Is Waterboarding Torture?
Ask Christopher Hitchens, who writes about his firsthand experience with it. The “board” is the instrument, not the method. You are not being boarded. You are being watered. This was…
Read moreReminder for John McCain and George W Bush
This scene, taken tonight just past sunset, is why there must be absolutely NO offshore drilling. Just a reminder for the two would-be coastal rapists. Those birds are California Brown…
Read moreWTF Items for the Day
Appeals Court Invalidates Detainee’s ‘Enemy’ Status A federal appeals court in Washington has invalidated the Bush administration’s finding that a detainee held for more than six years in the Guantanamo…
Read moreMcCain’s Coastal Flip-Flop = Global Disaster
Senator Barbara Boxer and Representative Lois Capps held a conference call today to discuss the Bush/McCain response to $140/barrel oil. Before I share the high points of the call, I…
Read moreFearmongering 101: Be Afraid of Iran?
This week’s top fear flavor: Iran. Fear that Iran will attack us if Barack Obama is elected. And fear that if Iran doesn’t attack us, Israel will attack Iran after…
Read moreWar With Iran? No, We Can’t. Call your Representatives.
Someone really needs to tell Congress to get a grip. That someone needs to be us. This is absolutely NOT the time to be saber-rattling in a serious way with…
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