By Melanie Lamport

“The Best Way To Control The Opposition Is To Lead It Ourselves,” Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

Global Research, January 1, 2012

“With minimal media debate, at a time when Americans were celebrating the New Year with their loved ones, the “National Defense Authorization Act " H.R. 1540 was signed into law by President Barack Obama. The actual signing took place in Hawaii on the 31st of December.

According to Obama's "signing statement", the threat of Al Qaeda to the Security of the Homeland constitutes a justification for repealing fundamental rights and freedoms, with a stroke of the pen.”

Globalresearch.ca is the home to F. W. Engdahl, a respected scholar, who approaches the New World Order conspiracy from calm reasoned perspective: As opposed to Alex Jones at Inforwars.com who rants and raves about the Globalists: Neither of them have any real action plan. If you are not a familiar with the works of F.W. Engdahl and the reality of a New World Order conspiracy, visit Michel Chossudovsky’s [CIA controlled] Globalresearch.ca website. [1]

According to Chossudovsky:

“The passage of NDAA is intimately related to Washington's global military agenda. The military pursuit of Worldwide hegemony also requires the "Militarization of the Homeland", namely the demise of the American Republic.”

“To say that January 1st 2012 is "A Sad Day for America" is a gross understatement.”

“The signing of NDAA (HR 1540) into law is tantamount to the militarization of law enforcement, the repeal of the Posse Comitatus Act and the Inauguration in 2012 of Police State USA.”

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James Petras

Introduction:

The relation between imperialism and democracy has been debated and discussed over 2500 years, from fifth century Athens to Liberty Park in Manhattan. Contemporary critics of imperialism (and capitalism) claim to find a fundamental incompatibility, citing the growing police state measures accompanying colonial wars, from Clinton’s anti-terrorist laws, and Bush’s “Patriot Act” to Obama’s ordering the extrajudicial assassination of overseas US citizens.

In the past, however, many theorists of imperialism of varying political persuasion, ranging from Max Weber to Vladimir Lenin, argued that imperialism unified the country, reduced internal class polarization and created privileged workers who actively supported and voted for imperial parties. A historical, comparative survey of the conditions under which imperialism and democratic institutions converge or diverge can throw some light on the challenges and choices faced by the burgeoning democratic movements erupting across the globe.

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By Rady Ananda

Warning: Graphic images

The surviving family members of Kelly Thomas, who was brutally murdered by Fullerton Police (Orange County, California) in July, rejected an offer of $900,000 not to pursue civil action.

[Image: said to be Kelly Thomas when alive.]

On July 5, 2011, closed circuit TV caught six Fullerton cops brutally murdering a homeless, mentally ill man.  Kelly Thomas, age 37, died after being taken off life-support five days later.

A whistleblower who viewed the unreleased city-owned video of the event says an officer crushed Thomas' windpipe by "drop-kneeing" him twice.

His last words are heard on this CCTV video where he’s screaming, “Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad!”

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