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El Mal del Estado de la Seguridad Nacional, Parte 11

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The following is a Spanish translation of “The Evil of the National Security State” by Jacob G. Hornberger. The translation was done for FFF on a complimentary basis by a FFF supporter in Spain. Please share it with your Spanish-speaking friends.   Parte 1 | Parte 2 | Parte 3 | Parte 4 | Parte 5| Parte 6 | Parte 7 | Parte 8 | Parte 9 | Parte 10 | Parte 11 | Parte 12 El 11 de septiembre de 1973, el presidente de Chile, democráticamente elegido, Salvador Allende fue depuesto por un golpe militar al mando del general del ejército chileno Augusto Pinochet. Fue una cesura en la historia de Chile, que rompió con la tradición democrática del país e instauró un régimen militar de terror que duró 15 años, hasta que un plebiscito relevó a Pinochet y restauró la democracia. Tras el golpe fueron arrestadas y ...

National-Security Assassination of Americans in 1973

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A Chilean judge has indicted a retired U.S. Naval officer, Capt. Ray E. Davis, in the murder of two American citizens in Chile during the U.S.-supported Pinochet coup in 1973. The indictment indicates that the U.S. military and the CIA may have been responsible for the national-security assassination of two Americans several decades before the start of the war on terrorism. The two Americans were journalists — 31-year-old Charles Horman and 24-year-old Frank Teruggi. During the Pinochet coup in 1973, both men were taken captive and executed in cold blood. For decades, the CIA, playing the innocent, denied any involvement in the murders. Then, in 1999 a declassified State Department document revealed that the CIA had, in fact, played some unidentified role in at least Horman’s murder. What role? We don’t know. Ever since the revelation of that State Department document, the CIA has remained mum on the case, obviously taking the position that secrecy and cover-up is the best policy. By the same ...

Hornberger’s Blog, January 2012

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Just Ditch Medicare and Medicaid I just don’t get conservatives. They say they support individual freedom, economic liberty, free markets, limited government, and the Constitution. They also say they oppose socialism, interventionism, collectivism, and paternalism. They point out that such isms just don’t work. Okay, fine. Then why don’t conservatives call for the immediate repeal of Medicare and Medicaid? Why do they focus their entire attention on calling for the immediate repeal of Obamacare and its health-insurance mandate? Surely conservatives realize that Medicare and Medicaid are socialistic programs. The government takes money through taxation and uses it to fund the healthcare expenses of the elderly and poor. Surely conservatives realize that there is nothing in the Constitution that authorizes the federal government to provide healthcare to people. Surely conservatives realize that the root of America’s health-care woes lies in Medicare and Medicaid as well as other interventions into healthcare, such as medical licensure and insurance regulations. Surely, they don’t think that simply repealing Obamacare ...

Luis Posada Carriles’ Insurance Policy

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The former head of Cuba’s Department of State Security, Fabian Escalante, tells the Washington Post that accused terrorist Luis Posada Carriles has an insurance policy that ensures he will be provided excellent treatment at the hands of U.S. officials. According to an article in today’s Post, Escalante states, “He has a life insurance policy, which is what he knows about the Kennedy plot.” Posada ...