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...but (you know there's a "but"). tags Bush Republican torture Congress Lynndie EnglandThe definition of "torture" is subject to change at Bush's whim. Indefinite imprisonment of poorly defined "unlawful combatants" is allowed. Habeas corpus is suspended for detainees. Coerced testimony at trial is A-OK. Interrogators who may have engaged in torture are retroactively immunized. Witch-burning not specifically mentioned, but that's probably okay, too. picked by Galoot 2 years ago |
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Does anyone notice a trend in the Bush administration: 4 comments edit related share politics
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The White House is trying to clarify something: President George W Bush is ''a commander guy'' but not ''the commander guy.'' 0 comments edit related share plime.comOr something like that. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago |
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Although President Bush has stated that the United States has not and will not torture people, it has been learned that Mr. Bush himself has authorized the use of waterboarding on detainees (a practice previously prosecuted by the United States as a war crime), and has claimed the authority to do so again in certain circumstances. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
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"The abject failure of legal scholarship in the Office of Legal Counsel's analysis of torture suggests that what mattered was not that the reasoning was sound, or that the research was comprehensive, but that it delivered what the Bush administration wanted," Whitehouse said. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
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The White House says President Bush will veto legislation on Saturday that would have barred the CIA from using waterboarding — a technique that simulates drowning — and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects. picked by TraumaMamma 9 months ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
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"It is no wonder that this memo ... could not withstand scrutiny and had to be withdrawn," said Leahy, D-Vermont. "This memo seeks to find ways to avoid legal restrictions and accountability on torture and threatens our country's status as a beacon of human rights around the world." picked by dollyllama 8 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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"Well, we started to connect the dots in order to protect the American people." Bush told ABC News White House correspondent Martha Raddatz. "And yes, I'm aware our national security team met on this issue. And I approved." picked by dollyllama 7 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A massive photo collection of people from around the world, with homemade signs, telling Bush to F**K OFF in their own language. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago 28 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A group in Brattleboro is petitioning to put an item on a town meeting agenda in March that would make Bush and Vice President d**k Cheney subject to arrest and indictment if they visit the southeastern Vermont community. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago 4 comments edit related share politics |
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A poll of more than 27,000 Liberals who hate America in 25 countries shows that a sizeable majority are opposed to torture, even if its purpose is to elicit information that could save other Liberals who hate America from terrorist attack. picked by Galoot 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share politics |
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WELL over a third of US combat troops deployed in Iraq condone torture to obtain information from insurgents and nearly one in 10 acknowledge mistreating civilians, a survey has found. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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President Bush and congressional leaders moved closer to agreeing on a compromise economic rescue package yesterday. picked by willster09 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
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General David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker testified in front of Congress the last few days and the whole thing has made the author delve deeper into a depression because of the current political landscape. picked by zion 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share politics |
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The U.S. Congressmoved to block the Bush administration from building permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq or controlling the country's oil sector. picked by afeldman 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
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Just say no. The Senate's Democratic majority joined by all Republicans who purport to be moderate must tell President Bush that this will be their answer to any controversial nominee to the Supreme Court or to the appellate courts. picked by democracy101 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
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It was the first time in a decade that Congress has passed a bill over a presidential veto. picked by T420 1 year ago 21 comments edit related share politics |
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U.S. President George W. Bush shows up in some very non-presidential situations in the new "Off-Color Coloring Book: The Bush Years." Whether Bush is shown dressed as a cheerleader or drinking beer, the coloring book portrays the president in an unflattering light that its authors said is simply good-natured fun. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The McCain-Palin ticket has been making much of the fact that the Arizona senator wanted more troops in Iraq as early as 2003. Yet he supported Bush for re-election, wrong-headed Iraq policy and all. He could have done the truly "maverick" thing and tried to unseat Bush so as to improve the execution of the war. He put the interests of the Republican Party over the good of his country. picked by artsaken 2 months ago 3 comments edit related share politics |
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The administration admitted that the sweeping domestic surveillance originated in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. However, declassified documents obtained by the National Security Archive and testimony that is part of these lawsuits suggest the National Security Agency program was put into place shortly after Mr. Bush was inaugurated, long before 9/11. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share politics |
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Just breaking, MTB has obtained excerpts from the leaked emails suggesting the WHite House targeted federal attorneys for firing because they were not "Bush loyalists" 2 comments edit related share politicsAnother Bush administration scandal, lies and cover-ups. This update provides access to the actual email and may be the first place on the Internet to find it. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago |