Their story of lawlessness, mayhem and murder in Iraq.
U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are planning to descend on Washington from Mar. 13-16 to testify about war crimes they committed or personally witnessed in those countries.
“The war in Iraq is not covered to its potential because of how dangerous it is for [...]
Archive for February, 2008
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)
Howard Zinn
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768 pages
How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative
Allen Raymond
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Hardcover
256 pages
About two weeks ago the Senate passed their version of the RESTORE Act – the bill that updates FISA for new types of communications that have been developed since FISA was enacted in 1978. The House version of the bill does not include a grant of immunity to all the telecommunications companies that participated in [...]
Last Thursday the Washington Post published a column by Michael Kinsley about The Surge titled “Defining Victory Downward.” Here are a few excerpts:
It was also, implicitly, part of a deal between Bush and the majority of Americans, who want out. The deal was: just let me have a few more soldiers to get Baghdad under [...]
Now, I’ve heard my share of the complaints about the new interface. I, too, had problems with it right at first. It’s something you have to get used to. You have to learn that there is no “sources” menu. You have to accept that what’s been synched with your Apple TV is undifferentiated from what’s [...]
When asked if he hates cops in the movie Barfly, Mickey Rourke playing Henry Chinaski responds with, “I don’t know, but I seem to feel better when they’re not around.”
Well there are cops and there are The Cops, and these cops make you feel better when they are around.
Saw them last night at The Tractor. Found [...]
Cofounder of X,
is 60 years old today.
Honor this man today by listening to Los Angeles, Wild Gift, Under the Big Black Sun, and More Fun in the New World.
And be sure to catch X live on their “13-31″ Anniversary Tour beginning in March.
A 1998 OC Weekly Billy Zoom interview can be found here, and in it you’ll discover [...]
Our government… teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. - Louis D. Brandeis
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Just three days ago I took part in a Democratic caucus and felt good about the party and its chances for winning in November.
Today I get this report from Glenn Greenwald:
The Senate today — led by Jay Rockefeller, enabled by Harry Reid, and with the active support of at least 12 (and probably more) Democrats, [...]
This is interesting…
Mitt Romney 52.0%
John McCain 21.1%
Ron Paul 18.7%
Mike Huckabee 5.9%
Mitt Romney dropped out of the race last week so that the Republicans could unite behind McCain, the apparent nominee, and be in a better position to defeat the terrorists. … uh, I mean Democrats.
But now that the Republicans of Maine have decided that they would like to elect a [...]
Today’s New York Times editorial expresses their concerns about last week’s Senate debate of the FISA Amendments Act of 2007.
The Senate debated a bill that would make needed updates to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — while needlessly expanding the president’s ability to spy on Americans without a warrant and covering up the unlawful spying [...]
