Daily Archives: December 1, 2008 »
How to Find out the Hidden Secrets of the Bush Administration
In March 2001, U.S. Archivist John W. Carlin received a letter from Alberto Gonzales, then counsel to the newly inaugurated president George W. Bush. It concerned an important deadline that was looming — one
Read More »Fisk: Afghanistan in Crisis
By Robert Fisk | The collapse of Afghanistan is closer than the world believes. Kandahar is in Taliban hands—all but a square mile at the centre of the city—and the first Taliban checkpoints are scarcely
Read More »Kristol Calls On Bush To Pardon Torturers And Wiretappers, Reward Them With Medal Of Freedom
Think Progress | In his new Weekly Standard column, right-wing pundit Bill Kristol lays out a to-do list for President Bush before he leaves office. He urges Bush to deliver speeches “reminding Americans of
Read More »Former interrogator slams torture: Torture has cost nearly as many lives as 9/11
By Ali Frick | In a Washington Post op-ed today, a former Special Operations interrogator who worked in Iraq in 2006 sharply criticizes American torture techniques as ineffective and dangerous. “Torture and abuse cost
Read More »George W. Bush Belongs in Prison
By Joel S. Hirschhorn | Electing Barack Obama president was the first step in redeeming American democracy. The second step must be indicting ex-president George W. Bush, giving him a fair trial, finding him guilty
Read More »Police in CCTV ‘beating’ of war hero to be probed
By Paul Byrne | Two police officers are being investigated for allegedly pinning down war hero Mark Aspinall and repeatedly punching him. The officers, called to deal with a man who was creating a
Read More »Open government means access to e-mails
Business and budgeting as usual have gone by the boards for most cities and towns. The revenue picture is grim, and communities are hurting. With but one major revenue source, a property tax
Read More »First ID cards not being scanned
The first batch of biometric identity cards issued in Britain last week to foreigners are not being read because the government failed to issue a single scanner in time. Machines that scan fingerprints and
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