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Justification for Gitmo – not

Justification for Gitmo – not

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William Glaberson reports that defense attorneys representing a 21-year-old being held prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, “have been ordered by a military judge not to tell their client – or anyone else – the identity of witnesses against him” in the prisoner’s upcoming war crimes trial. Attorneys point out that this “would hamper their ability to build an adequate defense because they cannot ask their client or anyone else about prosecution witnesses, making it difficult to test the veracity of…

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Torture is Anti-American (and it doesn’t work)

Torture is Anti-American (and it doesn’t work)

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It grieves me that it could possibly be necessary to argue to an American – much less an American veteran – that torture undermines everything that we would like to think we stand for… 1992 U.S. Army Interrogation Field Manual 34-52 states: “Experience indicates that the use of prohibited techniques is not necessary to gain the cooperation of interrogation sources. Use of torture and other illegal methods is a poor technique that yields unreliable results, may damage subsequent collection efforts,…

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Chuck Hagel Lets it Rip

Chuck Hagel Lets it Rip

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Chuck Hagel, Republican turning Democrat. Maybe he can give the Dems some… ahhh…. backbone. “This is one of the most arrogant, incompetent administrations I’ve ever seen personally or ever read about,” the always blunt and frequently quotable Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., said yesterday during an appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. “This administration in my opinion has been as unprepared as any administration I’m aware of,” Hagel added, “not only the ones that I have been…

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Don’t Kill Last 300 Whales for Navy Training

Don’t Kill Last 300 Whales for Navy Training

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Tell the U.S. Navy to Protect Right Whales from Deadly Sonar! Only 300 North Atlantic right whales are believed to exist — and unfortunately their migratory route goes right through the area where the U.S. Navy plans to unleash lethal mid-frequency sonar off North Carolina’s coast. Ear-splitting military sonar is needlessly killing whales and other marine mammals throughout the world’s oceans. Yet the U.S. Navy wants to put a training range for lethal mid-frequency sonar right next to a key…

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Bush Mangles Names, then Bolts

Bush Mangles Names, then Bolts

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Yeah, our “beloved leader” is really interested in helping to negotiate peace in the middle east. Isn’t that what his record is all about? Isn’t it? Isn’t it? Crooks and Liars: Looking confused and distracted, the president butchered the names of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas *shock* and even needed guidance on where to stand with the two leaders for a photo op — which was apparently the only reason he attended at all. After…

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Religious Southern Hospitality – not

Religious Southern Hospitality – not

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I receive notices every couple of days from the neighborhood watch. There has been a bit of a crime wave in the area, and everyone is on edge. I’m getting very uneasy about some of these communications. Call me whatever you want, but I would never want to have to rely on some of these neighbors. I’m even thinking of getting a little more serious about defense in case of darker times. Yesterday, I got this email: Subject: stranger walking…

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