Archive for May, 2011

“The Grand Game” Update: June 2011

Monday, May 30th, 2011

George W. Obama Further Down Same Wrong Track;
SCO Surging; Third Intifada to Join “Arab Spring”?

By Ted Becker

Netanyahu before Congress

One would have thought that perhaps Barack Obama had shucked being the son of George W. Bush after he polished off OBL when W couldn’t, with precise dispatch, boosting domestic militaristic pride, and trying to soothe wounded Pakistani sensitivities.  Then in a well scripted and well staged State Department setting, he dropped his “Cairo II” bomb.  It was a speech which he hoped would “reset” negotiation parameters to settle the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, widely understood to be a major contributor to the myriad Arab rebellions against autocracy in the spring of 2011.  WRONG!! (more…)

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Ron Paul Revere’s Midnight 2011 Ride: The Fascists Are Coming (and They’re Called “Congress”)

Monday, May 30th, 2011

By Ted Becker

Last week, Congress passed a new and depraved version of the totally misnamed and misleading “The Patriot Act.”  Many Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives opposed it…but not nearly enough.   Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas), in his remarks to Congress, called it the “Last Nail” in the coffin of what used to be called “The American Republic.” (more…)

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TODAY’S HEADLINES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO AMERICANS IN 1980

Friday, May 13th, 2011

By Ted Becker

Norway Bombs Libya on Humanitarian Mission

U.S. Media Compel President of the United States to Produce His Birth Certificate

Donald Trump’s Bid for President Endorsed by a Meatloaf on his TV Reality Show

U.S. Envoy Claims Gaddafi  Issued Medicine to
His Troops to Help Them Rape Libyan Civilians

Top American Oil Companies Call U.S. Senators Un-American for Trying to End Their Tax Breaks.

Chicago White Sox Baseball Manager Suspended for Tweeting

No More NASA Space Shuttles: Replaced by
Commercial Space Planes for Rich Tourists

Wives Quit Jobs So They and “Uninsurable” Cancer Ridden Husbands Can Get Medicaid.

Canadian Dollar Worth More Than Almighty Dollar

Russia and Germany Allies in Oil Pipeline
Against American and British Competitors

Israel Destroys Iranian Nuclear Plant with a Worm


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What The Empire’s Cameras Didn’t Want the Public to See: The Rebel’s Knowledge of the Power of His Death

Friday, May 13th, 2011

By Ted Becker

When Mark Coleman, one of the founding fathers of The Libertarian Party, posted a link to a satirical blog comparing the death of Osama Bin Laden to Obi-Wan Kenobi in “Star Wars” (Read post), I immediately saw a number of intriguing analogies. And it got me to explore YouTube to see if that “death scene” was there.  Sure enough, there was the duel between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan where Obi-Wan is killed in a laser swordfight.
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A Striking Parallel Between “Star Wars” and “The War on Terror”: Are bin Laden and Obi-Wan Kenobi Related?

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

by Mark Coleman

Meanwhile in intergalactic last, lost empire news …

I found this article in The Galactic Empire Times and felt that it fit well into the themes emphasized in The Last, Lost Empire Blog pages. It’s titled “Obi-Wan Kenobi is Dead, Vader Says.“ Here’s the link.  Enjoy.

Be sure to read the comments, too.

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No WMD’s + Democracy in Iraq + Arab Spring + Osama bin Laden Dead = Time for the Biggest and Best “End of War Parade” EVER

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

By Ted Becker

Americans love military victory parades.  And why not? (more…)

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