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Written by Rebecca Hagelin
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
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Think energy is expensive now? Wait until Congress plugs in the “Climate Security Act of 2007.”
That’s the leading piece of legislation on Capitol Hill designed to combat "climate change." Lawmakers have cooked up an expensive solution to a hyped-up rallying cry against a "problem" that scientists can't even agree exists in the first place. Of course, Congress is doing what Congress seems to do best -- pass laws in response to the latest craze. In this case, if the politicians are successful, you may find yourself nostalgic for the days of $3.60 gasoline.
And that would be only the start. The overall economic costs could be staggering. |
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Written by George Landrith
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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George Landrith discussing the extraordinary costs of the Lieberman-Warner cap & trade energy rationing scheme.
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Written by George Landrith
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 |
Dear President Bush:
The undersigned organizations write to share our concerns over reports that your administration is considering further mandatory measures intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We understand that you have become aware of the regulatory nightmare that will almost certainly ensue from any one of several litigation strategies involving the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act. We believe these concerns are well-founded.
However, it must be understood that the central purpose of those who filed the Massachusetts versus EPA case and those who proposed the listing of the polar bear is precisely to create that regulatory nightmare to pressure you and the Congress into adopting Kyoto-style cap-and-trade policy. Their implicit demand is, “Give us cap-and-trade, or we’ll wreak havoc on the economy through litigation.” |
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Written by David N. Bossie
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Friday, 11 April 2008 |
Dwight Eisenhower once observed, “History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.” The danger of weakness in prosecuting the War on Terror brings to mind the wisdom of Eisenhower’s prescient observation.
Consider the recent decision by the Department of Defense to award a $35 billion contract to build America’s fleet of refueling tankers to the French-owned European Aerospace Defense and Space Company (EADS). In one of the most colossal blunders of the struggle against the terrorists, we have handed over the future of a vital tool in the projection of U.S. power over to bureaucrats and politicians in Russia and France. |
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Written by George Landrith
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Friday, 11 April 2008 |
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Frontiers of Freedom Generates Over 2,000 Letters to State Department
over Alarming Argentina/Venezuela Alliance, Security Threat
Today, Frontiers of Freedom announced over 2,000 letters were sent to Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Tom Shannon, expressing concern over allegations linking Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Colombia's leftist FARC rebels and the leader’s influence over the Argentine government. |
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Written by George Landrith
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
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ACTION ALERT!
Secretary Shannon! Tell Argentina President Kirchner Financial Ties with Rogue Leaders like Hugo Chavez Pose US Security Concerns
Assistant Secretary of State Thomas A. Shannon will visit Argentina President Cristina Kirchner on Thursday, April 10th. Argentina's increasingly close relationship with radical Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez poses a growing security risk for the United States. Chavez's state-sponsored support of terror groups like FARC has led for Congressional calls for Venezuela to be designated by the USG as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Argentina continues to strengthen its financial dependency on Hugo Chavez. Its repudiation of debts has turned it into an international financial outlaw; through its alliance with Chavez and his allies - Iran, FARC and Cuba - it is trending toward rogue state status.
Take Action Now! Click Here!
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
George Landrith
President, Frontiers of Freedom
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Written by Jed Babbin
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 |
The controversial Air Force decision to spend $40 billion on the outsized Airbus A330-based air refueling tanker was largely premised on conclusions drawn from data about airfields that were incomplete and incorrect, I learned in a Capitol Hill meeting earlier this week.
The Air Force determined the ability of each competing aircraft to perform the tanker mission using a complex computer model called the “Integrated Fleet Air Refueling Assessment” (“IFARA” in the inevitable military acronym). One key part of that assessment relied on data which determined the capacity of airfields to accept the weight and size of the aircraft. |
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Written by George Landrith
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Friday, 04 April 2008 |
Many homeowners filing their federal income tax returns this spring will be able to claim a deduction for premiums they’ve paid for private or government mortgage insurance.
This tax deduction was first approved by Congress in late 2006 and applied to loans with mortgage insurance that closed in 2007. In an important move to further assist borrowers, Congress voted in December of last year to extend the mortgage insurance tax deduction through 2010. |
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Written by George Landrith
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
George Landrith, president of Frontiers of Freedom Institute, appeared at the National Press Club on Monday, March 31, 2008 and delivered the following statement:
"Tankers may not grab headlines like new fighter jets or stealth bombers, but the truth is they form an important part of our military’s backbone and without them our high-tech fighters and bombers would essentially be grounded and unable to perform their critical missions around the world.
"The current tanker fleet dates back to the Eisenhower administration. To replace this aging fleet, the Defense Department set up a bid for one of the largest contracts in recent Pentagon history -- about $40 billion for the initial order and almost $100 billion over the life of the project.
"There were two companies competing to build the new tanker. Boeing is a U.S. company that has been a world aerospace technology leader since air-flight was in its infancy and has successfully supplied these kinds of tankers for our Air Force and for the air services of other nations as well.
"The other competitor was European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS) a subsidiary of Airbus who included as a minority partner in its bid an American company. Airbus has no long or storied history in building military tankers.
"...The European Union has a wide-variety of political pressures and perspectives and they are frequently at odds with the security interests of the United States. Whether it is Russia or France – both owners and subsidizers of Airbus/EADS – there is a track record of opposing the United States in the United Nations (UN). Additionally, many of the European Union members who are also members of NATO, do not live up to their treaty obligations. Why would we want to make America’s national security dependent on a company that is subsidized and partially owned by these same EU governments that oppose the vital national interests of the United States and refuse to live up to their treaty obligations?" |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
Dear Senator or Representative:
We are concerned about the process by which the Defense Department has awarded a $35 billion contract to build America’s new fleet of air tankers to the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS), and about the contract’s implications for national security
As to the process, the Defense Department originally established an offsetting provision in the bidding process to account for the fact that EADS has received billions of dollars in illegal government subsidies. These illegal subsidies are serious enough to compel the US Trade Representative to file a formal complaint before the World Trade Organization. Yet the Department of Defense changed the bidding rules midway through the process so that these illegal subsidies could not be considered in any way. |
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