Former congresswoman Helen Chenoweth died yesterday in a Nevada car crash. She was one of the most courageous members of Congress in the mid-late 1990s. She fought harder than any Idaho senator to find out the truth about the federal killings at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. While Sen. Larry Craig was wishy-washy, hemming and hawing, Chenoweth was unflinching. Obituaries mention that […]
LIVE ONLINE – Tuesday (10/3) 6 pm Eastern- Scott Horton KAOS radio show
Scott Horton will be having me on his show on KAOS radio tomorrow (Tuesday, 10/03) evening at 6 pm Eastern. You can listen online live here. Or tune up in the Austin, Texas area at 92.7 FM. We will be bantering on torture, dictatorship, Attention Deficit Democracy, and, if I’m lucky, beer. Scott is a […]
C SPAN Plans to Rebroadcast my Booknotes Interview tonight
Just noticed on the email weekend schedule that C SPAN 3 is reportedly planning on re-broadcasting sometime tonight my Booknotes interview with Brian Lamb. Unfortunately, the email states that the time is TBA – to be announced. The schedule on the C SPAN website does not yet announce anything regarding the show. The interview had some […]
Happy Dictatorship Day
The prize for the headline of the year goes to today’s Washington Post for the following gem: “Many Rights in U.S. Legal System Absent in New Bill” The Post article on the military tribunal bill the Senates passed yesterday details some of the legal and procedural rights that people seized as “enemy combatants” will not […]
Republican Honor Roll on the Torture-Tribunals Bill
The following Republican members of the House of Representatives voted against the Torture-“Terrorist” Tribunal bill (HR 6166) today. Ron Paul, Roscoe Bartlett, Wayne Gilchrest, Walter Jones, Steven LaTourette, James Leach, Jerry Moran. These folks deserve hearty applause for their courage in rebuffing the surge of authoritarian sentiments now sweeping the Grand Old Party. The final […]
A Divine Torture Cartoon
The Washington Post’s Tom Toles has a cartoon on Congress and torture that is worth its weight in thumbscrews. The cartoon perfectly captures how Congress is partnering with the Bush administration in sanctioning U.S. barbarity. The cartoon is here – at least for today (9/26). Yet, as long as congressmen blindfold themselves to any and all atrocities committed […]
The United States of Barbarism
The Future of Freedom Foundation is shotgunning out today an oped I wrote on the torture deal. FFF is one of the few places that has remained true to its principles since 9/11. FFF chief Jacob Hornberger refused to compromise or kowtow no matter how high Bush’s approval ratings rose. The United States of Barbarism by James Bovard, […]
