Straight out of Cristina's book.

[perpetualholiday]

Is it standard practice for civilians to fly on military flights to visit family?

No. It's only allowed if there is space available, and even then, it's not like flying on a normal plane with seats and flight attendants, passengers sit in those webbed jump seats that go along the walls of the plane (amongst the cargo). The option is only available on flights going to bases overseas.

 

[camberiu]

This sort of thing os happening too often. No fly lists, as I understand it, are the creation of airlines and not actually ordered by the US government.

That is incorrect. From Wikipedia:

The No Fly List is a list, created and maintained by the United States government's Terrorist Screening Center (TSC),[sup][1][/sup] of people who are not permitted to board a commercial aircraft for travel in or out of the United States

 

[camberiu]

Seems kind of odd to me that the government would purposefully put him on a no-fly list because of civilly, non-threatening public criticism as a means of punishing him or harassing him for his views. After all, won't that make him mad and give some weight to his criticisms and have the exact oppostie effect?

It does not seem odd at all. It is actually a great deterrent against dissent. Instead of turning dissenters into martyrs by arresting and persecuting them, you just make their lives extremely inconvenient. Regular people then respond just like they have been responding here: A) It is either a mistake B) Or he has done something to deserve to be on the list.

He is not the first one to be added to the list for apparent political reasons.

Journalists who have criticized the CIA or US foreign policy, lawyers who have criticized the Patriot Act, political activists and so forth. There is no appeal from the no-fly list. There is no Congressional oversight. The government does not need to give a reason of why someone is added to the list.

Seems like the perfect tool to punish those who criticize the administration or who become too annoying on their political activism.


Author Naomi Wolf wrote the 10 Steps to Fascism as a warning about this. Some kid put together a great video about it. See bellow:
http://youtu.be/JboKuEFt5bY

 

[PhilinBSAS]

Author Naomi Wolf wrote the 10 Steps to Fascism as a warning about this. Some kid put together a great video about it. See bellow:

Here is The Guardian article (2007) mentioned in the Youtube piece which itemises the "Ten Steps" without having to watch the same old same old news reel clips of tedious goose-stepping Nazis.

Naomi was of course writing about George Bush's administration

Fascist America, in 10 easy steps
From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all

http://www.guardian..../24/usa.comment

However Naomi who describes herself as a feminist writer and activist has most recently written in The Observer that Obama's record on human rights is shocking, Without referring to her "10 steps" anymore

http://www.guardian....dict-naomi-wolf



For those who want to actually enjoy some good local photos of the Fascisti ... here we go ....

"Marcha Peronista Heavy"!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7rtc_PA1Qc&feature=related[/media]

 

[camberiu]

Thanks for the link. The events listed on the article would match step #6.

 

[mrporoto]

The all encompassing get out clause,matters of national security.You haven't given up your freedom you have had it taken away from you as happens
in most countries.CFK is a control freak but the usa is imposing more and more restrictions on your money from the revenue all in the name of preventing
terrorism.Maybe one day there will be no international travel for health and safety reasons,everyone will be like sheep in a pen bored to fuck.

 

[mrporoto]

No,it's out of Obumas book.You yanky kids have to be controlled,sorry, looked after all in the name of national security.If you watch,on you tube,the third jihad
a vision for america you will see that they are only watching out for the citizens,like a pimp looks after his property.