THE full importance of the US Supreme Court’s decision in Hamdan v Rumsfeld took a little time to sink in. Military tribunals to try suspects at Guantanamo Bay were found to be illegal. The administration had breached both US law and the Geneva convention on the treatment of prisoners. The lesson is that even in times of war the US is run not by a president but by a constitution.

The right wing Christian movement in the USA blocked this and due to the considerable political influence of this group, none of their legislators want to push this subject for fear of reprisals.

You be the judge.

It Twas the night before the Federal Canadian Election
And all throughout the land
Not a person was stirring
Not even a Moose
As only the sound of the icy, cold winter wind danced, throughout the terrain
Yet, overtop of the wind
Many people held their breath
While the thought of Jackboots and Brown shirts
Were playing out, in their dreams
For, the next […]

Gus R. Stelzer
Despite much talk about an exit strategy from the Iraq quagmire in which our nation is embroiled, the No. 1 exit strategy has not been proposed. Let me fill that void. First you have a right to know where I’m coming from.
When I reached the legal voting age of 21 in […]

Let there be light. Since Wal-Mart has come under fire for one of its employees accurate E-mail complaint response. I have decided that I will tell the real story of chrimbo for you to enjoy. In weekly installments. The birth of the Sun is coming.