Arrest warrants for SANDF top dogs

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 07/02/2014 - 18:13

PRETORIA, South Africa (PNN) - July 1, 2014 - Eyewitness News has learnt the High Court in Pretoria has ordered the arrest of the chief of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF), the secretary of defense, and the head of the air force for being in contempt of court.

Hundreds of thousands vote in Hong Kong democracy poll in defiance of Beijing

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 06/25/2014 - 21:43

HONG KONG, China (PNN) - June 22, 2014 - Nearly 600,000 votes have been cast in three days of an unofficial referendum on democratic reforms in Hong Kong, part of a civil campaign that has been branded illegal by the former British colony and by Communist Party authorities in Beijing.

Congressman introduces bill to grant taxpayers same excuses as IRS uses

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 06/25/2014 - 21:40

WASHINGTON (PNN) - June 20, 2014 - Can’t do your taxes because the dog ate your hard drive? No problem! According to a press release from Congressman Steve Stockman  (Tex.), taxpayers who do not produce documents for the Internal Revenue Service will be able to offer a variety of dubious excuses under new legislation he introduced a week after the IRS offered an incredibly dubious excuse for its failure to turn documents over to House investigators.

Commentary: Just shoot: The mindset responsible for turning SWAT teams into death squads

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 06/18/2014 - 19:31

By John W. Whitehead

June 6, 2014 - How many children, old people and law-abiding citizens have to be injured, terrorized or killed before we call a halt to the growing rash of police violence that is wracking the country? How many family pets have to be gunned down in cold blood by marauding SWAT teams before we declare such tactics off limits? How many communities have to be transformed into military outposts, complete with heavily armed police, military tanks, and “safety” checkpoints, before we draw that line in the sand that says “not in our town”?

New Hampshire anti-spying bill passes unanimously

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 06/11/2014 - 18:53

CONCORD, New Hampshire (PNN) - June 4, 2014 - Today, the New Hampshire House and Senate gave final approval to a bill that bans government officials from obtaining “information contained in a portable electronic device” without a warrant “signed by a judge and based on probable cause.” It now goes to the governor’s desk for a signature.

Commentary: Memorial Day and the meaning of freedom

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 05/28/2014 - 18:02

By Jeff Deist

May 24, 2014 - Memorial Day provides the political class countless opportunities to ruin an otherwise thoroughly enjoyable holiday weekend. Like clockwork, local congressmen, mayors, city council members, et al, materialize at parades, picnics and churches to give speeches about freedom.

But what does freedom really mean?

Libyan special forces commander joins forces with renegade general

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 05/21/2014 - 22:10

TRIPOLI, Libya (PNN) - May 19, 2014 - The commander of Libyan army special forces said on Monday he had allied with renegade general Khalifa Haftar in his campaign against militant Islamists, highlighting the failure of central government in Tripoli to assert its authority.

Lugansk and Donetsk people vote to secede from Ukraine

Submitted by Freedomman on Thu, 05/15/2014 - 18:47

MOSCOW, Russia (PNN) - May 13, 2014 - On Sunday, Lugansk and Donetsk voted. Regional referendums were held. Doing so reflected real democracy. Ordinary people spoke. They did so overwhelmingly. They did so near unanimously. They rejected Kiev fascists decisively. They were unequivocal. They left no doubt where they stand.

On Monday, Lugansk People's Governor Valery Bolotov went the extra mile. He declared what free people everywhere support. He proclaimed regional self-determination. He spoke for virtually all residents.

East Ukraine votes for independence

Submitted by Freedomman on Thu, 05/15/2014 - 18:44

Turnout reported off the charts.

LUGANSK, Ukraine (PNN) - May 11, 2014 - The most significant geopolitical event of the day is the east Ukraine independence referendum taking place in various cities across the region, less than two months after the Crimean case study which saw the region split away from Ukraine and join Russia despite the fervent warnings by Kiev and the West that the result of the election would not be accepted by anyone. As it turned out then, it only needed to be accepted by Russia, which promptly took over the Black Sea territory.

Outraged citizens demand arrest of pig thug cop chief

Submitted by Freedomman on Thu, 05/15/2014 - 18:42

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (PNN) - May 9, 2014 - Albuquerque citizens continue to demonstrate that they have had enough of their increasingly violent terrorist pig thug cop department. The Albuquerque Police Department has even had its acronym changed by residents to mean Another Person Dead.