Military knew Gitmo prisoners were being abused mentally.
From Jurist:
US military officers feared for the mental health of alleged terrorism detainees held in isolation in the US, according to documents received through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) . The materials released Wednesday are a collection of heavily redacted e-mail communications between unidentified [...]
A Bad Situation All Around
With all of the weirdness of the past few weeks, what with the richmans welfare and the election farce that has been pumped in our faces, there is another thing that is pretty fucked up in our nation
A thing that is very personal to me as well as happening all around our country. A thing [...]
Will it always be about conflict?
The word that best describes the United States’ role in the world under the Bush administration, in my opinion, is “versus.” By extension that also accurately describes Senator John McCain, who wants to be our next president. He is every bit as conflict ridden as George Bush.
Current conflicts in the news for example, include these [...]
7 Years Later It Is Still Just Talk.
Seven years ago the Chinese made flags were flying from anywhere they could be hung. Americans were salivating for revenge. War frenzy was being whipped up from every part of the war machine. We were living by color coded terror alerts and the fear prompted everyone to be willing to give up our liberties in [...]
John McCain and the POW/MIA coverup
Up at Morse’s blog is an old issue but, that said, this issue needs to be kept in the front of hearts and minds. Why? Because McCain wants to be President, thats why! Sidney Schanberg tells us about McCain, the media and the POW cover up over at The Nation Institute:
John McCain, who has risen [...]
Unrest in the world — a Bush legacy
“U.S. in push for foreign arms deals: report,” a story from Reuters (9/14/08), lays out a very unpleasant reality. The Bush Doctrine is at the center of a “military-industrial complex” that seems to have no boundaries. Eight years after the terrorist attacks on the United States, this administration seems to know only conflict, military [...]
Khadr military judge bars Brig. General from legal advisor role
Brigadier General Thomas Hartmann is one pissed off mutha today…which makes me happy. From Jurist:
The military judge presiding over the military commission trial of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr on Wednesday barred US Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann [official profile] from acting as a legal advisor to the commission in Khadr’s trial. In addition to his position as legal advisor to [...]
Benazir Bhutto’s husband elected President of Pakistan
This is by no means a slam dunk for ‘good guys’. Zardari was a consumate liar and corrupt as hell when Bhutto was in office. From MSNBC:
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The widower of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto will succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan after winning a landslide election victory Saturday.
Unofficial results announced after separate [...]
Andrew Berends Needs Our Help
My friend Karolyn sent me an email about a New York-based freelance filmmaker and journalist who was working on a film about the oil-producing Delta region in Nigeria. Andrew was Karolyn’s daughter Katherine’s high school class. His mother, Polly, is the author of Whole Parent, Whole Child and is a dear friend of Karolyn’s. [...]
Is Bush behind Chinese oil deal and Russian isolation?
Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of orchestrating the conflict in Georgia to benefit one of its presidential election candidates.
the peace movement
i guess i wonder where it’s moving. can someone check its pulse?
Pakistan steps up violence as Russia and Georgia take break
Leaders of Pakistan’s ruling coalition were meeting Tuesday to discuss who will replace President Pervez Musharraf, who resigned Monday.
it’s a brave new world
where future wars will be fought with mind drugs
another piece in the puzzle
“All together, these non-uniformed workers have cost nearly $100 billion, accounting for roughly 20 percent of the total U.S. budget for the five-year war.
While Scooter B. was watching Olympic basketball…
…others were invading the Republic of Georgia.
