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Tag Archives: Lindsey Graham
Can We Leave Now?
The Afghanistan quagmire just gets uglier and uglier: “Stalking from home to home, a United States Army sergeant methodically killed at least 16 civilians, 9 of them children, in a rural stretch of southern Afghanistan early on Sunday, igniting fears … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan
Tagged Afghanistan, civilians, Iran, John McCain, killed, Lindsey Graham, Syria
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Bush Taught, Obama Learned
From an editorial in the St. Petersburg Times, May 21, 2006, via Newshoggers: “[T]he changes that George W. Bush has made to our nation’s constitutional firmament may not depart with the first family’s bags. His disregard for the separation of … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Constitution, George W. Bush, Justice Department, Libya, Obama, Politics
Tagged Eric Holder, FBI, George W. Bush, hostilities, Justice Department, Libya, Lindsey Graham, Meet The Press, Newshoggers, Obama, Office of Legal Counsel, Pentagon, shut up, War Powers Resolution
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Lindsey Graham is For Our System of Justice…Except When He’s Against It
Senator Lindsey Graham believes suspected terrorists are entitled to legal representation—except when they aren’t. Confused? So is Sen. Graham. On the one hand he condemns the Keep America Scared Safe ad which refers to Justice Department lawyers who defended terrorism … Continue reading
Are We No More The Home of the Brave?
Glenn Greenwald has an interesting contrast in Tuesday’s Salon. How the rest of the world deals with accused terrorists as compared with the United States. A few cases in point: May 12, 2003: “DENPASAR, Indonesia — The first suspect charged … Continue reading
Posted in Justice Department, Obama, Politics, terrorism, war on terror
Tagged civilian trials, Glenn Greenwald, Guantanamo Bay, Indonesia, Lindsey Graham, London, Madrid, Mumbai, Obama administration, Salon, Sydney, terrorists
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The Constitutional Scholar Considers Indefinite Detention Law
The Constitutional Scholar-In-Chief is ready to deal away Fifth and Sixth Amendment protections in exchange for Lindsey Graham’s vote to close Gitmo. Well, not actually close it, just re-locate it to Illinois (emphasis mine): “The White House is considering endorsing … Continue reading
Posted in Bill of Rights, Congress, Obama, Politics, war on terror
Tagged Guantanamo Bay, indefinite detention, Lindsey Graham, President Obama, White House
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Good Advice For Senator McCain: “Be Quiet”
TIME’s Joe Klein had some good advice for John McCain in an appearance on Larry King Live Tuesday night. Advice that also applies to Lindsey Graham, Fred Thompson and the rest of the Republican chorus of bluster and bravado urging … Continue reading
Posted in McCain, Obama, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged be quiet, Fred Thompson, Governor Sanford, Iran, Joe Klein, Larry King, Lindsey Graham, Obama, take a hike, Time
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