A visit from Camilo
Tonight I attended a potluck dinner followed by a talk by Camilo Mejia, the conscientious objector who was imprisoned for nine months here in Oklahoma for following his conscience and …
Vets for Peace Convention in Dallas
“What Have We Done?”, a question that will ever haunt those who have gone to Iraq on our behalf, due to the greed and corruption of this administration. This story …
Former CIA agents letter about Plame leak
It’s pretty pathetic when former intel officers have to explain in detail to the world something as obvious as the fact that it’s a bad thing to expose the identity …
CIA, Iraq and crime
Maxspeak warns about throwing around the accusation”treason” too lightly, and he’s right. But then he says something else worth remembering as this tangled web continues to unwind: […] the CIA …
Are Republicans suicide bombers?
A new survey shows that, 7-1, Republicans think that the US and its allies should respond to the London terrorist attacks with military force (one might wonder where to bomb, …
God-dammit-to-fucking-shit
When I was a teenager, and not allowed to swear or ever express any negativity at home, in my pent-up rage at just about everything, I developed a mega-curse I …
Impeach Bush Meetup hosts DSM study circle
The Oklahoma City Impeach Bush Meet-up group — the folks who did the DSM demo at the Capitol a few weeks ago — is now hosting a study circle on …
Bad apples and core values
Steve Soto at The Left Coaster: Pentagon Report On Guantanamo Destroys The “Few Bad Apples” Defense A just-released Pentagon report […] shows that the tactics used at Abu Ghraib weren’t …
Vet blasts Iraq debacle in Oklahoman
Amazing letter to the editor in today’s Oklahoman. (Not the usual uninformed anti-liberal rant, which in itself is notable.) Volunteer force is floundering Having served in the military recently, I …