Wednesday, April 4
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Sharon Secor is the guest editor today. |
DHS Demand for DNS Master Key Alarms Nations
"With the master key, DHS would have control over the Internet...." (Editor's pick)
Kids Worship Bush at Jesus Camp
More of Yourmerica! (video clip, Editor's pick)
"...San Francisco psychologist Philip Zimbardo has written a book arguing that the men and women who participated in the torture were not just 'rotten apples,' as the Bush administration has argued, but the unfortunate products of a 'rotten barrel' mind-set that left them unsupervised, poorly trained and ignorant of Iraqi culture. He sees the American military establishment in Iraq as complicit in what happened at Abu Ghraib." (Editor's pick)
The Once and Future Republic of Vermont
"The winds of secession are blowing in the Green Mountain State." (Editor's pick)
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What delivering a baby will be like under HillaryCare. (Editor's pick)
USS Nimitz, Other Warships Leave San Diego for the Persian Gulf
"The
Stennis and its strike group left Naval Base Coronado on Jan. 20. It is the
largest carrier presence in the
"A
Pakistani tribal militant group responsible for a series of deadly guerrilla
raids inside Iran has been secretly encouraged and advised by American
officials since 2005, U.S. and Pakistani intelligence sources tell
The Botched US Raid That Led to the Hostage Crisis
Yet another piece of insanity in this illegal and immoral war.
"As
the Western media turns its attention to and prattles about the fate of the 15
Britons detained for allegedly trespassing into Iranian waters, the status of
the five Iranian officials captured in a
How Bogus Letter Became a Case for War
See what I mean? They make the stuff up as they go along. Soon we’ll start killing Iranians over whispers, rumors, and propaganda, as if thousands upon thousands of Iraqis isn’t bad enough.
Felons Hired By Texas to Run Prison System
That would explain a lot. Have you read Orwell’s other classic, Animal Farm, yet?
L.A. Police to Get New Flashlights
"Police will soon be outfitted with a cutting edge flashlight that is not only brighter than others, but too small to be used as a weapon." How screwed up is that, change the flashlight when you should be reprimanding the police?
U.S. Spends Record $185 Billion On Justice System
That’s a lot of flashlights and time off with full pay for officers being investigated for shootings, drugs, and the countless other crimes committed on the job.
Man With Drug - Resistant TB Locked Up
Free reg. req., but totally worth it. "Robert Daniels has been locked up indefinitely, perhaps for the rest of his life, since last July. But he has not been charged with a crime. Instead, he suffers from an extensively drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis, or XDR-TB. It is considered virtually untreatable. County health authorities obtained a court order to lock him up as a danger to the public because he failed to take precautions to avoid infecting others. Specifically, he said he did not heed doctors' instructions to wear a mask in public." A thought provoking piece indeed.
Documents Show Secret FBI Unit Targeted Antiwar Group
How often do we hear that old line about the FBI not being used that way? Does anyone still need documentation to know that it is not true?
You know, I’ve never sought citizenship. I’ve never agreed to be governed, nor to submit my life and resources to the whim of the State. Does the so-called social contract of the governed and the government apply to me? I think not.
Bush Press Aides Hit Dowd -- But Admit a Son Heading to War Can Influence Views
"Critics
of the war in Iraq have long charged that supporters of the war might feel
differently about if they had a a son or daughter fighting in, or possibly
headed for, that conflict. Surveys have shown that very few war supporters in
Congress, the White House or serving as officials or campaign directors have
children in the military and even fewer in the war. So it was revealing, in
Jim Rutenberg's front-page New York Times story on Sunday, to find former
Bush-Cheney campaign chief Matthew Dowd describing one reason for his now
famous break with the president: Dowd has a son who will soon be deployed to
"President Bush warned Tuesday that some American soldiers might have to stay longer in Iraq if Congress does not quickly deliver a war-spending bill that he can sign, and he lashed out at Democratic leaders as 'irresponsible' and accused them of making the war 'a political dance'." Emotional blackmail?
Toyota's Sales Jump While GM, Ford Falls
Something to be said for making fuel efficient, affordable vehicles that run well and long.
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