Does President Obama have a vested interest in covering up the crimes of the Bush administration? His decision to block the release of photos of U.S. troops abusing detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan is a reminder that the nation may still be running on “Cheney time.” As long as the photos are not released, former […]
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The Real Victims of the Torture Scandal
Instapundit Glenn Reynolds debunks the torture scandal once and for all. In a post entitled “PELOSI LIED, THE WATERBOARDING ISSUE DIED,” Reynolds declares that “the torture issue was mostly a political tool designed to cow right-leaning members of the punditocracy by calling them Nazis. Now that it’s not needed so much, it can be allowed […]
My 2 Cents on Ron Paul, Surveillance, and the Republican Party’s Future
David Weigel has a good piece in the Washington Independent today on Ron Paul ‘s rising influence in Washington. The articles mentions that Ron Paul has been bringing in some folks to have lunch and discuss ideas with some of his Republican colleagues. The article includes a quote from me: “There’s a growing recognition that […]
Obama’s Double Standard on Atrocities & Evil
At a Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Capitol on Thursday, President Obama called for “fighting the silence that is evil’s greatest co-conspirator.” On the same day, Obama decided to oppose creation of a truth commission to vigorously investigate and expose U.S. torture crimes. This is another of those damn paradoxes of which Washington is full […]
Bullseye on Fascism & Torture
Last week, conservatives were complaining Obama was establishing a socialistic fascist dictatorship. This week, conservatives are complaining Obama does not want to torture his opponents. from Talking Points Memo I reckon this is another one of those damn paradoxes Washington is full of. There are plenty of reasons to vigorously oppose Obama’s power grabs (like […]
Obama-Style “Nation of Laws”
Obama proudly declared yesterday that ours is a “nation of laws” at the same time he announced that CIA torturers would not be prosecuted for their crimes. Life in Washington is one damn paradox after another. Kudos to the American Civil Liberties Union for their lawsuit that compelled the disclosure of the torture memos yesterday. […]
Part 2 of “How Abu Ghraib was Politically Defused”
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today the second part of my analysis of “How Abu Ghraib was Politically Defused.” It is amazing how little attention was paid to the heap of evidence of torture-as-official-policy until long after Bush snared a second term. Here is a link to a permanent web page with both […]
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