Archive for January 2010
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Saturday 30th January 2010
Justice Department Bans Justice for Torturers
4:44 pm | Justice Department | Obama | Rule of Law | Torture | Uncategorized | Comments: 4
The Obama Justice Department has apparently decided that, since torture is not a crime (at least not anything deserving of prosecution), then concocting legal doctrines that unleashed torturers around the world is also no offense.
A Justice Department internal investigation has concluded that John Yoo and Jay Bybee were gulity only of “poor judgment” in [...]
Wednesday 27th January 2010
CIA Torture Success Claim Cast Overboard, Drowns
2:14 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 5
Jeff Stein has a great piece on how the most prominent CIA apologist for waterboarding has finally ‘fessed up that he didn’t know what he was talking about.
Much of the news media treated this CIA “expert” like a hero back in 2007. I assume they will ignore his recantation.
Monday 25th January 2010
Only Six People on Earth do Not Hate Verizon
5:06 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
New York Times’ technology columnist David Pogue had a great post last month entitled: “Verizon’s New Motto: Why Not Be Evil?”
Pogue detailed an egregious Verizon bushwhacking of its customers - and then suggested the policy change was because “Verizon heard that there were six people left on Earth who didn’t have a reason to dislike [...]
Dump Bernanke and Audit the Fed
12:21 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Obama | Ron Paul | Comments: 6
How much damage can one man inflict and still be treated like a saint and savior in Washington?
Ben Bernanke’s career answers that question. The Establishment media has rallied around the current Fed chairman as if his reign was the triumph of wisdom and goodness - instead of a debacle of bursting bubbles and [...]
Now Online: Antiwar.com interview on FBI Crime Wave
8:23 am | Uncategorized | Comments: 2
Scott Horton and I have fun with the latest revelations on FBI crimes. We bring in the subject of torture to lighten up the show.
Click on the highlighted to listen to it 10_01_22_bovard
Or you can listen to it at the Antiwar.com website here.
Thursday 21st January 2010
Fox News FreedomWatch Interview Now Online
12:32 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 2
Wednesday 20th January 2010
Podcast of Today’s Brian Wilson interview on FBI Crime Wave
6:28 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
WSPD’s Brian Wilson and I had a rollicking chat about the latest FBI crime wave and the latest torture coverup scandal today. You can download a podcast here.
Or you can listen to an MP3 right here:. - brian-wilson-show-1-20-2010
Brian is one of the top talk show hosts in the nation, and he will [...]
On Fox News FreedomWatch Today - on FBI Crime Wave
5:53 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
Judge Napolitano and I talked about the latest FBI crime wave on Fox News’ Freedom Watch today.
I will post a link when the show is posted online. (I think it will be broadcast by Fox Radio this evening).
Monday 18th January 2010
Gitmo Murders & Pentagon Coverup?
12:44 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Torture | War crimes | dictatorship | Comments: 5
Scott Horton of Harper’s has a great piece online on how three detainees at Gitmo were killed during interrogations. The military responded with an elaborate coverup that claimed the three men committed suicide as an “act of asymmetrical warfare.”
The military’s story has been blow to bits in large part by former Gitmo guards who [...]
Friday 15th January 2010
Bogus Anti-Terrorist Crackdown on Financial Freedom
1:02 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Freedom | Justice Department | Patriot Act | Ron Paul | Terrorism | Comments: 4
posted today by the Future of Freedom Foundation - from the October 2009 issue of Freedom Daily…
The Bogus Anti-Terrorist Crackdown on Financial Freedom
by James Bovard
In the post–9/11 era, federal officials are treating cash as they would a suspected weapon of mass destruction. They have created legions of new restrictions and reporting requirements for citizens’ money. [...]
Tuesday 5th January 2010
Lying on the Benefits of Research
1:57 pm | Uncategorized | Comments: 0
Advocates of government spending on research often claim exorbitant benefits. This Dilbert cartoon nicely punctures their hokum.
And the closing line - about converting liars into thieves - that summarizes most of the government contractors in the Washington area.
Friday 1st January 2010
Thanks to All the Fine Commentors in 2009!
10:32 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Comments: 11
I want to thank the folks who added so many excellent thoughts and flashes of wit to this blog over the past 12 months. I’ve gotten a heap of insights from y’all! And it is fun to share the revelry when bad guys crash and burn, or when some federal agency has [...]