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Posted By epiphannyy 11 months, 4 weeks ago in NewsIt was with great surprise that I woke up a few months ago and discovered that security units associated with Blackwater International are stationed here in my hometown of Juneau, Alaska. It’s not like we’re a terrorist hot-spot; it’s been ages since the mayor felt compelled to go blasting down Front Street in an up-armored humvee. We 30,000 souls are surrounded by vast icefields on one side and the cold North Pacific on the other, unconnected to any road system. In fact, the Department of Homeland Security rated Juneau dead last for risk of terrorism among 132 urban areas. Yet the presence of Blackwater in Juneau says a lot about America today and, if we’re not vigilant and active, a very dark America of tomorrow.
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"I will tell you, I am a liberal; I am a progressive. But, you know what I really am? I am a "bleeding-heart conservative." Yes ...
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I hope Obama gets a handle on this because the whole "America the free" notion I grew up believing our nation to be is fast disappearing right before our eyes.
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What's most frightening of all though is that there are those among us who will willingly hand it all over without so much as a question. Never mind that the definition of patriotism is to fight tooth and nail for country and freedom. I hope those being lulled into that hypnotic sleep of partisanship will wake up before its too late.
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