http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/globalism/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 21:45:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419158/posts He said people needed to change how they live their lives and called for "ecological responsibility" to be taught in schools..... U.K. Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419158/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 21:45:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419113/posts Why does it seem that American society is in decline, that fairness and decorum are receding, that that socialism and tyranny are becoming malignant despite the majority of the public being averse to such philosophies, yet the true root cause seems elusive? What if everything from unsustainable health care and social security costs, to stagnant home prices and wage stagnation, to crumbling infrastructure and metastasizing socialism, to the utter decimation of major US cities like Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh, could all be traced to a common origin that is extremely pervasive yet is all but absent from the national dialog,... The Futurist Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419113/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:19:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416948/posts A little-discussed executive order from President Obama giving foreign cops new police powers in the United States by exempting them from such drudgery as compliance with the Freedom of Information Act is raising alarm among commentators who say INTERPOL already had most of the same privileges as diplomats. At David Horowitz's Newsreal, Michael van der Galien said the issue is Obama's expansion of President Ronald Reagan's order from 1983 that originally granted those diplomatic privileges. Reagan's order carried certain exemptions requiring that INTERPOL operations be subject to several U.S. laws such as the Freedom of Information Act. Obama, however, removed... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416948/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:14:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413760/posts Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Why Does Interpol Need Immunity from American Law?   [Andy McCarthy] You just can't make up how brazen this crowd is. One week ago, President Obama quietly signed an executive order that makes an international police force immune from the restraints of American law.Interpol is the shorthand for the International Criminal Police Organization. It was established in 1923 and operates in about 188 countries. By executive order 12425, issued in 1983, President Reagan recognized Interpol as an international organization and gave it some of the privileges and immunities customarily extended to foreign diplomats. Interpol, however, is also... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413760/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:45:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2412435/posts It's Time: Read NDCIC. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2412435/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:01:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410048/posts In a related development, secret documents were leaked today indicating that the United Nations has been plotting to form an international environmental governing body which almost certainly would infringe on U.S. sovereignty. theFinancialSkinny http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410048/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:35:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409340/posts The climate change summit in Copenhagen was in jeopardy tonight with the complex negotiations falling far behind schedule as the climate secretary, Ed Miliband, warned of a "farce". With just two days remaining, the inability to overcome disagreements about the shape of a deal to combat global warming led to hours of inaction today , while outside the negotiations police clashed with protesters who broke through a security cordon but failed in an attempt to storm the conference centre. "We have made no progress" said a source close to the talks. "What people don't realise is that we are now... Guardian News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409340/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:54:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403324/posts Rookie Democratic congressmen are reportedly afraid that Obama will stubbornly press ahead with his unpopular plans for Health Reform, even if they, his unwilling Kamikazes, get voted out of office in 2010 as a result. As a dedicated Obama watcher, I for one am not surprised by this development. In fact, I am now betting even money that our president is not particularly concerned about his own re-election in 2012, and that he will enact as many of his programs in health reform, energy conservation, arms reduction and income redistribution as he can before his current term expires, and then... FrontPageMag.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403324/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 01:07:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403133/posts The UN Copenhagen climate talks are in disarray today after developing countries reacted furiously to leaked documents that show world leaders will next week be asked to sign an agreement that hands more power to rich countries and sidelines the UN's role in all future climate change negotiations. Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403133/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 20:56:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402847/posts William Faulkner once famously remarked, “The past is not dead, in fact, it is not even past.” The axiom underlying this statement is the reality, that regardless of cultures, circumstances, or even time, the natural tendencies and impulses which are the motivators driving civilizations do not change. What follows, from the beginning of world history, is essentially the same plot with a variety of nuances in different settings with different characters—from Babylon to Alexandria, to Rome, to Berlin—and finally, to Washington D.C. During Hitler’s rise to power in the 1930’s a great part the ideology he embraced was popular in... Skarbutts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402847/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 15:18:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399900/posts Over a thousand sensitive emails and documents from Britain’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia were published online in late November without CRU’s permission. Some of their content suggests that the data used to support the theory of human -caused global warming have not been accurately represented.[1] The leaked emails have surfaced in time for the United Nations summit on climate, set to commence in December. Most of the emails are mundane, but some contain dialogue between scientists about adjusting climate data to support the man-made global warming hypothesis. The university is currently investigating the information... ICR News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399900/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:24:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397319/posts Hollywood isn't alone in its anticipation of Armageddon. Writing in the summer issue of World Policy Journal, Maurice Strong - Canada's very own prophet of doom - unequivocally embraces the apocalypse. Straight-forwardly entitled "Facing Down Armageddon: Environment at a Crossroads," Mr. Strong's essay ends with a dire warning. "Human existence is at risk," he says. "We face an Armageddon that is both real and imminent." Yet he implicitly grasps for hope - choosing at any rate not to specify (as the new film 2012 does) the precise day, month and year of the catastrophe. More so than most people who... Globe and Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397319/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:09:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396854/posts The West must undergo a radical lifestyle change to prevent a global warming disaster, the world's leading climate change scientist has said. Rajendra Pachauri, the chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said imposing hefty taxes and increasing electrity monitoring is needed to combat the ways of adults who have been "corrupted" by their daily routines. Dr Pachauri caused controversy last year after suggesting people should eat less meat due to the levels of carbon emissions associated with rearing livestock. His latest suggestions include curbing car use, increasing London's congestion charge to £25, putting electricity monitoring equipment in hotel... telegraph UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396854/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:58:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2396824/posts The latest initiative by our "Children's Secretary", Ed Balls, is to abolish what remains of fact-based teaching of history and geography in our schools. He plans to "roll them together into themed lessons on social issues such as global warming" (funny how that seems to seep into everything nowadays). The ruthless drive of educational progressives to eliminate history-teaching from schools has been under way since the 1960s. The aim is to ensure that children know nothing about their country's past or how the world came to be as it is, leaving their minds blankly open to whatever vacuous progressive claptrap... Telegraph UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2396824/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:00:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395827/posts Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed "great regret" in August that the U.S. is not a signatory to the International Criminal Court (ICC). This has fueled speculation that the Obama administration may reverse another Bush policy and sign up for what could lead to the trial of Americans for war crimes in The Hague. The ICC's chief prosecutor, though, has no intention of waiting for Washington to submit to the court's authority. Luis Moreno Ocampo says he already has jurisdiction—at least with respect to Afghanistan. Because Kabul in 2003 ratified the Rome Statute—the ICC's founding treaty—all soldiers on Afghan territory,... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395827/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:00:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395758/posts (snip) I am concerned, however, that a number of the legislative proposals being circulated would significantly reduce the capacity of the Federal Reserve to perform its core functions. Notably, some leading proposals in the Senate would strip the Fed of all its bank regulatory powers. And a House committee recently voted to repeal a 1978 provision that was intended to protect monetary policy from short-term political influence. These measures are very much out of step with the global consensus on the appropriate role of central banks, and they would seriously impair the prospects for economic and financial stability in the... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395758/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:14:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395144/posts Icann – the official body that ultimately controls the development of the internet thanks to its oversight of web addresses such as .com, .net and .org – said today that it was ending its agreement with the US government. The deal, part of a contract negotiated with the US department of commerce, effectively pushes California-based Icann towards a new status as an international body with greater representation from companies and governments around the globe. Icann had previously been operating under the auspices of the American government, which had control of the net thanks to its initial role in developing the... The Guardian UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395144/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2394012/posts America: Not long ago - "leader of the free world". In debt. In Hock up to our once-proud eyeballs actually, to COMMUNIST CHINA. WTH? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2394012/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:37:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393977/posts Disillusionment with Woodrow Wilson changed the American Left forever. In 1916, German saboteurs destroyed Black Tom Island in New York Harbor.Click for Bettmann/Corbis pic. Today’s state-oriented liberalism, we are often told, was the inevitable extension of the pre–World War I tradition of progressivism. The progressives, led by President Woodrow Wilson, placed their faith in reason and the better nature of the American people. Expanded government would serve as an engine of popular goodwill to soften the harsh rigors of industrial capitalism. Describing the condition of his fellow intellectuals prior to World War I, Lewis Mumford exclaimed that “there was scarcely... City Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393977/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:19:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392056/posts New World Order of worldwide oppression and the spread of worldwide Communism Video at site CFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392056/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:42:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389187/posts Some pro-life Catholics reacted with shock to the news that the Vatican warmly greeted the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama, who is pro-abortion. They don't seem to understand that the Vatican and Obama agree on most major international issues. This is the untold story-how Obama and the Vatican accept major ingredients of what has been called a New World Order. Another untold story is how, despite a disagreement over abortion, the U.S. Catholic Bishops and the Obama Administration agree on major aspects of so-called health care reform. These topics are mostly taboo in the liberal and... AIM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389187/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:31:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385212/posts On Wednesday the Obama administration took its first major step in a plan to ban all firearms in the United States. The Obama administration intends to force gun control and a complete ban on all weapons for US citizens through the signing of international treaties with foreign nations. By signing international treaties on gun control, the Obama administration can use the US State Department to bypass the normal legislative process in Congress. Once the US Government signs these international treaties, all US citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments. These are laws that have been... DefendUSx http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385212/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:01:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384792/posts The phrase “Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement” sounds innocent enough. Who could be against such an agreement? But in fact it appears to be a pretext for a massive invasion of privacy, motivated in part by the entertainment industry seeking to maintain copyrights. But once unleashed, such an assault on freedom will know no bounds. What if Big Brother finds on your laptop that you think ID supports certain traditional moral views, and what if any articulation of such views comes to be regarded as a hate crime? (Click excerpt link for MUST SEE VIDEO!) Uncommon Descent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384792/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:22:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383136/posts I’m not very good at being hustled and rushed into insane situations. I like to think for myself. Which is why I originally began to investigate the fast-rising green movement. Only a while ago, greenies were people with woollen hats, gumboots and long hair. They hugged trees, drooled over flowers, and generally messed about on the very edge of polite society. They were on the fringe, like weird cults and folks who love to be frightened by conspiracies. Now, in the space of less than a decade, these same weird people have become the major, if not only, force driving... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383136/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:15:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382852/posts An arbitrator has rejected controversial talk show host Glenn Beck's contention that the domain name glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com infringes his trademark. World Intellectual Property Organization arbitration panelist Frederick Abbott ruled Friday that the less-than-flattering domain name was protected by fair use principles because the URL, when combined with the site's content, constitutes protected speech. Abbott wrote that the site's creator, Isaac Eiland-Hall, "can be said to be making a political statement," which is a "legitimate non-commercial use" of Beck's name. Eiland-Hall had argued that the site parodied Beck by using the same rhetorical techniques that Beck uses on the air. In legal... Online Media Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382852/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:56:52 GMT