Pacific Free Press was launched in March 2007 by Dutch-Canadian Richard
Kastelein of V.O.F. Expathos, in the Netherlands along with Chris Cook- CFUV radio journalist and Editor in Chief of Pacific Free Press. Cook is based in , Victoria, British Columbia.
The mission of Pacific Free Press is simple: to dig out nuggets of truth from
the slag-heap of lies, ignorance and witless diversion that has buried
public discourse today. Pacific Free Press provides a new venue for
disseminating hard news and insightful, fact-based analysis of the
harsh realities too often ignored or distorted by the mainstream press.
Let's say you're a passenger on a 737. You paid the ever-increasing price to jam your ever-widening butt into an ever-shrinking seat. Yep, you whipped out the plastic to willingly endure zero leg room, artificial air, phony friendliness, something loosely resembling food (sic), edited-for-mass-consumption movies, and it doesn't matter whether you're seated near the left wing or the right wing...the pilot calls the shots. If you choose to speak up, you can guarantee there'll be a uniformed, armed servant of the State waiting for you when the plane lands.
Can anyone say "microcosm"?
However, on the topic of plane rides, there is one
type of rebellion that's always welcome in the home of the brave...and
the more violent it is, the better. Rise up against official U.S.
enemies and they'll make movies about you, build statues, write
speeches, and all that good stuff. The powers-that-be in the land of
the free may pretend to admire pacifism but never forget: Genuine hero
worship is reserved for those ready, willing, and able to shed blood
even if it may cost them their our lives.
Case in
point: The random group of strangers that boarded United Flight 93 on
September 11, 2001 were forced to weigh options they likely never
previously considered in any serious manner. Sure, at first, most of
them probably imagined that going along quietly was the best choice,
the safest path to resolution. Don't anger anyone, stay calm, and
hope/pray for the best. Eventually, when the situation passed the
proverbial point of no return, it became crystal clear that drastic
measures were called for. The criminals had to be stopped...by any
means necessary.
Which brings us smoothly back to the
concept of microcosm. "Going along" is never the best choice. There is
no "safe path to resolution." You can hope and pray all you want but
it's action that alters scenarios. We're spoon-fed lines like "Give me
liberty or give me death" and "I only regret that I have but one life
to give for my country," but we've become a passive population of
easily duped drones. Still, as the story of United 93 demonstrates, a
couch potato can quickly morph into a resourceful fighter...and it all
started with two tiny words: "Let's roll."
Mickey
Z. is the author of five books, most recently "50 American Revolutions
You're Not Supposed to Know: Reclaiming American Patriotism"
(Disinformation Books). He can be found on the Web at
http://www.mickeyz.net
Writings 
Let's say you're a passenger on a 737. You paid the ever-increasing price to jam your ever-widening butt into an ever-shrinking seat. Yep, you whipped out the plastic to willingly endure zero leg room, artificial air, phony friendliness, something loosely resembling food (sic), edited-for-mass-consumption movies, and it doesn't matter whether you're seated near the left wing or the right wing...the pilot calls the shots. If you choose to speak up, you can guarantee there'll be a uniformed, armed servant of the State waiting for you when the plane lands.
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