About Andy Hailey
Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, kid of a WWII WASP, Vet for Peace, universist, web admin, blogger - helping to expose America’s growing Authoritarianism.
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Month to Month Change In this twenty-four survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was down by 6.1 percent from September 2007. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 8 were down and 6 were up. The largest decrease for … Continue reading →
Fear mongering, along with “noble lies,” addressed elsewhere in this blog, are major components in the authoritarian’s tyrannical toolbox. Ever since we were attacked in 2001, we have been manipulated with the fear card. Any time the Administration wants us … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=172" target="_blank" title="Who is responsible for taking our liberties from us">230 Years of Fascination with Liberty - Are We About to Lose Her?</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=99" target="_blank" title="You call this a war?">War(?) On Terror - No, Only An Excuse to Break the Law and Lower Our High Standards</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=98" target="_blank" title="Are you tired of being scared? Maybe a little perspective would help?">Keeping Fear of Terrorism in Perspective - And Putting Reasoning Back Into Our Decision Making Processes</a>
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/the-islamofascists-would-_b_70849.html?load=1&page=2" target="_blank" title="There are three reasons why Cenk Uygur is not scared of the Islamofascists">The Islamofascists Would Kill Me First</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism, Terrorism
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Tagged Fear Mongering
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Below is a message I sent to Congressman Nick Lampson and it includes a message I sent to Congressman Ron Paul: I’m surrounded by your district, but I contributed to your run against the worst Congressman ever and have attended … Continue reading →
Blackwater USA’s efforts may be concentrated in Iraq, but one day those services will no longer be needed. What then for this private company and its employees? Like employees of Blackwater USA, I work for a government contractor who’s contract … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14709187" target="_blank" title="The shooting deaths of Iraqi civilians in Baghdad have prompted anger at Blackwater USA">Iraq Security Firm Blackwater Under Scrutiny</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism
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Tagged Fascism - Here?, Posse Comitatus
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Month to Month Change In this twenty-third survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was down by 51.6 percent from August 2007. Of the fourteen categories tracked, all 14 were down. The largest decrease for September, 75 percent, … Continue reading →
Here is my twist to Lawrence Britt’s fourteen common threads of national behavior and abuse of power that enable fascist or protofascist single-party systems and how they obtain, expand and maintain power. This was originally put together when I started … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2064157,00.html" target="_blank" title="By Naomi Wolf">Fascism in 10 Steps for Any Nation</a>
Posted in Strict-father State
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Tagged Fascism - Here?
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The focused condemnation of MoveOn.org from inside the Beltway, where doing wrong has been the norm since 1994, means MoveOn must be doing something right with that full page ad in the in the New York Times. Why has Congress … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14599235" target="_blank" title="Columbia's president, Lee Bollinger, says it follows the school's free-speech tradition.">Free speech even applies to the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.</a>
Posted in Disdain of Educated & Artists, Enemy/Scapegoat, Media-Info Control
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As with much of the nation, I have been distracted with the lead up to, the questioning of and the follow-up to, the Petraeus regurgitation of Bush’s plan. While this drages on, we are being distracted from the important issues … Continue reading →
The following was distributed by Andy Shanks on August 27, 2007, and is published here with his permission: “We’re ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas,†Natalie Mains of the Dixie Chicks. What followed was a … Continue reading →
In September of 2006, Col. Sam Gardiner discusses U. S. covert operatives in Iran. Was this plan set up a long time ago? War With Iran Has Started (CNN) On January 25, 2007, Wayne White and Pat Buchanan discuss plans … Continue reading →
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