David J. Pyles of Medford, Oregon was awakened early Monday morning by a call from a hostage negotiator asking him to come outside and speak to police. At first, Pyles thought it was a practical joke, but after looking through a window, he realized the seriousness of the matter.

While the mainstream media puts on the recovery song and dance, the fundamental problems of the collapse remain the same, and in some cases are growing ever more precarious. Subsections of the public, unaware of the real issues at hand, are holding a misguided jubilee in the tranquil eye of a hurricane, wrongly assuming that the storm has passed.

I’m willing to help my fellow American but up to a point. I’m not obligated if I’m starving. And, like any other animal in the forest or jungle, I’ll do whatever it takes to survive. Just as a wolf or lion will do. And, deep in your heart you will do the same when push comes to shove. It’s a law of nature.

Just exactly what information can the government request of us besides how many individuals reside in the dwelling being polled? Do we need to be concerned? What are your rights?

It is important to note that it is not only Barrack Obama that is pushing for restrictions on your ability to fish, or grow food, or manage your own livestock for personal use. This is a global effort with the dictates coming from the United Nations, and it has been happening for several decades.

Are the sentences imposed on Mr. Ferguson and/or Mr. Wooten righteous, equitable or morally right?

A big enough wave of commercial mortgage defaults would trigger economic damage that would touch the lives of every American.

We often hear arguments from the left accusing the right-wing of fascism, while the right accuses the left-wing of socialism of communism. Most people in America would identify themselves as being in the middle, neither too far or left, or too far right. This is the political spectrum most of us were taught in both, public and private school.

The concepts of neo-survivalism and “prepping” go beyond simply stockpiling emergency supplies. It’s a mindset and a lifestyle. And one of these days, it may save your life.

Great powers are complex systems, made up of a very large number of interacting components that are asymmetrically organized, which means their construction more resembles a termite hill than an Egyptian pyramid.

There simply cannot be any recovery until we have real, sustainable job creation, as well as a return to normal credit lending. None of these two things are happening – and they will not happen any time soon.

The recent meeting in Damascus, Syria that included president Ahmadinejad, Syrian president Bashar al Assad, and Hizbollah chief Nasrallah was a war council.