Condi Rice to the 9/11 Committee (quote): "I was in a press conference to try and describe the August 6th memo [the one entitled "Bin Laden Determined To Strike U.S." – KRA], which I’ve talked about here in my opening remarks and which I talked about with you in the private session. And I said, at one point, that this … Read More
More Torture Bedtime Stories for Neo-cons
Hey, kids! Press "play" on your recording of Lee Greenwood’s "Proud to be an American" and snuggle up to this wonderful story: Female interrogators tried to break Muslim detainees at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay by sexual touching, wearing a miniskirt and thong underwear and in one case smearing a Saudi man’s face with fake menstrual blood . … Read More
Undoubtedly
I think the experts are right . . . don’t you? Hat tip: Wonkette
Stupid Product
You be the judge. Yes, friends — that unbiased rag known as World Net Daily rises to new heights in fear-marketing to the paranoid, as it shills that latest in technology.* Yes, it’s the . . . NUKALERT! In this day of nuclear-terror vulnerability, KI4U Inc., markets several products to help families survive any type of nuke incident, including a … Read More
Once Again, I’m Smarter Than The Bush Administration
Although admittedly, it is not hard. Iraq New Terror Breeding Ground By Dana Priest Washington Post Staff WriterFriday, January 14, 2005; Page A01 Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the training ground for the next generation of "professionalized" terrorists, according to a report released yesterday by the National Intelligence Council, the CIA director’s think tank. Iraq provides terrorists with "a training … Read More
Homeland Security For Sale
Not surprisingly (to most of us), it is now becoming apparent that 9/11 was viewed by many Republicans as simply a way to make money for those with connections. No, I’m not talking about Halliburton (although they certainly fit the bill). I’m talking about this: WASHINGTON – As the Homeland Security Department was starting up, Secretary Tom Ridge twice stayed … Read More
LALALALALALALALALALALALA (I can’t hear you)!
The right wingers over at The Corner are being willfully ignorant about torture. World O’Crap explains it all for you wonderfully.
The Torture General and the Commander-in-Chief Override
To me, the most troubling thing about Gonzales is not his understanding (or lack thereof) on the "legal" use of torture, but his apparent lack of understanding on the powers of the Presidency. One thing is for sure: what ever "torture" is — and I am willing to concede that we can have open debates about that — the President … Read More
“Moral Values” Embarrassment Watch II (Torture Edition)
From Atrios: I just heard a report on NPR about a group of Chinese Muslims who have been in Guantanmo [sic]. We’ve decided that they’re no longer a threat. The Chinese government wants us to hand them over so they can try them on terrorism charges. We don’t want to hand them over because… yes, you know it’s coming… The … Read More
Bush Doesn’t Understand The Nature of The Terrorist Threat
It’s odd. Bush says that Kerry is failing to comprehend the war on terrorism. It’s odd, I say, because Bush’s own people, are saying (implicitly anyway) that it is Bush who doesn’t get it. The Bush Administration seems to think that the way to defeat terrorism is by decapitating the leadership of al Qaeda. Capture or kill those AQ leaders … Read More
And The Answer Is . . .
During the second debate, Bush kept on asking "Kerry says he is going to involve the international community in securing the peace in Iraq. But what country is going to follow Kerry into Iraq, if Kerry keeps on saying that the situation there is so bad??" . . . or words to that effect. Good question. The answer? Well, um, … Read More
The Opposition Is Idiotic
I thought the "global test" flap was retarded, but the RNC is topping themselves yet again. Kerry said: ”We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they’re a nuisance,” the article states as the Massachusetts senator’s reply. ”As a former law enforcement person, I know we’re never going … Read More
Fun with Flashbacks
The Washington Post, April 19, 2001: An influential energy task force headed by Vice President Cheney has broached the possibility of lifting some economic sanctions against Iran, Libya and Iraq as part of a plan to increase America’s oil supply. According to a draft of the task force report, the United States should review the sanctions against the three countries … Read More
Cheney Implicates Himself
Well, it’s bound to happen when the wheels of the spin machine fall off. Speaking of the Duelfer Report, Cheney says: "As soon as the sanctions were lifted, he [Saddam] had every intention of going back. . . . [T]he sanctions regime was coming apart at the seams. Saddam perverted that whole thing and generated billions of dollars." (Emphasis mine) … Read More