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Category Archives: terrorism
Medical Experimentation on Gitmo Detainees
Paging Dr. Mengele, Dr. Josef Mengele. Truthout has a report taken from Department of Defense documents showing that detainees at Guantanamo were given massive doses of an anti-malarial drug which was known to have serious psychological side effects before they … Continue reading
Drone Strike Kills 28 in Pakistan
We have met the terrorists and they are us: “Pakistan’s remote tribal agencies of North and South Waziristan are in a state of virtual panic tonight as US drones continue to loom in the air and three attacks against separate … Continue reading
Posted in drone strikes, Pakistan, Pentagon, terrorism, war on terror
Tagged 28 killed, drone strike, Pakistan, terrorists, Waziristan
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What Hath 9/11 Wrought?
September 11, 2001 has been dubbed ‘The Day That Changed America’ and indeed it did. Indeed it did—and not for the better. It changed America from the land of the free and the home of the brave to the land … Continue reading
Posted in Bill of Rights, Constitution, Justice Department, Obama administration, terrorism, torture, war on terror
Tagged ACLU, Andrew Sullivan, Bush administration, Daily Dish, due process, equal justice, Executive Branch, habeas corpus, Judicial Branch, national security, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Obama administration, President Obama, rendition, rule of law, September 11, state secrets, The Day That Changed America, torture, war crimes
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Politicization of the DOJ Hasn’t “Changed”
A trip down memory lane: “Remember the plaintive cries of Democrats and progressives about the wrongful politicization of the Department of Justice by the Bush/Cheney Administration? Remember the stunning chart Sheldon Whitehouse whipped out at a Senate judiciary hearing on … Continue reading
Operation Enduring Insanity
CIA Director Leon Panetta appeared on ABC’s This Week yesterday, where he laid out some of the “problems” we face in Afghanistan along with our “fundamental purpose” there and what “winning” might look like. From Think Progress: Too bad most, … Continue reading
The Afghan Protection Racket
I thought part of the strategy of counterinsurgency in Afghanistan was to stop corruption by officials in the Karzai government, not become an active participant in it. Turns out I was wrong, there’s a Mafia-style protection racket going on there, … Continue reading
Supremes Refuse to Hear Torture Appeal
That old-fashioned notion of equal justice under the law was dealt another blow by the Supreme Court yesterday as they refused to hear the appeal of Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen who was detained, tortured, and imprisoned for over a … Continue reading
“Modernizing Miranda” by Gutting the Sixth Amendment
It’s becoming clearer what Attorney General Eric Holder meant when he spoke of the need to “modernize” Miranda. (Even though he also said that “giving Miranda warnings has not had a negative impact on our ability to obtain information from … Continue reading
Posted in Bill of Rights, Constitution, George W. Bush, Justice Department, Obama, Obama administration, Politics, terrorism, war on terror
Tagged American Civil Liberties Union, Attorney General Eric Holder, Bush administration, detain suspects, modernize Miranda, Obama administration, right to counsel, slippery slope, speedy trial
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The Unintended Consequences of Lieberman’s Law
In the ‘Be Careful What You Ask For You Just Might Get It’ Department comes this from Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog concerning Joe Lieberman’s proposal to strip citizenship from Americans affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations: “Lieberman’s … Continue reading
