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Who Controls Our Children ? (Public Education Dumb Down Kids Deliberately) While parents, schools, provinces and states across North America bicker about the democratic process of running public schools, forces are ... all » manipulating education from behind the scenes. Major international players are reshaping public education to suit their own self-serving agendas, without regard for the wants of parents and the welfare of their children. This video lecture documents how today's educational system dumb down kids deliberately, making zombie-like people who don't ask any questions but just follow orders.

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John Edwards: March 13th Bennett College Rally at Bennett College with Presidential Candidate John Edwards, March 13th 2007. Edwards on Skipping Fox News Debate: 'I saw absolutely no reason to give Fox a special platform especially given their history on how they treat Democrats and Democrat Presidential candidates' Edwards on Global Warming: 'This is an emergency' 'It's a frightening thing' 'It'll make world war look like heaven'

Please watch this documentary and comment on what you see. What is your take on the following? In order to examine the true effects of globalization, Pilger turns the spotlight on Indonesia, a country described by the World Bank as a model pupil until its globalized economy collapsed in 1998. The film examines the use of sweatshop factories by famous brand names, and asks some penetrating questions. Who are the real beneficiaries of the globalized economy? Who really rules the world now? Is it governments or a handful of huge companies? The Ford Motor Company alone is bigger than the...

By Richard Beeston, Diplomatic Editor Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, UAE and Saudi Arabia seek atom technology THE SPECTRE of a nuclear race in the Middle East was raised yesterday when six Arab states announced that they were embarking on programmes to master atomic technology. The move, which follows the failure by the West to curb Iran’s controversial nuclear programme, could see a rapid spread of nuclear reactors in one of the world’s most unstable regions, stretching from the Gulf to the Levant and into North Africa.

The British developer of the world wide web says he is worried about the way it could be used to spread misinformation and "undemocratic forces". The web has transformed the way many people work, play and do business. But Sir Tim Berners-Lee told BBC News he feared that, if the way the internet is used is left to develop unchecked, "bad things" could happen. He wants to set up a web science research project to study the social implications of the web's development. If we don't have the ability to understand the web as it's now emerging, we will end...

KISMAYO, Somalia (Reuters) - Islamist fighters in the Somali port city of Kismayo opened fire on Monday toward residents burning tires, throwing stones and chanting to protest against the Islamist takeover of the city hours before. A 13-year-old boy was shot dead while protesting, and two other people were injured as violence raged for several hours in Somalia's third biggest city, witnesses said. "We have been taken over by extremists, the Islamic courts have taken us by force, and now they are firing at us," protester Dahabo Dirie said. Riding trucks with machine guns, the Islamists guarded main streets and...

In speaking with Liberal Friends I often get the following response; Don't worry, All of Congress is clueless! Both parties are as bad as each other. In fact it's hard to tell them apart.. Wonder why people don't vote anymore.... OK so I know of a difference or two that I believe to be striking but I am looking for your input. What are some of the major differences you see between the two parties? I'm basically looking for more amunition. Please leave me with your perceptions. That is other than thinking I'm a Troll or your IBTZ.

Both parties have their share of criminals. And the common man is the every day working person, that was not born with a silver spoon in their mouth. The ones that work every day and are bearly keeping ther heads above water. The ones that the goverment do not feel that they should make at least $6.35 on hour and they should be able to live on and support a family on $5.15 an hour when our gas prices are well over $2.50 a gal. The small business man, the small family farms, these are the people that built this...

There are 83,875 registered sex offenders in these 8 states. Do you know where they live?

I saw a web site a year or so ago that showed forest cover in the United States in the 1700's and 1800's compaired to the forest cover today. It showed % of cover and had some interesting photographs. I have been looking to find this information again but I have had no luck. Can anyone point me to this type of information?

A would-be robber on the southside picked the wrong victim Sunday night. David Humphries,45, was washing his van at a car wash in the 4200 block of South Madison when a young man with an assault rifle appeared, demanding money. "I thought at first he was kidding because he had a mask on, so I just started spraying him with the hose," says Humphries. "If he would have gotten close enough, I was basically going to bust him upside his head... for being stupid." The gunman took a drenching, but he still wanted cash. So, the victim said he was...

Sunday, March 30, 2003; Page A30 VATICAN CITY, March 29 -- Pope John Paul II said today he hoped that the human tragedy of the war in Iraq would not set Christians and Muslims against each other and spark "a religious catastrophe."

I received this by unsolicited email just today. I post this so you have an opportunity to know your enemy and encourage you to let them know how you feel about their email campaign. If the moderators do not feel that this is appropriate then I welcome them to delete this thread. In the mean time write to these guys and give them your thoughts.

Pictures of the rally in Indianapolis  God Bless America

Earlier thread I didn't see a homeschool thread. Where is TxBec?

Community Currency Systems (CCS) Community Currency Systems have been around for many years, dating back as far as some barter type systems developed in Europe during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Their more modern incarnations go back over ten years to Vancouver, Canada, where the LETS - Local Employment and Trading System - was developed, followed soon after by Ithaca Hours. In its most basic usage, a Community Currency System as we discuss it here is simply an alternative form of exchanging one's work for goods or services provided by others, rather than being dependent on often-in-short-supply national...

John Day (Democrat Indiana) Stopped by my house today seeking re-election from people in my District in Indiana. I asked Mr. Day what he was doing to lower my taxes. He stated that he had voted to pass a bill to lower my property taxes this year. He then told me that the deficit would be made up for by the increase in cigarette taxes that he supported. Now it seems to me I asked him how he was lowering my taxes in Indiana. His answer seems to me to say that he was not lowering my taxes but instead...

Has anyone else been getting pop-up ads while surfing freeRepublic? I have gotten several without leaving this site. The latest is the Official 2002 Smokers survey which asks me to enter my name address and other information to win a flat screen TV. This one poped up after I clicked on the "Messages" link.

Has anyone else been getting pop-up ads while surfing freeRepublic? I have gotten several without leaving this site. The latest is the Official 2002 Smokers survey which asks me to enter my name address and other information to win a flat screen TV. This one poped up after I clicked on the "Messages" link.