Yesterday, the LA Times had a picture of an Iraqi mother grieving over the body of her dead four year old who had been shot by a sniper. The mother is not weeping -- her expression is more moving than any I have ever seen. The photograph brought tears to my entire family -- it so effectively illustrated the horror that is war. It is these types of photographs that will bring home to the American public the fact that the war is real and that every day, it results in tragedy to both American and Iraqi families.

But that would mean the Government might have to admit its role in the killing of those civilians. Killing civilians is something that only "bad guys" do or is to be ignored. Besides, how would that reflect on our "honor"?

Welcome to Police State USA. It could be worse though, you could live in one of those "other" Police States. It appears as if our Democracy Spreading Police State friends in the "War on Terror" have spread some of their Police State Style Democracy to the good ol' USA, or is the other way around? Or both?

If McCain were president, this wouldn't be an issue, mainly because under McCain the only people left living in the US would be boot licking lovers of both the Emperor and his Police State minions.

Under McCain, all dissent would have been rounded up and thrown out of the Country, leaving nothing but patriotic sycophants who would take their tasering from the attack dog conditioned drooling police like men, with honor and dignity, and they would take it in the coin purse too, just to show how ballsy and full of love they are. Sending all of those volts through their balls to go along with their all-encompassing love of the war party and the erection they get listening to their warmongering leaders.

Just like it says in the Constitution that McCain has sworn to uphold!

Get rid of the mercs and get with the militia or National Guard. Militias seemed to work against those red coats, and they seem to be working against occupiers in Iraq.

These are the same black masked mercenaries that were sent out with automatic weapons to patrol New Orleans after Katrina, and will be the same mercs that BushCo unleash upon the US if there is a need for "security", i.e. Martial Law.

It is pretty obvious that the Federal Government feels The People can't protect themselves during a disaster, and we need black mask mercenary army to do it for us, hauling off to jail those that were trying to protect their mansions with their own guns, leaving their property open to vandals.

The real question I have is, if there is a big disaster and the childlike emperor unleashes his private merc goon squads on the people to "protect us", who is going to "protect us" from the Federal Government, the childlike emperor, and their unaccountable mercenary army? Especially after they are finished taking everyone's guns?

Wow, maybe the 2nd amendment isn't so "irrelevant" in our "modern times" after all....

If you are going to play the role of Police State boot-licker, I guess it is a good idea to make sure the "Anonymous" box is checked before accidentally posting once with your name shown then double posting the same thing, but anonymously?

Not paying attention kind of removes the point of an anonymouse double post, no?

Too bad you will have to lick boots for all to see, and not have the freedom to do it anonymously when the final stages of the Police State cometh, so you'd might as well get used to it.

Thanks for all that information I already knew. My point is that BushCo has already called on the mercs once during a disaster, and if the military is tied up in the Middle East, who is going to protect The People from its own Government, BushCo, Skeletor, KBR and its "camps", and the mercenary enforcers that our "security" is "outsourced" to when the State needs goons to do its "security" work? I predict an unaccountable security firm, just like during Katrina.

Sadly, the reality is that most Americans are so dependent on the Government to solve all problems and protect all people that they will gladly go to the FEMA camps for "protection". The Feds stopped respecting the Posse Comitatus Act a long time ago. I've seen the Alex Jones videos where Jones documents Police State "exercises" that involve the Military detaining citizens, and most of the idiots playing the roles of "citizens" aren't resisting or simulating efforts to resist and/or escape. Most of them are simulating a rush to get into the camp, screaming that they are "Americans" and to "let them in".

And Pastors are already being trained to use Romans 13 to convince people to give up their rights. It will be like leading lambs to the slaughter.

I guess Nader was right. Let the bailouts continue!

Like Nader claims his pappy used to asked: "Why will capitalism always survive?"

His answer: "Because socialism will always be used to save it."

It appears as if the Central Bankers may finally win, say goodbye to the USA and hello to World Government. NAU here we come!

I bet Jackson is rolling over in his grave.

The Federal Reserve is not your friend.

There is an easy answer. A lot of cops are simple and think that everything about Jack Bauer is cool. Cooler than tribal tattoos.

Why even be a US citizen? Just become a contractor and go abroad. License to Kill, Rape, Steal, and all the other "fun" stuff without all of those pesky laws getting in the way and ruining the "fun".

I'm sure the same lawlessness will be displayed when the goons squads are here, on US soil, persuade the people to march to their designated FEMA camps for processing.