================================================ |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| Old Dominion Liberty Letter Issue #45 |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| ================================================
In this issue: 1. VIRGINIA NEWS: Ryan Frederick Case Appeals Fail 2. FEATURED VIDEO: A Fascinating, Visual Study of World Economic and Physical Health 3. Torture & Murder? 4. The Closing Window of Free Speech 5. OFF-TOPIC: How Barcodes Work 6. NATIONAL NEWS: LP Issue Bumper Stickers 7. VIRGINIA EVENTS 8. Libertarian Radio in Virginia Interested in taking over ODLL? Contact us to volunteer. Click: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=volunteerodll> ODLL is archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html ************************************************************* FEATURED PRODUCT: "Libertarian Precinct Captain" sign, design #1, single sided, coroplast, 18" x 24" -- Send $35 via Paypal to <[email protected]> : https://pdf.buildasign.com/Proof.ashx?tcid=59796A45365257754E74383D&width=700&height=450&watermark=false&r=1287380036245 ************************************************************* ================================================ 1. VIRGINIA NEWS: Ryan Frederick Case Appeals Fail ================================================ Some of you may recall the case extensively commented upon by Libertarians. Recently, his state appeals came to an end with the Virginia Supreme Court's rejection of his arguments: http://hamptonroads.com/2010/11/va-supreme-court-denies-last-state-appeal-detectiveshooting-case?cid=ltst This case was extensively analyzed by our own Don Tabor of the Tidewater LP: http://tidewaterliberty.wordpress.com/?s=ryan+frederick It's always good to remember, as Maadddogg says, "Ryan Frederick can not shoot blindly through a door but cops can". http://maaadddog.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/ryan-frederick-can-not-shoot-blindly-through-a-door-but-cops-can/#more-1828 ================================================ 2. FEATURED VIDEO: A Fascinating, Visual Study of World Economic and Physical Health ================================================ http://www.sovereignman.com/expat/this-is-definitely-worth-4-minutes-of-your-time/ Simon Black http://www.sovereignman.com/author/simonblack/ in New Zealand said of this video: >>Professor Hans Rosling is a sword-swallower. Crazy, I know. But as >>freakish and mesmerizing as that talent may be, the data that he has >>been compiling about developing countries is even more mesmerizing, >>and I promise it will surprise even the most worldly and well traveled >>among us. >> >>Rosling has an uncanny ability to take enormous heaps of data, crunch >>the numbers, and present them in such a fluid way that it would make >>the most disinterested viewer sit up and take notice, and his focus on >>developing countries shatters a lot of misconceptions. >> >>In the video below, Rosling charts a moving 200-year history of the >>wealth and life expectancy of 200 countries. In just 4-minutes, he >>shows that the gap between developing countries and developed >>countries is actually rather small, and that places like Shanghai, >>Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore have already caught up with the west. >> >>Two of the things that I thought of immediately when watching this video were- >> >>1) The catastrophic long-term effects of government-organized folly >>(war, central planning, currency debasement, etc.) are very clear when >>watching the progression of his data set; >> >>2) Its incredible how fast developing nations can catch up with the >>west; technology, productivity, and a high savings rate are key >>drivers, and those are the critical ingredients to look for when >>assessing the long-term growth capacity of any economy. >> >>I highly recommend the above video, its only 4-minutes. ================================================ 3. Torture & Murder? ================================================ Two women: - Anna Ardin, a radical feminist who has links to a CIA asset and terrorist and is involved with an organization in Sweden that invites anti-Jewish speakers to its events http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/assange-rape-accuser-cia-ties/ ... and: - Sofia Wilén, whose motives in all this are less than clear as of yet... ... have made accusations of nonconsensual sex against WikiLeaks' Julian Assange. The Swedish government is prosecuting despite the fact that the women both bragged about their mutual conquest after the 'incidents' in question. Assange is now in a British prison awaiting extradition to Sweden (and, it is believed, ultimately to the United States). http://www.counterpunch.org/shamir09142010.html Here is a video that shows both women the day following the alleged crimes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWh1Mk2_GVg#t=03m42s Now let me get this straight... You can be prosecuted for not wearing a condom during sex, but yet you can torture other human beings or order that torture http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/how-bush-approved-torture/chilling/ and not be subject to any legal consequences. Right? Oh, and you can order the extrajudicial murder of a citizen http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/world/middleeast/07yemen.html and be immune from prosecution? Man, it's good to be king. ================================================ 4. The Closing Window of Free Speech ================================================ Think MaoBama (or his successor) won't be looking for ways to squelch you and I? >U.S. government is now moving on political groups and activists who >are clearly exercising fundamental First Amendment rights in vocally >opposing the government's branding of foreign liberation movements as >terrorist and support their struggles against U.S. backed repressive >regimes and illegal occupations. > >Under the new definition of "material support," the efforts of >[former] President Jimmy Carter to monitor the elections in Lebanon >and coordinate with the political parties there including the >designated FTO, Hezbollah, could well be prosecuted as a crime. >Similarly, the publication of op-ed articles by FTO spokesmen from >Hamas or other designated groups by the New York Times or Washington >Post, or the filing by human rights attorneys of amicus briefs arguing >against a group's terrorist designation or the statute itself could >also now be prosecuted. Of course, the first targets of this draconian >expansion of the material support law will not be a former president >or the establishment media, but members of a Marxist organization and >vocal opponents of the governments of Israel and Colombia and the U.S. >policies supporting these repressive governments. > >President Obama in his foreword to the recent autobiography of Nelson >Mandela, Conversations with Myself, wrote that "Mandela's sacrifice >was so great that it called upon people everywhere to do what they >could on behalf of human progress. [and] . . . [t]he the first time I >became politically active was during my college years, when I joined a >campaign on behalf of divestment, and the effort to end apartheid in >South Africa." At the time of Mr. Obama's First Amendment advocacy, >Mr. Mandela and his organization the African National Congress (ANC) >were denounced as terrorist by the U.S. government. The "material >support" law, if in effect back then, would have opened Mr. Obama up >to potential criminal prosecution. It is ironic, and the height of >hypocrisy, that this same man who speaks with such reverence for Mr. >Mandela and recalls his own support for the struggle against >apartheid, now allows the Justice Department under his command to >criminalize similar First Amendment advocacy against Israeli >apartheid and repressive foreign governments. From: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26815.htm Disclaimer: I'm not particularly sanguine about the above author's emphasis on the evils of Israel, nor his downplaying of Hezbollah's crimes, neverthless, I support his right to air his particular blind spots. As an aside, anyone who exalts someone who intentionally murdered innocent individuals for political reasons -- as Mandela did in the sixties (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela , is in my book nothing more than a wannabe murderer who should be watched carefully. ================================================ 5. OFF-TOPIC: How Barcodes Work ================================================ Completely off-topic, but if you've ever been curious about how barcodes work, this rap video explains the basics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFjG7oqmmZA Those of us in the over-30 cohort might not find it engaging, but my kids enjoyed it and for the next three days they kept referring to several different aspects of barcodes -- even drew one on their impregnable, cardboard box "fort". ================================================ 6. NATIONAL NEWS: LP Issue Bumper Stickers ================================================ And now, a word from our sponsor: Wear the LP colors! 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VIRGINIA EVENTS ================================================ To stay current on upcoming activities of Libertarians across the state, check out the Calendar: http://lpva.com/Calendar/events08.asp ================================================ 8. Libertarian Radio in Virginia ================================================ What's on your mind? Unlike those right-wing or left-liberal extremist shows, Free Talk Live is talk radio that ANYONE can take control of. Yes, even you. Free Talk Live is the next generation of issues oriented talk. What is the meaning of freedom? This show is about Liberty with a capital L. Check out some of the archives on the FTL Main Page http://freetalklive.com/ to get an idea of what this all means. FreeTalkLive ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call Freq Band City Affiliate Live? 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