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Free disaster preparedness info -- from Arthur Bradley's Amazon Blog As many of you may know, I am in the process of writing a "how-to" handbook on disaster preparedness. The book is finally coming along! I've completed many of the chapters, including water, shelter, food, protection, and more. The idea is to write a well-researched book that offers practical advice on how to prepare for emergencies and disasters. I've read nearly every book out there on disaster preparedness, and I'm combining all the best advice, along with my own experiences to give the reader what I hope is a handbook of useful information. I have created a website that offers practical advice on how to go about preparing - some of this comes from the intro of my upcoming book. A high-quality auto kit (and a detailed packing list) is also offered on this site - use the list to build your own if you like. If interested, check out www.disasterpreparer.com. The site will eventually get lots more info, so check back often: www.disasterpreparer.com Survival in a bucket? I am in the process of writing a handbook on disaster preparedness (DP). I've posted a useful list of items to keep in your automobile in a previous post - see below. In this post, I'd like to briefly take a look at the effectiveness of prepackaged DP kits (usually sold in a 5 gallon bucket). If you read their websites, you might come to believe that getting prepared is simply about forking out $99 and finding a shelf on which to store the bucket of goodies. Let's take a look at one such disaster preparedness kit meant for a family of four. 12 Energy bars 12 Water boxes (8 ounces each) 4 Space blankets 1 Pair work gloves 4 Thin plastic ponchos 4 Small packs of tissues 1 Tube tent 4 Lightweight dust masks 50 Water purification tablets 1 Pair disposable medical gloves 1 Solar radio with flashlight 1 Small first aid kit (bandaids, gauze, tweezers, antibiotic cream) 4 Lightsticks 1 GI-style can opener 50 feet of nylon cord Small Swiss Army knife 50 Waterproof matches 5 Emergency candles (5 hours each) 12 Plastic bags Package of toilet chemicals Whistle Roll of duct tape 5 Gallon bucket with optional toilet seat Seems like quite a list! But let's put ourselves in a disaster and see how well we hold up. Example scenario Let's assume that you live on the East Coast (which I do), and a hurricane blows through (which it did shortly after I moved here). Thousands of power poles are taken down, leaving you without electricity for 3 weeks. Gasoline is in very short supply. Supermarkets are unable to stock up. And local water reserves are contaminated due to flooding. The temperature is about 80 degrees during the day and 50 degrees at night. There are bouts of very heavy rainfall. Worst of all, large tree has fallen through the roof of your house. To top things off, there are some scattered reports of looting. Let's test this kit against our fundamental needs: Food - The energy bars will keep you alive a couple days longer than if we had nothing at all, but they certainly won't help the morale of your hungry family used to eating "normal" food. The GI style can opener will open any canned food we have on hand, but it is slow, difficult to use, easy to lose, and won't hold up for long. Water - The purified water will only last your family of four about 6 hours (assuming 1 gal/person/day). After that, you will have to boil the contaminated city water in the hopes that whatever contaminants have gotten into the supply can be nullified. Shelter -- There are no tarps or tools to patch the hole in your roof, so your shelter is slowly being destroyed by the deluge of rain. Light -- The kit's single solar radio/flashlight would be inadequate for a family of four to function in darkness. The five emergency candles would likely only last a single evening. After that, your family would be forced to hunker down as soon as night arrives. Heating/Cooling -- The temperatures are mild enough that you can survive without heating or cooling, although daytime temperatures will make it uncomfortable and increase your need for drinking water. Evening temperatures are likely to be chilly, and you can only hope that we already have adequate blankets on hand to keep everyone warm. Note that space blankets are unsuitable for anything but short term wilderness survival as they are typically small, easily torn, hard to stay wrapped up in, and of questionable benefit over a simple tarp. Air -- There are no dangers to your air supply. Sleep -- Sleeping in our home is still possible for a while, but conditions will quickly become unhealthy because of sanitation issues. Medicine/First Aid -- The first aid supplies in the kit are completely inadequate for anything beyond a scraped knee. If anyone in our family becomes injured or ill (both very possible), we will be in a very serious situation. Communication -- There is nothing in the kit to help contact family or friends, no evacuation plan, no pet supplies, no games or activities to keep children entertained, and no information about emergency services. Financial Security -- The kit does nothing to help your financial security. In particular, there are no home inventory sheets to help itemize your property damage. Hygiene -- The few packages of tissues and the potty bucket are inadequate for your family's personal hygiene. Without an ample supply of water, your family faces risk of disease from inadequate sanitation. The inability to maintain an accepted level of cleanliness will also quickly drive morale down. Transportation -- The kit does not help with transportation issues. You would have no spare gasoline or alternate means of transportation. Protection -- The kit offers nothing in terms of personal protection (save for a small pocket knife). Should looters mistakenly invade your home thinking it empty, you will be at their mercy. The bottom line is that the "bucket survival kit" would fall far short of meeting your post-hurricane needs. Try running the kit against other scenarios (e.g. winter storm, terrorist strike, widespread blackout, etc.). I think you'll find that it does little to improve your chances of survival. My criticism however isn't directed against any company offering such kits. Having a bucket of supplies is better than having nothing at all. And so in one sense I salute them for identifying a very real need. It is however my strong recommendation that you take a much more practical approach to disaster preparedness. If you're interested in other suggestions about disaster preparedness, please see www.disasterpreparer.com --- Disaster Preparedness - Auto Kit I've had an interest in disaster preparedness for many years, and have recently started on a comprehensive "how to" book. Several friends have asked for a list of items to keep in their vehicle. Let me know if you see anything missing. Most Important Items: - A heavyweight canvas bag with shoulder straps (IDF tactical duffel is great) - Warm blanket -- 1 for each person - LED flashlight with fresh batteries (Surefire makes great flashlights) - Bottled water - a few bottles per person - GPS unit and/or maps of area - Jumper cables or Jumpstarter (Jump-n-carry 660 is good) - Empty gas can (1-2 gal) - Siphon - Small tool kit, include a roll of 3M all-weather Duct tape - First aid kit (include sterile gloves, bandages, CPR shield, scissors, SAM splint, ACE bandages, pain killer, etc.) - Cell phone with car charger - Jack, tire iron, spare tire - Leather gloves - A comfortable pair of walking shoes (broken in) - Can of Fix-a-flat - Lifehammer or Res-Q-Me - within reach - Tub of wet wipes - Tow rope - Pen and notepad (Rite in the Rain are good for outdoor use) - Fixed blade knife (Benchmade, Gerber, Ka-Bar, Al Mar, Cold Steel, others) - Triangle reflectors or flares (Defusco reflectors are heavy duty) - Small fire extinguisher (A-B-C types will handle wood, oil/gas, and electrical fires) - A few 12 hour cyalume "chemlights" with neck straps - A little cash, calling card, list of phone numbers - A flash drive with copies of important papers, photos, passports, etc. (write me for a complete list of things to include) In cold weather, consider adding: - Spare clothing - Ice scraper w/brush (get something that is heavy duty) - Folding shovel (Gerber NATO shovel is good) - Kitty litter - Emergency candles in can (Nuwick 120 hour candles are good) - Waterproof matches or grille lighter with firestarter (TinderQuik is good) - Tire chains (as appropriate) Additional Helpful Items: - Poncho or raincoat - Gallon Ziploc bags (for going potty in) - Tarp - Small board for placing a jack on in soft ground - Parachute cord - Energy bars - a couple bars per person - Quart of oil and funnel - Whistle - Compass - Disposable camera (for accident photos) - Aerial signal flares - Nuke Alert (radiation monitor keychain) - Position Locator Beacon (ACR ResQFix or similar) - Gas mask A quick word about disaster preparation... Before you head to the store to "stock up," sit down and give some thought as to what you're preparing against. In the case of an auto kit, you would quickly come up with a list of things like: getting lost, running out of gas, having a flat tire, dead battery, or other auto trouble, becoming stranded in bad weather, having your engine catch fire, getting stuck in a prolonged traffic jam, being trapped by the seat belt in an accident, etc. Once you identify the dangers, you can better prepare yourself. Plus, you won't have a bunch of junk filling your trunk with no idea why it's there. The "Most Important Items" that I pulled together are meant to meet many of the most common roadside disasters. The "Additional Items" could be added when taking long trips or in cases where risk seems higher. After much interest, I have decided to offer an auto disaster preparedness kit based around my list. If interested (even if just for ideas to put your own together), see www.disasterpreparer.com. Another item I would recommend is a good book to read. If you're stuck in traffic or stranded on the side of the road waiting for help to arrive, a book can help pass the time. Be kind enough to consider my novel "Process of Elimination." Enjoy!
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There is really no substitute for taking personal responsibility in every area of our lives, including finance, health and religion. Keep following a leader and you will eventually be in a ditch more like a human grave. We sit on an economic powder keg. Authorities would have us to believe that the system will recover and prosper. There is no system. It is a patched-up paper money monster that has nothing left but confidence. When that falters, she blows! The truth is we have eaten our seed corn! Not only that, we have borrowed from our future. Americans have been sold completely on the idea that lowering interest rates is the ticket to eternal material prosperity. Consequently, the American consumer has already borrowed from next year's consumption. All speculative manias in history have led to financial excesses, overproduction capacities and huge debt. This has led to a vicious downturn and financial busts which in turn has led to recessions or depressions. The very salient point is that none of the financial establishment or public gurus saw the collapse coming now or in the past. The economic situation in the U.S. today is far more dangerous and complex than ever before. We are indeed faced with a fundamentally totally different set of economic, financial, and now, geopolitical conditions than ever before in our economic history. Inflation eventually creates deflation, as so well demonstrated in Japan. Ironically, deflation gives paper money more purchasing power, something governments never intend. Inflation is an increase in the volume of money and credit relative to available goods. Deflation is a contraction in the volume of money relative to available goods. Simply put, deflation develops as a result of excessive debt built up during boom times. Almost no one expects deflation before it starts. And almost no one knows why deflation comes like a bolt out of the blue. Here is the reason. The social mood reverses from euphoria to loss of confidence periodically. Why does the social mood reverse ever so often? The answer is because inflated economic activity and confidence burns out and reverses. Loss of confidence causes a collapse of credit which leads to substantial involuntary debt liquidation and many bankruptcies. If debt liquidation gets out of hand, the money stock collapses faster than it can be created as now. The key to the next few years is to preserve your assets/savings and diversify. This means unequivocally to spread your assets. Do not put all your eggs in one basket. A cash reserve in your possession is not all bad in case the printing presses fail to inflate as they intend to do. You can always change cash to gold coins. Needless to say, debt is a bad thing in deflation. In fact, it's a disaster. Try to get rid of your debt now or as much as you can. This includes real estate debt. When prices collapse as in the current Japanese deflation, cash and savings is king because as prices go down, cash becomes worth more and more. Buy gold coins, especially one-ounce bullion coins, American Eagles. Buy some "junk silver" _U.S. 90% silver coins minted through 1964. Buy Swiss francs in the form of a Swiss annuity. Stash cash in U.S. dollars as long as we experience deflation or the threat of deflation. Do not buy or hold stocks except some select quality gold stocks, i.e., Newmont, Royal Gold, Goldcorp, Agnico Eagle, Glamis Gold, Goldfields, Randgold, and/or Tocqueville Gold Fund. Buy now and hold for the big advance coming soon. The top could be three to four years out. Then we will sell and buy the New York Stock Market again which will eventually arrive at rock bottom with historical values. Please remember that at that point, the world economy will look like a black hole and you will be scared to death. In the meantime, the gold market will not go straight up. There will be corrections or shakeouts. Hold and build your position. If you really want to change America, here are some organizations you can join that will keep steadily working to change our country (and preserve the freedom that our forefathers died to bequeath us) beyond just this upcoming election: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/ http://www.freedom-force.org/ or http://www.freedomforceinternational.org/ Numbers USA Joe The Plumber's Freedom Group (free to join): http://secureourdream.com/ Grassfire's Freedom Group (free to join): Obama's Marxist nation has begun. Join the (Patriotic, Resilient, Conservative) Resistance Welcome to Obama's nation... 1 million citizens resisting... The Resistance States: Specifically, I Resist (click on link and you can choose from these): Socialistic wealth redistribution including any and all tax increases and big-government welfare programs. Silencing conservatives through the Fairness Doctrine and other efforts that restrict free speech. 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I'm thrilled to report that in just one week, more than 100,000 citizens have joined the Resistance! This is great news, especially with more and more reports about the very aggressive agenda President-elect Obama has set for the first days of his administration. Obama's promised executive orders alone will shut down oil and gas exploration, push radical global warming policies and force taxpayer funded abortions. And now Obama is promising more massive bailouts that will further expand government power. + + Our Goal: 200,000 Resisters This Week! In order to reach our goal of 1 million Resisters by Inauguration Day, we must cross 200,000 this week. We have already begun aggressive efforts to get the word out through conservative radio, Drudge Report and other means. But I need your help to spread the word TODAY: Please forward this message to your conservative friends right now and ask them to Join The Resistance. 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Thank you so much for taking a stand with Grassfire! Together, we can mount a patriotic, resilient, conservative Resistance to Barack Obama and the socialist Left. Steve Elliott, President P.S. I have received many requests from Resisters who want more information on Grassfire's overall Resistance strategy. If you would like a more detailed breakdown of our strategy, or to give us your suggestions and feedback, go here: http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=13280&CID=111&RID=18722450 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Go to FireSociety.com and post your comments so that the Grassfire staff along with thousands of citizens can benefit from your thoughts and opinions: http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=13281&RID=18722450 + + + + + Grassfire.org Alliance is a non-profit 501(c) 4 issues advocacy organization dedicated to equipping our 1.5 million-strong network of grassroots conservatives with the tools that give you a real impact on the key issues of our day. Gifts to Grassfire.org are not tax deductible. Reagan Conservative Revolution Returns Dear Conservative Friend, My father wasn't afraid to call evil what it was -- and neither am I. He defeated the "Evil Empire" called the Soviet Union -- but now we face a new "Evil Empire." It's called Socialism, and it's taken over our once-free nation through the victories of Obama, Pelosi and Reid. We MUST do this. Really -- what choice do we have, except to fight back and WIN? As my father, President Ronald Reagan, once said, "We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow." It's official: America has its first truly Socialist president... and it's the Republican Party's fault. No, scratch that -- it's the so-called "leaders" of the GOP who are at fault for this humiliating defeat -- and I say it's time to name names and make heads roll in our party. Because, my fellow conservatives, we have been BETRAYED by the very people who promised that, if we would just elect them, they would get into office and vote OUR conservative values. THEY LIED... THE GOP DIED. We CAN fight back -- Join me now in the NEW Reagan Revolution, to bring Conservatism BACK! Real Reagan Conservatives Are Ready To Do Everything in Their Power To Help Michael with This New Campaign. Just look at One of the Thousands of Letters We Received! Please tell Michael, Back in 1990 Ron sent me a personal letter after I wrote to him with my concerns about the economy and the USSR threat of nuclear war. (I have since lost the letter). But the core of the letter was to direct me to build my life and business and the small details. To leave the big stuff to him and the really big stuff to God. He touched my heart. I consider Ronald Reagan to me as a father and have loved him since. I cried myself to sleep the night I found out he had passed away. I also adore Nancy. She is such a true woman. I will do everything in my power to help you with this new campaign and direction. FYI: I have a massive Bully Pulpit to the people. My business has over 200 million subscribers and trust me I will be a very big ally to this cause. Most of my subscribers are small aspiring entrepreneurs. We CAN fight back -- Join me now in the NEW Reagan Revolution, to bring Conservatism BACK! ReaganAction.com As I think about the election results -- maps, vote tallies, exit polls, state and national results, and much more -- I have to say that, like many of you, I'm in a state of shock. Not because I'm surprised, mind you -- I warned you that this would happen if the Republican Party nominated John McCain for president. Yes, I was right... but believe me, that doesn't make me happy. What it makes me... is angry. Angry at the Democrats, Angry at the "moderate" (meaning liberal) Rockefeller-wing of the Republican Party, who tried to kill the idea of grassroots involvement of hardworking, patriotic, conservative Americans in our party. Angry with President Bush because he was unwilling to stop Republican Congressional leaders from overspending. Angry at the so-called "leaders" of our party, who promised us that if we'd just vote for who they put up for election, we'd finally get what we wanted: smaller government, lower taxes, dramatically lower spending, pro-life laws, pro-marriage constitutional amendments, pro-American economics... well, YOU AND I put them in power, and they gave us nothing but BIG GOVERNMENT, BIG DEFICITS, and LIBERAL COMPROMISES. But we CAN resurrect it -- IF we start TODAY to take action, by both booting out our failed fake-conservative "leadership" AND vowing to FIGHT tooth and nail against the coming tidal wave of destructive, anti-American legislation that's now heading our way... thanks to Obama, Pelosi and Reid. I say, NO MORE! Join me now in the NEW Reagan Revolution, to bring Conservatism BACK! ReaganAction.com As bad as the election results were, I believe there IS "light at the end of the tunnel" -- I believe we now have the opportunity to finally turn out these fake "leaders" that have betrayed conservatism and given us Barack Obama. We have the opportunity to bring back the Reagan wing of the Republican Party, to slow down the socialist legislation from Pelosi and Reid, and to restore this great Republic to its original ideals of basic self-evident truths: our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This is our chance, friend. It may be our ONLY chance to save our Party -- and it may be our LAST chance to save our country. Here's what I'm doing to help make that happen: Today, I'm officially launching a new website, ReaganAction.com. This is no wimpy little website with some news articles and a bunch of editorial writers griping about how bad things are. The time for "just talking" is OVER -- now is the time for ACTION! Every day, we'll give the members of this site -- our own "Reagan Activists" -- the information they need in order to take real grassroots action to counter the greatest political threat we've ever faced within our own government. It won't take a lot of time -- usually only a few minutes a day -- but the political payout will be HUGE! Here are some of the things that YOU AND I will be able to do at ReaganAction.com: STOP LIBERAL BILLS -- We can expect an immediate onslaught of extreme liberal bills to be "fast-tracked" through Congress and signed by Obama. We will constantly be on the watch for these bills -- and every time they get introduced, we'll alert our Activists to literally FLOOD Capitol Hill with millions of phone calls, faxes, emails and even hand-delivered letters and petitions, DEMANDING that our elected legislators do what WE say, or else face our wrath at the next election! FIGHT LIBERAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- You can be sure that President Obama (oh, how that phrase terrifies me!) will get right to work on Day One, issuing Executive Orders that will make your skin crawl: repealing pro-life presidential directives, ordering agencies to fund far-left groups like ACORN and the ACLU, signing over American sovereignty to the United Nations and the European Union... he's got a long list! But for every liberal (and usually unconstitutional) Executive Order that Barack Obama issues, we'll alert our Activists to BARRAGE the White House with even MORE phone calls, faxes, emails and even hand-delivered letters and petitions, DEMANDING that he "reverse course" on those Orders or face a Republican Congress in 2010! EXPOSE LIBERAL CORRUPTION -- With the Democrats back in power in both Congress and the White House, you KNOW that they'll be falling right back into their habits of taking lobbyists' money under the table, trading votes for campaign contributions, spying on and sabotaging Republican legislative plans, covering up their leaders' sexual "flings," and spending taxpayer money on personal expenses like never before. But this time, YOU AND I will be there every step of the way, making sure that no stone is left unturned, every dark corner is filled with light, and every illegal act is paid for with censure, impeachment, recalls, investigations, and jail time for every criminal we expose in Washington, D.C. COUNTER THE LIBERAL MEDIA -- Whenever any of these things take place, we'll be directing our "Reagan Activists" to constantly fill the news media with letters to the editor, guest editorials, and news articles detailing the socialistic and corrupt policies of the new liberal regime, and offering America a better way -- the way of freedom... the CONSERVATIVE way. Together, we CAN save America from the new liberal regime! Join me now in the NEW Reagan Revolution, to bring Conservatism BACK! ReaganAction.com And don't forget -- I'll also be spreading the word the same way I do already: by writing nationally-syndicated columns each week, and by speaking to over five million listeners each and every weekday on my nationwide radio show! We do NOT have to give up. We do NOT have to slink into some dark corner and lick our wounds. This is OUR MOMENT TO SHINE -- and that's why I'm launching ReaganAction.com! Like I said before, when the Reagan wing is in control, we win. We don't need kingmakers; we need workers, and until we get them we'll stay the minority party. We don't need to keep the toady liberals who call themselves the "leaders" of the Republican Party; we need conservatives to TAKE BACK the Republican Party, and GET RID OF those losers! WILL YOU JOIN ME, and hundreds of thousands of your fellow conservative activists nationwide? Let's show these liberals what real REAGAN Republicans can do, when WE'RE in charge of the GOP! Join me now in the NEW Reagan Revolution, to bring Conservatism BACK! ReaganAction.com With Hope in the Future, Michael Reagan P.S. Already, the new radical regime in Washington, D.C. is planning their first legislative attacks on America: Huge increases in payroll and income taxes; The list goes on and on and on... And it's up to YOU AND I to stop them! Don't let the door slam shut on this opportunity to make a difference... Join me now in the NEW Reagan Revolution, to bring Conservatism BACK! ReaganAction.com Thank you! Please make your check payable to: Policy Issues Institute Donations: https://secure.conservativedonations.com/reagan_action/?a=1888 From: Tony Perkins <reply@frc.org> I don't want to sugarcoat the damage our movement absorbed last week. In January, we will see the government consolidated in the hands of the most radical, left-wing president and Congress in the history of our Republic. And they plan to drastically change our nation the moment they take power. 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Ever since our first issue more than 60 years ago, we've made it our business to report the "inconvenient" facts that mainstream reporters go to extraordinary lengths to keep hidden. For instance, all of these stories appeared in HUMAN EVENTS, but were virtually ignored by the mainstream liberal media... The "No, We Can't!" Obamacrats: "Yes, We Can!" may be Obama's campaign slogan, but defeatism is what he and his fellow Democrats are really about. Win the war in Iraq? No, we can't! Become energy-independent by drilling at home and harnessing nuclear power? No, we can't! And just to make sure we can't, they put every possible legislative obstacle in our way -- as HUMAN EVENTS faithfully chronicles week after week "House Democrats Top 100 Broken Promises": our report highlighting a string of broken pledges from the new Democratic majority, and showing how Democrats have tried to weaken national security, retreat from the War on Terror, impose the largest tax hike in U.S. history, create slush funds for earmarks, avoid addressing the looming Social Security crisis... and more. Obama Spend-O-Rama: What will the Illinois Democrat's 188 (and counting) spending proposals cost the nation? The media isn't asking -- but HUMAN EVENTS did, arriving at a total of $1.4 trillion over five years. Canada, Here We Come: Many Americans can only shake their heads at the nutty excesses of multiculturalism in Canada, where "Human Rights Commissions" prosecute conservatives and Christians for "hate crimes" because they speak their minds about Islam or homosexuality. That kind of thing could never happen here, right? Wrong, reveals HUMAN EVENTS -- the use of Canadian-style "commissions" to stifle free speech is already under way in some American cities and localities. Government-Run Childhood: That, in essence, is what Barack Obama proposes in his "Zero to Five" plan -- a collection of programs aimed at getting the government involved in the raising of your children literally from the moment they are born. Not only would his plan increase the incentives for mothers to put their children in someone else's care -- but parents who insist on caring for their own children will be taxed more to pay for it while getting nothing out of it. Tax-Funded Jihad? Did you hear about the Muslim elementary school that was founded by two Muslim imams... is housed in the same building as a mosque... was named for the Muslim conqueror of Spain ... and is supported by your tax dollars? Of course you didn't -- but you would have if you'd been getting HUMAN EVENTS! Hugo Goes to Hollywood: Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez is despertately trying to become the first Communist dictator of our "post-Communist" world -- which naturally has won him the admiration of rich liberals from Hollywood to the Hamptons. HUMAN EVENTS exposed who they are in a devastating exposé. The REAL Spitzer Scandal: Not that NY's Democratic "Luv Guv" was caught consorting with prostitutes -- but that he ever passed for a high-minded "reformer" in the first place. Long before that story broke, HUMAN EVENTS revealed how Spitzer was a big-government bully who repeatedly abused his powers to prey on rivals and further his political career Torture -- or Life-Saving Anti-Terror Tool? CIA agents recently thwarted a terrorist plan to blow up throngs of Christian worshippers in the Holy Land. How did they do it? HUMAN EVENTS revealed that the agents waterboarded Abu Zubaydah, the terror leader behind the planned killings, into revealing key details of the plot Send in the Clowns -- er, Protestors: Anti-war protestors recently invaded Washington, D.C. to mark the five-year anniversary of the Iraq War. The Big Media tried to make it all look dignified and in its own way "patriotic" -- but HUMAN EVENTS' on-the-scene reporter revealed the facts they didn't want you to see "Sorry, We Gave at the UN": The loony "Global New Deal" being pushed by UN bureaucrats that would require rich countries like the U.S. to literally tithe a percentage of their GNP to poor nations "Target: Homeschoolers": How liberal politicians and bureaucrats are using government power to harass and intimidate parents who try to escape our failing public schools Public Education's Self-Serving "New Math": How a tax-funded government study inflated the performance of public school students relative to their private-school and home-schooled peers "Civil Rights," Sharia-Style: How the leading Muslim-American "civil rights" organization, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) supports terrorists and terror-sponsoring groups like Hamas -- and intimidates other Muslim-Americans who don't Gracias, Amigo! How is the Mexican government "helping" us stem the tide of illegals? By publishing an 87-page book, with an accompanying DVD, on how its citizens can illegally enter the U.S., with advice on the safest routes through Arizona, California and Texas No Conversions Allowed: Except to Islam: Who are the new targets of jihadists right here in America? ANSWER: Ex-Muslims who convert to Christianity -- and are now under a death sentence according to mainstream, not radical, Islamic law "HillaryCare" is Back: And now Big Business is behind it too. 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