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Syria hails U.S.-Russia chemical weapons deal as a ‘victory’ that averts war

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“A US-Russian plan to remove Syria’s chemical weapons is a ‘victory’ that averts a war, a Syrian minister said Sunday, as Washington’s top diplomat briefed Israel about the landmark deal.  Some Israeli commentators raised the question of whether Washington would lean on Israel to ratify the international treaty banning the use of chemical weapons.
Israel signed the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1993 but never ratified it, despite demands to do so from Washington and Moscow.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/15/syria-hails-u-s-russia-chemical-weapons-deal-as-a-victory-that-averts-war/

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NSA chief Clapper: Data spying debate ‘probably needed to happen’

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“‘As loathe as I am to give any credit for what’s happened here, which is egregious…’ said National Intelligence Director James Clapper, ‘I think it’s clear that some of the conversations that this has generated, some of the debate… actually probably needed to happen.’  Clapper, speaking at a conference in Washington, said the public discussion examining the balance between spying powers and privacy rights ‘perhaps’ should have taken place earlier.  ‘So if there’s a good side to this, maybe that’s it,’ he said of the Snowden media leaks.  His comments were the first time a senior US intelligence figure had portrayed the leaks as sparking a useful debate.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/12/nsa-chief-clapper-praises-snowden-data-spying-debate-probably-needed-to-happen/

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Win for Chicago gun owners: City Council rewrites gun laws

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“The National Rifle Association is claiming victory today after the Chicago City Council tentatively approved a rewrite of the city’s onerous gun laws that were passed in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the McDonald v. Chicago case (2010), which effectively overturned Chi-Town’s ban on handguns. While the full City Council will officially vote on the changes on Wednesday, it’s believed that they’ll stick because of the state’s recently passed concealed carry law, a ‘shall-issue’ statue that allows law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms in public provided they pass a background check, pay a $150 fee and take a 16-hour firearms training course.”

http://www.guns.com/2013/09/10/win-chicago-gun-owners-city-council-rewrites-gun-laws/

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Two Huge Victories in Colorado for the Second Amendment

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“Even though there had never been a successful recall in Colorado history, and even though advocates of gun rights were targeting Senators in two districts that voted overwhelmingly for Obama, and even though the statists had a huge money advantage, what mattered most was that voters did not want their gun rights eroded by politicians.  Polling data shows the American people would engage in massive civil disobedience if politicians tried to ban guns. But it’s also comforting that voters also are willing to overcome heavy odds to knock off politicians who push for any type of gun control.”

http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/two-huge-victories-in-colorado-for-the-second-amendment/

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Two Colorado lawmakers lose recall elections over support for gun laws

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“Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs and Sen. Angela Giron of Pueblo lost their jobs as lawmakers in an election seen as a national measure of popular support for gun legislation. They were replaced by two gun-rights Republicans.  Angered by new limits on ammunition magazines and expanded background checks, gun rights activists filed enough voter signatures for the recall elections – the first for state legislators since Colorado adopted the procedure in 1912. The recalls prevailed despite some $3 million in contributions for the incumbents.  The recalls were the latest chapter in the national debate over guns – and, for some, a warning to lawmakers in swing states.”

http://www.wbay.com/story/23386964/2-colo-lawmakers-face-recall-over-gun-votes

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Australia liberated from their long national green nightmare

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“Tony Abbott has won the Australian election in a landslide, and vows to abolish the carbon tax as a first order of business. Abbott has declared Australia is ‘once more open for business’ in claiming victory in Saturday’s election.  It is a huge blow to the Rudd-Gillard labor party and their green goals, which were built on a lie foisted on the Australian people. In 2010 when Gillard said ‘no carbon tax’ in a  videotaped speech that has been seen as the key moment Australians lost trust.  Then, shortly after she was elected prime minister, she acted as if those words were never spoken, and implemented a carbon tax anyway.”

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/09/07/australia-liberated-from-their-long-national-green-nightmare/

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Poll: Public doubts rise on surveillance, privacy

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“Following disclosures about the National Security Agency’s massive surveillance programs, a majority of Americans believe the U.S. government is doing a poor job of protecting privacy rights, according to a new poll. Close to 60 percent of Americans oppose the NSA’s collection of data on telephone and Internet usage. A similar majority opposes the legal process supervised by a secret federal court that oversees the government’s classified surveillance.  suspicions about the government’s promises to protect civil liberties have deepened since 2011. Only 53 percent now say the government does a good job of ensuring freedoms.”

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20130911/DA8NRH9O0.html

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Americans Aren’t Buying the Media’s Push For A War In Syria

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“While the mainstream media has enjoyed a monopoly on this thought-enforcement for decades, thanks to decentralized power of the internet there are signs that Americans are starting to wake up. Administration claims, whether they be about the next country that needs to be bombed or the status of the economy, are now more easily scrutinized than ever before. Rather than an acceptable, bipartisan mainstream and a kooky fringe, slowly but surely the real ideological battle lines are being drawn: individualism vs. authoritarianism. Those of us who believe in peace and the Bill of Rights on one side, and those who believe in unlimited state power on the other.”

http://libertycrier.com/americans-arent-buying-medias-push-war-syria/

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7 Reasons Why the Public Is Right to Mistrust Obama on Syria

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“1. What Iraq taught Americans — what Vietnam taught before that — is that Washington foreign-policy planners cannot accurately say beforehand just how long a war will last, how much it will cost, or how many Americans it might ultimately kill, even though many of them earnestly believe that their prognostication is accurate.  They’re asking us to believe their assurances about how limited the conflict will be, even though many of them got Iraq wrong on that same metric. They talk about intervention in Syria as if they know just what will happen. That’s part of why they can’t be trusted: their delusions of control.”

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/7-reasons-why-the-public-is-right-to-mistrust-obama-on-syria/279454/

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College Students Chase, Heckle David Petraeus on First Day of Class

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“Petraeus was on the way to teaching his first class at CUNY’s honors college, entitled ‘Are We on the Threshold of the North American Decade?’ He took on the teaching gig as part of rehabilitating his image following an extramarital affair scandal that led to his resignation from the CIA.  The students can be heard yelling ‘War criminal!’ at the retired military officer who played a key role in the ‘counterinsurgency’ strategy of the Iraq War. ‘Every class, David!’ the students shout, suggesting they plan to protest him on a weekly basis, before every lecture.  ‘Petraeus out of CUNY’ and ‘Fascist’ were some of the other chants.”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-college-students-chase-david-petraeus-and-shout-at-him-on-first-day-of-class/

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