The United States of America is now, officially, no longer a democracy.
There are many things that are deeply distressing about the Military Commissions Act of 2006. One of the most distressing is its deeply cynical attitude about law. The President has created a new regime in which he is a law unto himself on issues of prisoner
Texas Scares Me
I met Scarlett P. when he was at CC3. Not at all what I expected, but in a good way. Quiet, understated.
Cool pics of anti-Bush signs in Texas if you follow the link. I wonder how long those signs lasted. Imagine the scene that probably too with them being found by a car full of… Read the rest
The Blog | David Sirota: The Beltway’s Fear and Loathing of Democracy | The Huffington Post
You can tell how much Washington, D.C. is panicking by the rise of grassroots politics by looking at the now weekly declarations by politicians and pundits that they actually hate democracy. That’s hyperbole, you say? Just take a look at a few comments
Robin Morgan on what would have been the 15th birthday of Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi
AlterNet: War on Iraq: Rape, Murder, and the American GI
Sometimes, a few nice American guys are found guilty — as Green and his buddies might be. Then all returns to “normal.” They’re sacrificed to save the ranks of those who train them to do
from my new favoirite blog, d r i f t g l a s s
Where was mile-high, bandwidth-bestriding Thug Left that matched the Hate Radio of the Thug Right for the last twenty years?
Where is the Democratic Gingrich who runs a Democratic GOPAC that methodically and deliberately instructs his entire Party to scream “Traitor!” at the opposition
This is NOT an incompetent administration — they are producing exactly the results they want.
d r i f t g l a s s: Plan Asinine
Because the Four Horsemen of the Republicans now have exactly what they want: an entire region completely destabilized and spiraling out of control, and at every single fucking instant when doing the smart
Truthdig – An Atheist Manifesto
Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply a refusal to deny the obvious. Unfortunately, we live in a world in which the obvious is overlooked as a matter of principle. The obvious must be observed and re-observed and argued for. This is a thankless… Read the rest
Who grieves for dead Iraqis?
Is blood on the hands of those Americans who support the war? Again, one must leave them to heaven. But in the objective order it is difficult to see why they are not responsible for the mass murders. They permitted their leaders to deceive them about the war, often enthusiastically. How can they watch… Read the rest
FIASCO: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
Stafford, Va.: Where does the crux of the blame for the FIASCO lie? There were a lot of efforts to incorporate lessons learned and new “ways of thinking” into military concepts, doctrine, education and training prior to OIF. Why did these efforts fail to take?
Tom Ricks: I’d say the book argues
