Rem Conscious

LIES
It may have started with the Easter Bunny
or St. Nicolas even more ridiculous the Tooth Fairy
From there we’re forced to recite the pledge - Hail Mary
One nation under god? Why us?
Don’t question son you’ll burn in hell
Pay attention to the lies that we’re told to tell
Teacher teaches us Columbus was a hero – he stole lands
He stole lives of so called Indians
From the Tainos to the Africans – respect Thomas Jefferson?
he molested Sally Hemmings
And now they say Regan was a great man
The godfather of Crack Babies – denier of the AIDS plague
I ran fast as I could to the library
To find out they trace the books I read
these lies got me surrounded there’s a war on truth
And it all may have started with that first lost tooth

Chorus
Lies, its all lies
Everything they say
Lies, they keep telling lies
We hear em’ everyday
Do you think that we don’t know
That you’re up to no good
When you’re tellin’ lies

They say milk does a body good! How so, it
causes disease-don’t trust me read about
BGH and IGF-1
The Dairy industry has us drinking poison
Got Milk? Better yet, how ‘bout Got Cancer?
Got a sick prostate and you’re looking for answers?
And while we trust the FDA to protect us
These mad cows are milking us all the way to the bank
From cell phones to pharmaceuticals
children forced vaccinations that carry plague and chemicals
Corporate thugs push drugs like evangelists push miracles
Monsanto, Bayer, Proctor and Gamble
Fluoride in our water supply has got us cockeyed
And still they lie
Telling us it’s for own good
First used in Nazi prison camps now it’s in our hoods

Chorus

From Fox News to the New York Post
and all and these lying Neo-Con right-wing news show hosts
Bill O’Reilly makes me nauseous, Hanity and Colmes are drones for these greedy corporate monsters
Feeding lies to the public, they love it, we’re puppets
Intimidated and Controlled by color codes
Where lie becomes truth and truth becomes myth
Lost in the Rupert Murdoch and Clear Channel abyss
If you don’t agree with Bush then you’re un-patriotic
Even though you’ve never known a man this psychotic
In control of the so called land of brave
We’ve become timid and afraid eager to become slaves
The Patriot Act is for the good of the people
Is like saying the Bush Regime will protect us from evil
How many lies can they tell in just four years
I say the worst is yet to come so it’s time to prepare

Chorus

We saw the towers fall to ashes like they where laced with bombs
Are you sure only 2 planes did that harm?
You told us flight 77 hit the Pentagon
But there’s no photo of parts man plus the science is wrong
You let it happen, like FDR did Pearl Harbor
So you could profit from war just like your father
Taking lives and oil in the name of freedom
While innocent are either tortured, left homeless or bleeding
Death to America – is what they scream
while you preach freedom and the American dream
Troops dying, mother crying, still to trying to cope
While your denying, that the dangers from Iraq was a hoax
Your not a man of the people just a product of evil
Greed, Power and God, a combination that’s lethal
So deceitful it’s criminal but soon the truth will rise
Lies

If you were born before 1974 your probaly English by law

For hundreds of years the county of Monmouthshire was officially a part of England. However, in 1974, by action of a sparsely-attended parliamentary sitting, inclusive of not one MP for Monmouthshire itself, the county was moved into Wales. Overnight, the entire nationality of the county was changed wholesale without a referendum, or a survey, or even consulting the people informally. This paper will attempt to answer a number of questions surrounding the phenomenon - why did the move take place?, why was there not widespread protest against the move?, how Welsh has Monmouthshire become?, what has changed in the nature of British politics that would make this sort of action utterly unthinkable today? 'The Monmouthshire Question' cuts straight to the heart of contemporary issues surrounding regionalism, nationality, territorialism, democratic involvement, and patriarchal governance.

Monmouthshire's Welsh status was ambiguous until the 1960s. Previously, the legal formula had been to refer to 'Wales and Monmouthshire'. In popular usage, it had been considered part of Wales for many centuries. The ambiguity surrounding its status arose from its not being mentioned in the second Laws in Wales Act in the 16th century. The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica unambigiously described the county as part of England, but notes that 'whenever an act [...] is intended to apply to [Wales] alone, then Wales is always coupled with Monmouthshire'.

The Acts that defined Monmouthshire did treat it in a slightly different way to other counties created out of the Marches (for example, it sent two members to the Commons, like English counties, rather than one, like the other Welsh ones). However, this is something of an irrelevance, as the entirety of Wales and the Marches had been part of England since the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284.

The question of Monmouthshire's status continued to be a matter of discussion, especially as Welsh nationalism and devolution climbed the political agenda in the 20th century: nonetheless, in the rare event that an Act of Parliament was restricted to Wales, Monmouthshire was always included, and the creation of the Welsh Office in 1964 explicitly included Monmouthshire. A typical example was the division of England and Wales into registration areas in the 19th century - one of which, the "Welsh Division", was defined as including "Monmouthshire, South Wales and North Wales".

The question was clarified in law by an Order in Council of 1968, and further clarified by the Local Government Act 1972, which provided that in legislation after 1974 the definition of "Wales" would include it. The Interpretation Act 1978 provides that in legislation passed between 1967 and 1974, "a reference to England includes Berwick upon Tweed and Monmouthshire", but would exclude the rest of Wales.

Being a part of the diocese of Llandaff, Monmouthshire was included in the area in which the Church of England was disestablished in 1920 to become the Church in Wales.

FREE WALES ARMY

The Free Wales Army (Welsh: Byddin Rhyddid Cymru) was a paramilitary Welsh nationalist organisation, formed out of Lampeter, West Wales by William Julian Cayo-Evans in 1963 as a replacement for the then supposedly moribund Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru.

Eryr WenThe Byddin consisted of a number of commanding units leading a structure of ranks and volunteers. These commanding units were often isolated and worked within the tight precepts of army directives. Activities were largely limited to training in the Welsh countryside armed with surplus IRA equipment, and small–scale operations. Although the media treated this surreptitious movement with some ridicule, the authorities took them seriously enough to bring court action against the leading figures in 1969, resulting in lengthy prison sentences for them.

The Army's motto was "Fe godwn ni eto", Welsh for "We shall rise again". Its crest was Eryr Wen, a white eagle mounted on dark green shield, commonly seen in shorthand. Also incorporated in the national flag on the top left hand corner.

Their objective was to establish an independent Welsh republic which had the sole allegiance of all her citizens. The Byddin's White Eagle of Eryri symbol became a familiar sight painted on walls and bridges throughout Wales.

The exact number of active members is unknown. Conservative estimates approximate the membership at 50, whilst at its most popular the byddin claimed a nationwide network consisting of 2000 active members and many more sympathisers. However, in August 1968 only 200 volunteers attended the Abergewsyn training camp, indicating that the actual membership was probably between the two figures.

Uniform
All volunteers wore a bottle-green peaked cap or beret with eagle crest. A bottle-green combat jacket, civilian trousers, neck scarf, combat boots, and bottle-green webbing belt rounded out the uniform for Privates and NCOs and black or leather webbing belt with peaked officers' cap for officers.

The colour of the beret and neck scarf varied depending on the area of operation of the soldier's attachment.

General service dress uniform consisted of a dark green blazer with an eagle crest.

Decorations and Awards

* These decorations were rarely issued and often crude in appearance. Only ribbons were worn on field uniforms. Medals were worn in order of importance, with the most important on the left.
* Order of St.David Awarded for outstanding furtherance of the freedom movement and recognising outstanding achievements. Ribbon: Black and yellow. Medallion: Gold cross
* Cross Of Llewellyn Awarded for leadership in addition to bravery. Ribbon: Two vertical red and green bars. Medallion: Silver Celtic cross embossed with eagle.
* Cross Of Glyndwr Gallantry in the face of the enemy, and individual acts of courage. Ribbon: Violet. Medallion: Bronze Celtic cross with dragon rampant.
* Merit Of Incarceration In recognition of six or more months incarcerated. Ribbon: Vertical black and white bars with single thin red bar. Medallion: Three bar grid.
* Assault Dagger Participant in at least three separate assaults. Brass hilt ceremonial dagger.
* Blood Medal For serious wounds or loss of life, in the name of freedom. Ribbon: Black with single thin vertical red bar.
* Distinguished Service. Service for specified periods of time. Ribbon: Blue (4 years), Blue with silver trim (12 years), Blue with gold trim (20 or more years)

Structure
The smallest unit of the army was the section, comprised of six volunteers. This was the basis of army organisation in any area. The section volunteers lived in close proximity, and were available for service at short notice. At this level the section commander (highest ranking officer) worked closely with the company adjutant to oversee operations in their Cantref.

Four sections formed one district platoon. Four platoons formed one area company.

So as to avoid overlap of operations the commander in chief split Wales into five areas of operation each made up of their respective Cantrefi:

* Gogledd Orllewin (North West Wales): Brown
* Gogledd Ddwyrain (North East Wales): Red
* Canolbarth (Central Wales): Green
* De Orllewin (South West Wales): Black
* De Ddwyrain (South East Wales): Blue

Ranks

* Gwirfoddolwr - Volunteer.
* Gwir.saf 1af - Volunteer 1st class: Snowdon Lilly on right sleeve.
* Corfforol - Corporal (NCO): One burgundy strip on dark green epaulette slides.
* Sersiant - Sergeant (NCO): Two burgundy strips on dark green epaulette slides.
* Ailisgapten - 2nd Lieutenant: One burgundy Eagle head on dark green epaulette slides, and burgundy flash behind cap badge.
* Isgapten - Lieutenant: Two burgundy Eagle Heads on dark green epaulette slides and burgundy flash behind cap badge.
* Capten - Captain: Three burgundy Eagle heads in triangle on dark green epaulette slides and burgundy flash behind cap badge.
* Uchgapten - Major: Two burgundy strips one burgundy Eagle head on dark green epaulette slides and peaked officers cap with burgundy flash behind cap badge.
* Cadlywydd - Commandant: Two burgundy strips, two Eagle heads on dark green epaulette slides, and peaked officers cap with burgundy flash behind cap badge.
* Cadlwydd Cadfridog - Commandant General: Two burgundy strip, three Eagle heads on dark green epaulette slides, and peaked officers cap with burgundy flash behind cap badge.

Timeline of notable events
Feb 1963 FWA is formed.
Oct 1965 confronts Lord Mayor of Liverpool at the opening of Tryweryn reservoir.
Oct 1967 FWA column appeared on David Frost's show.
Jun 1969 Final preparation to storm Caernarfon Castle to stop investiture of Charles Windsor.
Jul 1969 CID operation "Cricket" comes to fruition with the arrest of the FWA leadership.
Mar 1995 Death of Commandant WEJ Cayo-Evans.
May 2004 Death of Commandant D Cosslett.

Notable members
Commandant William Julian Cayo-Evans (Founder)
Commandant D Coslett
V Davies
K Griffiths AKA G Ap Iestyn
E H Wilkinson
R Jones
V Griffiths
D B Thomas
G Rowlands
B Isaacs
S M Forty-Seven
A H Lewis
V G Davies
W V Griffiths
J C Evans
W Jones
D Williams

U2 POLAND

Today, U2 played their sole Polish concert of 2009 in Chorzow. This is only the third time U2 have ever performed in Poland; last tour, they also played in Chorzow, on 5 July 2005, while the first gig took place during the Popmart Tour, on 12 August 1997 in Warsaw.

As expected, the band played New Year's Day, their tribute to Poland's Solidarity movement, for the Polish audience. Like in 2005, the audience became awash with red and white to make the colours of the Polish flag, thanks to independently organised fan action. The show was made more special by Bono making it an honorary birthday celebration concert; The Edge's birthday is in two days but there is no concert on 08/08 itself. This included Bono leading the crowd in Happy Birthday after Stuck In A Moment (which itself was interrupted by the crowd chanting), and snippeting The Beatles' Birthday at the start of Vertigo.

The full setlist was:

1. Breathe
2. No Line On The Horizon
3. Get On Your Boots
4. Magnificent
5. Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet)
6. Elevation
7. New Year's Day
8. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Stand By Me (snippet)
9. Stuck In A Moment
10. Happy Birthday
11. Unknown Caller
12. The Unforgettable Fire
13. City Of Blinding Lights / Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (snippet)
14. Birthday (snippet) / Vertigo
15. Crazy Tonight / Two Tribes (snippet)
16. Sunday Bloody Sunday / Rock The Casbah (snippet)
17. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
18. MLK
19. Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet)
20. Where The Streets Have No Name / The Whole Of The Moon (snippet)
21. One

Encore(s):
22. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
23. With Or Without You
24. Moment of Surrender