http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/oppression/ en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:28:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417070/posts TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Tuesday accused Western countries of fomenting deadly anti-government protests in the capital this week and said it was summoning Britain's ambassador to file a complaint. The comments by Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mahmanparast added to growing tensions between Iran and the West, which is threatening to impose tough new sanctions over Iran's suspect nuclear program and has criticized the violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in Tehran. Iran has said as many as eight people were killed in Sunday's clashes in Tehran. There was no serious violence reported Tuesday, but opposition Web sites said several activists... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417070/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:28:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412353/posts This is the time of the year that the air is filled with everything Christmas. There is something for everyone: gifts for family and friends, prayers at churches, and Christmas music everywhere. It puts me in a contemplative mood, particularly when I hear the delightful Christian refrain, peace on earth, goodwill to men. This is the gift I want. This is my Christmas. When there is peace on earth and all people dispense and receive good will. Yet, I am saddened to see the world as it is, particularly with what Islam is doing to it, which is the exact... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412353/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:06:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411738/posts Representative Alan Grayson (D-Fla) has filed a complaint with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder demanding that a pesky critic of his be prosecuted. The critic is one Angie Langley—originator of a web site called “mycongressmanisnuts.com.” “It’s a sad day for America when a nobody like Ms. Langley can harass a member of congress with impunity,” Grayson complained. “People should be taught respect for those of us who govern them. We shouldn’t have to endure the kind of round-the-clock mockery being dished out by the people who live under us.” The basis for Grayson’s contention that Langley ought to go to... A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411738/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:55:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409411/posts DALLAS (Reuters) - U.S. allies Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 10 mostly Muslim nations whose governments impose the most curbs on religion, according to a report on Wednesday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Afghanistan's government also ranked poorly, highlighting a potentially sensitive diplomatic flashpoint as President Barack Obama sends more U.S. troops to the Central Asian country to quell a growing insurgency. The Pew report says nearly 70 percent of the world's 6.8 billion people who live in countries that have severe restrictions on religion. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409411/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:55:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402050/posts December 4, 2009 Tibetan singer Tashi Dondrup arrested over 'subversive' CD Tashi Dondrup: CDs sold out quickly Jane Macartney in Beijing Chinese authorities have arrested a popular young Tibetan singer, accusing him of composing subversive songs. Tashi Dondrup was detained yesterday afternoon while in hiding in the western city of Xining, capital of Qinghai province, where he had taken refuge after the authorities banned his music. The 30-year-old professional singer released an album titled Torture without Trace last month, sources told The Times. It comprises 13 songs expressing nostalgia for the exiled Dalai Lama and remembering the crackdown that followed... The Times (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402050/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:03:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401265/posts This is a short video clip of the top news from the major Japanese JNN Network today. The link is to a Japanese news page on Yahoo!Japan; one just needs to click the arrow to stream the report.Before streaming, please note:-Not all PC/Mac systems can stream the video but most can.-The video may be up for only a few more hours. Then (usually) the links go down. Please see while you can.-You may need to have Microsoft Silverlight installed on your machine.The horrid news report about North Korea, in Japanese, is HERE.And HERE is a clip of what the... JNN News (Television) from Japan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401265/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 00:53:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381829/posts Democrats will pay at the polls for their vote in favor of a sweeping health care reform package Saturday night, a top House Republican warned, while Democrats cheered the bill's narrow approval as a historic achievement. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., chairman of the House Republican Conference, told "Fox News Sunday" that the vote proved Democrats have not listened to American concerns about over-spending, bailouts and government takeovers. "The message from last night is that the Democrats didn't get the message in August or last Tuesday," Pence said, referring to the town hall meetings over the summer where members of the... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381829/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 01:15:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381385/posts <p>HAVANA - Secret police agents abducted and beat award-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez, whose online reports chronicle the dark side of everyday life in communist Cuba, on her way to a march for non-violence, she said Saturday.</p> <p>Three agents in street clothes snatched her and friend Orlando Luis Pardo off the street in the Havana district of Vedado.</p> AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381385/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:11:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378755/posts Cold War: The White House has announced our absence at ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Meanwhile, Russia has been practicing a nuclear invasion of an abandoned Poland. The Berlin Wall has been a famous backdrop for American presidents sounding the battle cry of liberty in the struggle against tyranny. It was there that John F. Kennedy expressed our solidarity with the encircled residents of that outpost of freedom with his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner." And it was there that Ronald Reagan, with a defiant "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall," voiced our... Investors Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378755/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:18:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365123/posts WASHINGTON - The unprecedented number of death threats against President Obama, a rise in racist hate groups, and a new wave of antigovernment fervor threaten to overwhelm the US Secret Service, according to government officials and reports, raising new questions about the 144-year-old agency’s overall mission. The Secret Service is tracking a far broader range of possible threats to the nation’s leaders, the officials said, even as it also investigates financial crimes such as counterfeiting as part of its original mandate. The new demands are leading some officials, both inside and outside the agency, to raise the possibility of the... The Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365123/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:53:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2356712/posts John Carpenter’s “They Live” is an interesting Sci-Fi film. Released in 1988, “They Live” chronicles a time where the American middle class is being reduced to poverty and the gap between the Haves and Have-nots is greater than ever before. In Carpenter’s tale, the downturn of America’s working class is the result of a well planned strategy created by an invading skull-faced civilization from another planet, and a coalition of the elite, most powerful businessmen and politicians on Earth. Not surprisingly the general public is kept in the dark through a constant stream of subliminal signals, stealthy messages and propaganda... TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2356712/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 14:31:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348949/posts Everybody just relax. Islam is badly misunderstood. The negative stereotype of Islam is the usual evil-doings of Zionists in America and their foolish fellow travelers, fundamentalist Christians. Please don’t listen to what these hate-mongers say about Islam and hear us out. So implies the nationally-launched campaign of Muslim organizations in the United States. Ads are popping up in newspapers and magazines proclaiming the magnificence of Islam and aiming to refute the “false allegations” of Islam’s ill-wishers. Huge billboards are festooning major highways, such as the one along Highway 101 and Tully Road in San Jose, California, with crafty messages. Bold... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348949/posts#comment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:25:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348484/posts WASHINGTON, D.C., September 25, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Obama administration has aroused a fierce First Amendment controversy after threatening companies selling private Medicare coverage not to tell their customers that current health care legislation would result in benefit cuts - or else face a lawsuit. The administration and Senate Democrats justify the move by saying the claim, spread by at least one such company, is patently false. Yet some say the administration is the one twisting the facts to help the unpopular legislation: critics note that even the head of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office agrees that the legislation would... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348484/posts#comment Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:14:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2343862/posts Turning the water off is not just bad politics, it’s an act of domestic terror. Former Fresno, California Mayor Alan Autry Forgive me if I am less than diplomatic here. I am not a fan at all of the radical environmental movement. I’m even less of a fan of radical, Big Government. Let’s cut to the chase here. The rabid environmentalists have destroyed the economy in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Not only have they destroyed the economy, they have destroyed the lives of tens of thousands of farmers, as well. According to the California Farm Water Coalition unemployment... A Time For Choosing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2343862/posts#comment Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:39:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335817/posts If you have read my e-alerts the past several weeks, you're probably shocked at the plans our government has for our health care. As shocking as these plans are, what you're about to read could be the most shocking news yet. There's no conjecture in the following facts. The websites belong to the stated individual governments. The state of Massachusetts is in the process of passing a law that will mandate vaccines for the swine flu. This law, which you can read here: http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st02/st02028.htm, requires total compliance with a state health "authority." According to this bill, they get to decide... Second Opinion Newsletter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335817/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 22:21:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333245/posts ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A Georgia man who spent a year in jail for nonpayment of child support -- despite the fact he has no children -- has been cleared of the debt, his attorney said Tuesday. Frank Hatley, 50, spent 13 months in jail for being a deadbeat dad before his release last month. A judge ordered him jailed in June 2008 for failing to support his "son" -- a child who DNA tests proved was not fathered by Hatley. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333245/posts#comment Sun, 6 Sep 2009 08:22:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2331398/posts During the 2008 Presidential campaign Barack Obama told audiences, 'Judge me by the people with whom I surround myself.' OK, we will. And that is precisely the problem with Obama. In order to understand Barack Obama one must look beyond the official, Congressional-approved Cabinet choices to the truckload of unofficial 'czars,' 'special advisor's,' and 'officers' he has chosen to come to the White House to have direct access to him. Columbia Conservative Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2331398/posts#comment Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:10:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329045/posts 1st Amendment: Mark Lloyd, a disciple of Saul Alinsky and fan of Hugo Chavez, wants to destroy talk radio and says free speech is a distraction. The new FCC diversity "czar" says Venezuela is an example we should follow.When Mark Lloyd was appointed July 29 as the chief diversity officer at the Federal Communications Commission, a nation focused on ObamaCare and a deteriorating economy took little notice. But as angry constituents flood town hall meetings and call in to talk radio, a man dedicated to silencing them sits at the right hand of the president. They share a common hero... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329045/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:49:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2330654/posts Just 4 days prior to the massive citizen march on Washington on September 12 to protest government-run healthcare, high taxes,and runaway spending, Barack Obama will address all of the nation's school children. I would strongly encourage all parents to keep their children home from school on that day as a means of protest. Why would a President who is known for employing innovative means for propaganda set up a national address to school children just days prior to a citizen march that could garner over a million protesters? Columbia Conservative Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2330654/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 20:12:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327886/posts What is Black Liberation Theology anyway? Barack Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright catapulted black liberation theology onto a national stage, when America discovered Trinity United Church of Christ. Understanding the background of the movement might give better clarity into Wright's recent vitriolic preaching. A clear definition of black theology was first given formulation in 1969 by the National Committee of Black Church Men in the midst of the civil-rights movement: Black theology is a theology of black liberation. It seeks to plumb the black condition in the light of God's revelation in Jesus Christ, so that the black community can... Action Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327886/posts#comment Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:08:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2327698/posts Legislation that would grant President Obama the authority to selectively shutdown Internet sites is advancing in the senate. The “Cybersecurity Act of 2009” would allow the President to “declare a cybersecurity emergency” relating to “non-governmental” computer networks and do whatever he feels is necessary to respond to the threat. Author of the bill, Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), declared that “recent events surrounding ‘town hall’ meetings on the President’s health care plan emphasize the need for this legislation. As we saw, access to the Internet enabled rightwing fanatics to quickly and inexpensively alert cadres of sympathizers who turned out to disrupt... A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2327698/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:08:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327248/posts We’ve written about this before but the new and “improved” version of the bill’s just been leaked by Jay Rockefeller’s office. Remember the Bush years, when the Democrats ferociously opposed executive power? Good times. If you think they’ve changed now, wait and see what happens if/when the GOP takes back Congress. Article II fee-vah! A Senate source familiar with the bill compared the president’s power to take control of portions of the Internet to what President Bush did when grounding all aircraft on Sept. 11, 2001. The source said that one primary concern was the electrical grid, and what would... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327248/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:40:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2301217/posts Thursday, July 23, 2009 A Canadian Horror Story We've been told by the Obama administration, as well as most of the Democratic party, that we need to be more like Canada, France and England, and follow their lead into "socialized" medicine! http://www.todayspoliticsfreedomlover.blogspot.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2301217/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:45:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2293295/posts President Barack Obama leapt to the defense of John Holdren, his new “Science Czar,” after critics raised concerns about policies Holdren recommended in a book he co-authored 30 years ago. In the book Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment, Holdren advocated a number of harsh measures he claimed should be undertaken by a “transnational planetary regime” in order to “save the planet.” Among the measures Holdren said should be implemented were “forced sterilization of persons who contribute to social deterioration,” mandatory abortions of superfluous persons,” and lowering the birth rate by “injecting infertility drugs into the public water supply.” The President characterized... A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2293295/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:33:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290951/posts Oxford's dictionary defines evil as "profoundly immoral and malevolent." In taking a serious look at what Barack Obama and the Democrats in congress are doing to this nation, one must try to determine their intent. Many conservative pundits and talk show hosts have been postulating that although misguided and mistaken, the ideas being put forth by the liberals in Washington are well-intentioned. Whether it be raising taxes to pay for a massive boondoggle such as a nationalized health care system, cap and trade to save the planet from climate change, or genuflecting to our enemies in a vain attempt to... America Talks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290951/posts#comment Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:20:46 GMT