911Blogger.com | WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff.

Using the 1992 presidential election as his springboard, documentary filmmaker Brian Springer captures the behind-the-scenes maneuverings of politicians and newscasters in the early 1990s. Pat Robertson banters about "homos," Al Gore learns how to avoid abortion questions, George Bush talks to Larry King about halcyon -- all presuming they're off camera.

LarkenRose.com | I believe that the use of violence is sometimes justified, but only in defense against an aggressor. It's a pretty simple rule to remember. But it logically implies things that almost everyone is really scared of hearing, such as "Since most of what 'government' does is initiate violence against innocent people, it is often moral and justified to resist the agents of 'government' using any means necessary, including deadly force." (Of course, that doesn't mean it's a good idea on a practical level, or would accomplish anything; the statement is about moral justification.)

LewRockwell.com | Having always liked those you-might-be-a-[whatever] lists, it seems that now might be a time to come up with one of my own. No doubt some entries have been left off, but this is a good start.

C4SS.org | The state is an organization through which some people exercise political authority – coercive power with a claim of legitimacy – against other people.