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In Public Without A Man = 300 Lashes in Saudi Arabia
By Escape The Illusion on March 9, 2010 | 1 Comment
Source: http://consciousape.com/news/in-public-without-a-man-300-lashes-in-saudi-arabia/ Saudi woman receives 300 lashes and 18 months in jail for attending court without a male guardian… Close on the heels of an American businesswoman in Saudi Arabia being jailed for having coffee with a man who... -
15 Reasons Why We Need a Revolt in This CountryBy Escape The Illusion on March 8, 2010 | 3 Comments
Government works quite well for big corporations, banks, insurance companies, military contractors, lobbyists, and for the rich and powerful. But it does not work for people. It is time for a revolution. Government does not work for regular people. It appears to work quite well for big corporations,... -
DeLay: People are unemployed because they want to beBy Escape The Illusion on March 7, 2010 | 3 Comments
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says that Sen. Jim Bunning was “brave” for blocking an extension in unemployment benefits. DeLay subscribes to the notion that people only try to find jobs when their benefits run out. “There is an argument to be made that these extensions, th... -
Outrage in San Francisco: City Gives Residents ‘...By Escape The Illusion on March 6, 2010 | No Comments
The city’s actions are a wake-up call that the entire nation regularly consumes foods grown on fields fertilized with sludge. When San Francisco, one of the greenest cities in America, offered its residents free compost, many were excited to take it. After all, purchasing enough compost for ev... -
Pentagon Shooter Saw Vast Gov’t ConspiraciesBy Escape The Illusion on March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment
The gunman who opened fire at police outside the Pentagon before being shot to death had a history of mental illness and believed the federal government was behind the “September 11 demolitions” there. John Patrick Bedell lightly wounded two officers who returned fire, killing him. Bedel... -
Poor ObamaBy Escape The Illusion on March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment
What a mess he inherited. The Great Recession, Iraq, Afghanistan. No other U.S. president has ever faced such a mess. And Obama has to deal with this mess with fewer than 60% of the seats in both houses of Congress being held by his own party. Even knowing how terrible this inherited situation would... -
Major Christian group: Sea World death result of igno...By Escape The Illusion on March 4, 2010 | 3 Comments
Most whale experts have said the tragic death of Sea World trainer Dawn Brancheau was the result of a killer whale kept too long in captivity that had killed before and should not have been allowed to continue performing shows in the first place. The American Family Association, an influential Chris... -
How the DEA Scrubbed Thomas Jefferson’s Montice...By Escape The Illusion on March 3, 2010 | 2 Comments
Visitors to Monticello don’t learn how Jefferson cultivated poppies, and his personal opium use may as well never have happened. Thomas Jefferson was a drug criminal. But he managed to escape the terrible sword of justice by dying a century before the DEA was created. In 1987 agents from the D... -
Chile Earthquake Altered Earth Axis, Shortened DayBy Escape The Illusion on March 3, 2010 | No Comments
Earthquake sped Earth’s spin, figure skater style. Saturday’s Chile earthquake was so powerful that it likely shifted an Earth axis and shortened the length of a day, NASA announced Monday. By speeding up Earth’s rotation, the magnitude 8.8 earthquake—the fifth strongest ever rec... -
Chile earthquake: Troops sent in to deter looting and...By Escape The Illusion on March 2, 2010 | No Comments
Armed soldiers are patrolling the streets to help quell unrest and protect shops and banks as the death toll rises to 723 Armed troops yesterday patrolled the streets of Chile for the first time in more than two decades as widespread looting in the south led President Michelle Bachelet to order 10,0...
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