi. we could argue about the semantics of it, but just watch the video and decide for yourself...

ed & elaine brown's press conference

from blacklisted news/abc: Calling the federal agents surrounding his fortified compound "guns for hire," a New Hampshire man convicted of tax evasion vowed today that he and his wife would fight U.S. marshals to the death if they tried to capture them.

"Do not under any circumstances make any attempt on this land. We will not accept any tomfoolery by any criminal element, be it federal, state or local," said Ed Brown in a press conference from the stoop of his concrete-clad home in Plainfield, N.H. "We either walk out of here free or we die."

Brown and his wife, Elaine, were sentenced in absentia in April to serve 63 months in prison for failing to pay more than $1 million in income tax.

The couple, however, insists that there is no law that requires citizens to pay income tax.

"There is no law. We looked and looked," Brown told the press.

Brown and his supporters, including Randy Weaver, leader of the 1992 standoff with ATF agents at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, told the press that the government has unlawfully tricked people into believing they have to pay income tax, knowing full well that such a law would be unconstitutional.

"We will defend it to the death. This is 1776 all over again. You cannot tax someone's labor because that is slavery," Brown said.

Carrying a pistol in his waistband, Brown also insisted that he could not receive a fair trial in a federal court because "the court system falls under freemasonry."

"There [are] no longer any lawful courts. The Freemasons have taken over our nation. … [Freemasons want] to take over our nation and all nations on the planet," Brown said.

Weaver, whose son was killed by federal agents and who later received a $100,000 settlement from the government, said he was there to support the Browns.

"I'd rather die on my feet right here than die on my knees under this de facto government," he said. "Bring it on."