September 2008

<div style="text-align: justify">During the course of history, movements have achieved political goals. In a great number of cases, the force of violence has played a role.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify">If you need more proof that we are living in deranged times, just read this piece from Alabama, it says it all.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify">In spite of the economic disaster of pubs in the United Kingdom, ASH and the rest of the Tobacco Control trash continue to say that the smoking ban is a success and that the ban is good for business.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify">As we all know, smoking has become the constant to which all evils are compared.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify;">We are glad to present&nbsp;a new columnist: Mr. Andrew Philips from Canada.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify">We are glad to present a fine addition to the FORCES International Library: the latest book of Geoffrey Kabat, <i>Hyping Health Risks</i>.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify;">Inside the August 27 print edition of the San Francisco Chronicle was an idyllic photograph of a boater placidly gliding through the sparkling waters of&nbsp; Aquatic Park in Berkeley California.&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align: justify"><a href="https://www.forces.org/static_page/hc/index.php">Honour Committee</a> member Pierre Lemieux comments on yet another manifestation of the sick mentality of the&nbsp;contemporary state: its compulsive addiction to <b>control</b>.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;Everybody is happy with the smoking ban&rdquo;. This is the la-la-land propaganda of Tobacco Control everywhere –&nbsp;Ireland included, of course.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify">This piece by Thomas Laprade (Canada) published by Allvoices.com says it exactly like it is, and needs no further comment.</div>