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Take Torture off the Table

Take Torture off the Table

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It’s wrong. It’s anti-American. It doesn’t even work. Tell Congress to Take Torture off the Table Congress needs to send a clear message to the Bush administration: cruel interrogation techniques – including mock execution, forced nakedness and induced hypothermia – are morally wrong and have to stop. Important legislation that sets one humane standard for ALL government agencies has been passed by the House, but has stalled. Keep the pressure on! Tell Congress to swiftly bring U.S. interrogation policy into…

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Way to Support the Troops

Way to Support the Troops

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Nice. You get wounded, and then you are asked to REPAY part of your incentive to enlist in the first place? Insult upon injury. Literally. “Service members seriously wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan after they received a $10,000 bonus for enlisting are being asked by the Pentagon to repay portions of the incentive money, says a U.S. senator who calls the practice an example of military policy gone wrong.” “A bill in the mail is not the kind of present…

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$52M to Ashcroft from Justice Department

$52M to Ashcroft from Justice Department

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From TruthOut, news that the Department of Justice awarded former Attorney General John Ashcroft a $52 million contract, “among the biggest payouts reported for a federal monitor,” to help the US Attorney’s Office in New Jersey monitor leading manufacturers of knee and hip replacements. $52M to help one state in one precise industry. Interesting. I wonder how much monitors have been getting to check out toy manufacture. I wonder what the total budget of the New Jersey US Attorney’s office…

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Political Compass

Political Compass

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Here is a more detailed and nuanced political quiz from Political Compass (thanks to Jamie). It puts me about where I would expect. I still haven’t seen the quiz I’d like to see, though… these are still too abstract, with not enough substantial choices for answers. Where’s the ranking of answers? Agree/disagree isn’t enough. I’m thinking about designing my own when I have more time.

Bush Loyalists Admit Impotence

Bush Loyalists Admit Impotence

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Governor Sonny Perdue is joining lawmakers and ministers on the steps of the Georgia state Capitol to pray for rain. How totally embarrassing. Well, Bush let ’em down – “Tough luck, Georgia.” Water is not a partisan issue. You have water or you don’t. They’ve known about the potential problems of a rapidly-expanding state (and city) population for some time. Instead of planning and accountability, we get prayers. They’ve made noises about it being interdenominational, but here that probably means…

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