The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday issued subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney’s office and the Justice Department after what the panel’s chairman called “stonewalling of the worst kind” of efforts to investigate the National Security Agency’s policy of wiretapping without warrants. Subpoenas Sent to White House on Wiretapping – New York… Continue reading Subpoenas Sent to White House on Wiretapping
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Behold the Creation Museum
Save yourself (and your money) by browsing through my images rather than attending the museum. I’ve documented the entire thing right here, with the exception of a few videos. From: Behold the Creation Museum – a photoset on Flickr Funny, sad, creepy. Take your pick. No where near as fun as the eventual Ptolemy Planetarium… Continue reading Behold the Creation Museum
Lieberman Backs Limited U.S. Attacks on Iran
“I think we’ve got to be prepared to take aggressive military action against the Iranians to stop them from killing Americans in Iraq,” Mr. Lieberman said in an interview on the CBS News program “Face the Nation.” This could be achieved mostly with air attacks, Mr. Lieberman said, adding, “I’m not talking about a massive… Continue reading Lieberman Backs Limited U.S. Attacks on Iran
Jihad Etiquette
This jihad etiquette is not written down, and for good reason. It varies as much in interpretation and practice as extremist groups vary in their goals. But the rules have some general themes that underlie actions ranging from the recent rash of suicide bombings in Algeria and Somalia, to the surge in beheadings and bombings… Continue reading Jihad Etiquette
real conservative
The great fraud being perpetrated in our political discourse is the concerted attempt by movement conservatives, now that the Bush presidency lay irreversibly in ruins, to repudiate George Bush by claiming that he is not, and never has been, a “real conservative.” This con game is being perpetrated by the very same conservatives who –… Continue reading real conservative
paris versus libby
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Doubts Grow as G.I.’s in Iraq Find Allies in Enemy Ranks
But now on his third deployment in Iraq, he is no longer a believer in the mission. The pivotal moment came, he says, this past February when soldiers killed a man setting a roadside bomb. When they searched the bomber’s body, they found identification showing him to be a sergeant in the Iraqi Army. “I… Continue reading Doubts Grow as G.I.’s in Iraq Find Allies in Enemy Ranks
sophisticated equipment
The militant group, Fatah al Islam, which is thought to have links to Al Qaeda, fired antiaircraft guns and mortars and had night vision goggles and other sophisticated equipment. The Lebanese Army does not have such gear. From Lebanese Army and Islamists Battle for 2nd Day – New York Times This is a really disturbing… Continue reading sophisticated equipment
The Assault on Reason
Byrd invited a specific version of the same general question millions of us have been asking: “Why do reason, logic and truth seem to play a sharply diminished role in the way America now makes important decisions?” The persistent and sustained reliance on falsehoods as the basis of policy, even in the face of massive… Continue reading The Assault on Reason
Poisoned Toothpaste in Panama Is Believed to Be From China
Diethylene glycol, a poisonous ingredient in some antifreeze, has been found in 6,000 tubes of toothpaste in Panama, and customs officials there said yesterday that the product appeared to have originated in China. From New York Times Just as the wheatgerm story dies out, a reminder that in the era of globalization; a supply chain… Continue reading Poisoned Toothpaste in Panama Is Believed to Be From China