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A key argument espoused by American supporters of our imperialistic policies in the Middle East is that the Islamic theocracies pose a threat to American security because of their radical nature. Yet here at home, we have our own radical religious fundamentalists clamoring to form a theocracy.
Read moreA British resident has claimed he was tortured by US guards at Guantanamo Bay, suffering violent sexual assaults, near drowning and an attack in which he was blinded.
Read moreWell, we got our way again, and that’s what counts. Here’s the latest Afghanistan news from The Independent:
Read moreBig Brother is about to arrive. The Real I.D. act is about to get passed as part of a supplemental defense spending bill. The house insisted on its inclusion in the conference Bill, and despite the fact that the Senate has never voted on the Real I.D. Democrats seem to concede that it will pass as part of this provision. Oh, and it also allows the Department of Homeland Security to “Suspend Laws” in border states. (Does the word Facism ring any bells with you?)
Read moreAfter returning to the United States, members of the company, part of a battalion nicknamed the “Magnificent Bastards,” have broken with the traditional code of silence to tell their story, “one they say was punctuated not only by a lack of armor but also by a shortage of men and planning that further hampered their efforts in battle, destroyed morale and ruined the careers of some of their fiercest warriors.”
Read moreI was saddened this week to learn that, by definition of U.S. Senator (and Senate Majority Leader) Dr. Bill (I’ll diagnose you via videotape for a nominal contribution….ahhhh…I mean fee) Frist, and the Family Research Council, I am no longer a person of faith. That may be true. My lifelong allegience to Christianity is certainly being challenged by the Krazy Kristian Kooks, and if being a person of faith means relinquishing my rights and freedoms to the Kooks…then I withdraw my membership.
Read moreFirst off, having George W. Bush dedicate a library to Abraham Lincoln is like having David Duke dedicate a civil rights museum. It’s like having James Dobson dedicate a Kinsey collection. It’s like having . . . well, shit, you get the idea. It just ain’t right. But because you have to dedicate presidential libraries with the President you have, not the President you want, so it was that President Bush spoke at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library yesterday.
Read moreA memo to Congress: want to know why you’re pulling abysmal 34 percent approval ratings? A front page story in today’s Washington Post lays out the problem: while “inflation and interest rates are rising, stock values have plunged, a tank of gas induces sticker shock, ? for nearly a year, wages have failed to keep up with the cost of living,” and politicians in Washington are consumed with Terri Schiavo, “judicial tyranny,” and Tom DeLay.
Read moreThis page right here is the one I go to to check the weather. It’s put out by the National Weather Service. It’s a lot like some commercial ones, only it has more information, costs nothing and contains no ads.
Read moreIn today’s op/ed column in the New York Times, David Books places blame for the dissolution of national discourse, for
Read moreI can’t think of truer words. But oh what a difference 10 years can make. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is facing a major ethics investigation into his past lavish, lobbyist-paid trips. DeLay has so far refused to offer any details into his activities. Maybe DeLay should take his own advice from 1995 and follow his own standards in 2005:
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