Archive for the ‘Current Events’ Category

The Burden Of The Soldier

Thursday, December 29th, 2011   Submitted by Roman Skaskiw

Earlier this month, a little-discussed headline read "Muted Ceremony Marks End Of Iraq War."[1] Of course, neither the war in Iraq nor the occupation are really ending. Thousands of private security contractors remain in the country (as do the fifteen thousand employees of the Baghdad embassy).[2] The end of conventional military operations reflects the changing usefulness of the soldier to the state.

Generally speaking, the soldier’s role as provider of security is secondary to his role in propaganda. Regardless of an individual soldier’s motivation in joining the military, his primary function is to serve as a rallying cry for the fellow subjects of his state.

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Safe At Last!

Friday, December 16th, 2011   Submitted by Stefano Mugnaini

Rejoice at how safe you’ve become! Because now, finally, you live in a country where you can be detained indefinitely, without trial, on the mere suspicion of terrorism.

This is because the National Defense Authorization Act, yet another bill to provide funds for war and nation-building, has been passed by both houses of Congress. Within this gem of a bill is buried language that mandates that anyone suspected of terrorism be handed over to the military for indefinite detention — and this specifically includes US citizens — at the discretion of the executive branch.

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What The Occupy Movement Could Learn From Somalia

Friday, December 2nd, 2011   Submitted by Davi Barker

It’s time to acknowledge that the Occupy movement began as an anarchist movement. Adbusters, the magazine that started the ball rolling, describes itself as “anti-consumerist,” but it’s arguably anarchist, or at least heavily influenced by anarchists.

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Maybe The 99% Are Right

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011   Submitted by Roman Skaskiw

Maybe the “99%” are right. Maybe we should take all the money from the richest 1%.

Perhaps, however, the protesters don’t go far enough. We should then find the most beautiful 1% and scar their faces with box cutters. Then we should find the smartest 1% and damage their brains. We should find the most athletic 1% and break their legs. We should find the healthiest 1% and feed them poison.

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How “Occupy Wall St.” Could Succeed

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011   Submitted by august

The thousands of protesters in New York and cities around the world are likely to achieve nothing if they continue down their current course. Instead of calling themselves “the other 99%,” they should adopt the tagline  “the odds are 99-to-1.”

The protesters have not realized that all of the issues they want to address are only symptoms of a deeper problem. The singular objective should be the abolition of the state.

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Convict The State

Friday, October 7th, 2011   Submitted by Stefano Mugnaini

American student Amanda Knox was released from custody in Italy this week, where she has been held since 2007 on suspicion of the murder and sexual assault of her former roommate, Melissa Kercher. Knox was originally convicted, but that was overturned on appeal because of flawed and circumstantial evidence, shoddy detective work, and a coerced confession.

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A Realistic View Of The Wall Street Protests

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011   Submitted by Seth King

I think it’s safe to say that Stefan Molyneux is recasting the term “talking-head” into something positive. In fact, his analysis of current events is usually so spot on that I am often guilty of intellectual sloth. Instead of giving folks my own write up on certain topics I find it’s easier to simply defer to Stefan.

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Daily Anarchist Reporting From Def Con 19

Monday, August 8th, 2011   Submitted by Ryan Taylor

Around this time every year thousands of hackers convene in Las Vegas, Nevada to socialize, share and play. DEF CON is a mecca for amateurs and experts with a passion for technology, focusing on security, development and freedom. As a self-proclaimed computer nerd and anarchist, it’s been a dream of mine to attend DEF CON since its inception. I was twelve years old and remember reading about it in a local rag called “NCCN: Northern California Computing News.” Just the phrase “Hacker convention in Vegas” gets my heart racing and palms sweating.

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Osama Bin Laden Is Dead

Sunday, May 1st, 2011   Submitted by Seth King

BBC News – Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden is dead, according to US media reports citing officials.

The US is in possession of Bin Laden’s body, the reports say. President Barack Obama is due to make a statement shortly.

Mr Bin Laden is top of the US most wanted list.

He is accused of being behind a number of atrocities, including the attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13256676

The Ron Paul Revolution Continues

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011   Submitted by Seth King

I’m happy to see that Ron Paul is running for President again. There was never any doubt in my mind that he would. Now, that’s not to say I am rooting for him to win. Frankly, I am neutral as to which gangster gets elected to the head of the largest criminal organization the world has ever seen. I didn’t always feel that way, though. When I was still a minarchist I desperately wanted to see Dr. Paul become President and I was even naive enough to believe it could happen.

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