Direct line from Iran-Contra to “War on Terror”
An evil cast of characters star in both scandals, and Greg Grandin capsulizes the whole ugly mess. Highly recommended.
This blog is anti-torture
Bloggers Against Torture Join Us! Join Us! I know it will come as a huge surprise to my loyal readers — all two of you — that I am taking …
Bushco’s Pravda press
Glenn Greenwald on the latest effort to dismantle our democracy, the threat — stated by AG Gonzalex this weekend — of Imprisoning journalists for doing their job. Things just got …
Progressive to-do list
Courtesy of Atrios
The Truthiness Report
Stephen Colbert was not funny. Tom DeLay is like Jesus Christ. No one could have anticipated that the levees would be breached. We do not torture. There is no global …
Act to save internet democracy
This is critical. So please take action RIGHT NOW!!! Sign MoveOn’s petition and call Congress today. More info.
Happy Cognitive Dissonance Day
Apparently the Bush administration is confused and thinks this is the first day of April, not May. This year’s Law Day theme, “Liberty Under Law: Separate Branches, Balanced Powers,” honors …
Diane Wilson, An American Hero
Diane Wilson, An American Hero KW: Everyone who reads your story is overwhelmed by your courage and boldness. For instance, it must not have been easy being the first woman …
The goods on Bush, courtesy of his Justice Department
Consortiumnews.com In the U.S. government’s pursuit of the death penalty for Zacarias Moussaoui, FBI officials have inadvertently revealed how an even mildly competent George W. Bush could have prevented the …