Author Archives: neophilus

Libya 2: the sequel

Posted on January 18, 2012 by neophilus

If you can’t get enough of bombing foreign nations and arming extremists to overthrow their government then good news, it’s about to happen all over again! Syria is next on the US/UK/Israel tour of the middle east: bombing cities, fomenting … Continue reading →

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If I express my First Amendment Freedoms…

Posted on January 11, 2012 by neophilus

“You’ll probably be arrested.” Read the story about how a law abiding citizen was arrested and charged with a crime based on the direct orders of the Mitt Romney campaign who was employing police as a private security force. This … Continue reading →

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Ahhh, Hubris

Posted on January 3, 2012 by neophilus

In a NY Times Op-Ed article author Ilan Berman thinks getting into a war with Iran is no big deal. I would be laughing at the Hubris of this puff piece if the sentiment wasn’t so commonly held by so … Continue reading →

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Shadowy College Department Uses Students for International Espionage

Posted on December 1, 2011 by neophilus

I wish this title didn’t read like a bad Tom Clancy novel but that’s is exactly what I thought after I read this article on Yahoo about American students using the internet to hunt down Chinese nuclear missiles. Within the … Continue reading →

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Still trying to figure out how to cut the deficit?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by neophilus

I’m surprised that while politicians have completely failed to cut the federal budget, Wired Magazine has just written an article about how $3 billion dollars of tax payer money has been funding mercenary armies tasked to curb the flow of … Continue reading →

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Freedom Riders, 2011

Posted on November 15, 2011 by neophilus

Contrary to popular opinion in the Mass Media, Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation has been exploring more creative and non-violent methods. As Mondoweiss reported last week Palestinian “Freedom Riders” planned on boarding public transportation segregated by settlements and military checkpoints. … Continue reading →

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Where is the media outrage?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by neophilus

It’s a scene that should be a nightmare for any neo-conservative/liberal red blooded American: arab rebels being given safe shelter and free treatment at a local area hospital, the staff forced to go through behavioral training to cater to the … Continue reading →

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Blood Money

Posted on October 22, 2011 by neophilus

As ghoulish pictures of Gaddafi’s murdered body are making headline news across the world we are reminded what all this killing, this NATO led bombing and terrorism was all about. The Money. The starting pistol for British firms to pursue … Continue reading →

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Do No Evil?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by neophilus

Pulled directly from Google’s own philosophy statement: You can make money without doing evil. Which is then followed by a series of qualifiers that read more like a disclaimer. Since this phrase is commonly boiled down to “Do No Evil” … Continue reading →

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Spoils of War

Posted on September 27, 2011 by neophilus

Now that NATO has achieved its actual goal of toppling the regime in Libya, the UK and other Western governments and corporations can commence the feast and gorge themselves on the spoils of war. As reported in the Guardian article … Continue reading →

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