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Wednesday 18th August 2010
The Crime of Lying to the FBI???
8:30 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Clinton | FBI | Justice Department | Lying | Rule of Law | dictatorship | lese majeste | Comments: 3
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich is a four-star sleazeball. But the feds had their chance to put him away and they failed to convince a jury on all charges except lying to the FBI.
This is one of the “crimes” that best illustrates the mirage of the Rule of Law in the U.S. FBI agents and [...]
Wednesday 21st April 2010
My Culpability for the Oklahoma City Bombing
6:52 pm | Bovard | Democracy | Elective Dictatorship | Freedom | Rule of Law | dictatorship | lese majeste | Comments: 7
I almost forgot my role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
No - I’ve never been to Oklahoma.
But a 1999 Los Angeles Times review of one of my books made similar points to what Bill Clinton made in his New York Times op-ed on Monday. The reviewer, Anthony Day, was horrified at my rejection [...]
Tuesday 20th April 2010
The Slippery Definition of Extremism
11:04 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bush | Census | Elective Dictatorship | FBI | Justice Department | Rule of Law | Surveillance | Terrorism | Torture | Transportation Security Admin. | War crimes | Wiretapping | lese majeste | Comments: 2
The Future of Freedom Foundation is shotgunning out this op-ed today….
The Slippery Definition of Extremism
by James Bovard
Americans are once again hearing of the perils of extremism. But the definition of this offense is slippier than a politician’s campaign promise. The definition of extremism has continually been amended to permit government policies that few sober people [...]
Bill Clinton’s Lethal Hypocrisy on Government Violence
9:41 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Clinton | Elective Dictatorship | Rule of Law | War crimes | lese majeste | Comments: 18
from Counterpunch today -
Bill Clinton on Violence and Government
A Lethal Hypocrisy
By JAMES BOVARD
Yesterday, on the fifteenth anniversary of the attack on the federal office building in Oklahoma City, former President Bill Clinton had an op-ed in the New York Times headlined: “Violence is Unacceptable in a Democracy.†The article settles any doubts [...]
Tuesday 10th November 2009
Most Venal-Looking Congressman?
9:28 pm | Congress | Uncategorized | lese majeste | wool | Comments: 15
I have seen plenty of smarmy looking congressmen over the decades, but this photo of Rep. Bob Filner (D-Cal) probably takes the cake.
Who would vote for someone who looks like he might mug you and steal your wallet before your leave the polling booth???
Or is there somebody I missed or forgot? What other member [...]
Friday 5th October 2007
Are Presidents Entitled to Kill Foreigners?
10:05 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Rule of Law | dictatorship | lese majeste | Comments: 17
The Future of Freedom Foundation is shotgunning out an op-ed I wrote about presidents’ right to kill. My favorite line from this piece:
Sometimes the threat of a noose is the best way to keep the peace. Â
ARE PRESIDENTS ENTITLED TO KILL FOREIGNERS?
by James Bovard
What is the common term for ordering soldiers to kill vast numbers of innocent [...]
Sunday 13th May 2007
What Would Martial Law Look Like?
4:04 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Congress | dictatorship | lese majeste | Comments: 27
If they put a sign saying “Rule of Law” on the front of the howitzer, people might not notice any difference between this and other post 9/11 ornaments in DC.
“Nothing to see here, folks - move along….”Â
The full size photo for the above is at http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=495676211&size=l
The new Patriot System in DC:
Just another harmless decoration on [...]
Wednesday 4th April 2007
Ernie Hancock Radio Interview Now Online
2:41 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | dictatorship | lese majeste | Comments: 1
Ernie Hancock, the mastermind of FreedomsPhoenix, now has an MP3 online of the interview we did on Sunday night.  The link to the audio clip is at the bottom of this page.Â
It is a long file (16 megs), so folks with dial-up be warned.Â
The first part of the show is Ernie’s interview with Jim Lesczynski, the chief [...]
Tuesday 27th June 2006
My hit on Bush’s Dictatorial Signing Statements
4:29 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Elective Dictatorship | Torture | lese majeste | Comments: 3
The American Conservative posted here my hit on Bush’s dictatorial signing statements.
Here’s the lead of the piece:
“For generations, Republican politicians have spoken reverently of the rule of law. But since 2001, this hoary doctrine has been redefined to mean little more than the enforcement of the secret thoughts of the commander in chief.
George W. Bush [...]
Friday 10th March 2006
The Regime Crimes Office
9:09 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Justice Department | lese majeste | Comments: 7
As part of my penance for Lent, I was reading a recent budget briefing for the State Department, tottering on the edge of my chair with each gust of hot air. I came across an intriguing comment by Ambassador James Jeffrey, “the Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq.” He chirped about the Bush [...]
Wednesday 22nd February 2006
Orange Co. Register publishes my hit on Federal Surveillance
10:56 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Elective Dictatorship | Rule of Law | lese majeste | Comments: 0
The Orange County Register published my hit on the dangers of federal surveillance. Here are some outtakes:
Americans seem to have forgotten why the Founding Fathers prohibited government from spying on them. Public opinion polls show a rising percentage of Americans approving of the warrantless National Security Agency wiretaps authorized by President Bush.
Many Americans seem to [...]
Friday 6th January 2006
Think Tanks as Military Bases
11:22 am | Ashcroft | Bush | Cheney | lese majeste | think tanks | Comments: 4
George W. Bush exploits captive audiences as well as any president. During the last four years, he has ritually gone to military bases to uncork his biggest inanities regarding foreign policy. There are some howlers that can only be tossed out in front of an audience forbidden to laugh. No one in a military audience [...]
Thursday 29th December 2005
Elective Dictatorship & Lese Majeste
11:02 am | Bovard | Bush | Justice Department | dictatorship | lese majeste | padilla | Comments: 2
The Bush administration is throwing a snit fit because a formerly submissive federal appeals court is not allowing it to change the rules of the game one more time on the Jose Padilla case. Bush’s Justice Department angrily protested to a federal appeals court this week that “there is no basis for questioning the good [...]