I know I haven't posted in quite some time, but I saw this and wanted to know if anyone else noted something odd (besides the fact that the Flaming Lips are always this way).
Naomi Wolf, via the Guardian 1. Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy 2. Create a gulag 3. Develop a thug caste 4. Set up an internal surveillance system 5. Harass citizens' groups 6. Engage in arbitrary detention and release 7. Target key individuals 8. Control the press 9. Dissent equals treason 10. Suspend the rule of law