ACLU Obtain Army Documents Revealing Terrorist Sympathy

Posted on January 12, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, War On Terror | 4 Comments

Via ACLU:
In one Army file, an investigator states that he is unable to continue an investigation into claims that a detainee captured by Task Force 6-26 in Tikrit, Iraq, was stripped, humiliated and physically abused until he passed out, because the unit accused of the abuse is part of the Special Access Program (SAP). A [...]

ACLU Helping Hamas

Posted on January 12, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, War On Terror | 29 Comments

Hat tip: Pirate’s Cove and Sweet Spirits of Ammonia
How is this not treason?
In October of 2004, the ACLU turned down $1.15 million in funding from two of it’s most generous and loyal contributors, the Ford and Rockefeller foundations, saying new anti-terrorism restrictions demanded by the institutions make it unable to accept their funds.
“The Ford Foundation [...]

Imagine: Making Mountains Out of Mole Hills

Posted on January 12, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, Supreme Court | 6 Comments

From one of our commenters:
Supreme Court nominee Alito has been grilled this week by senators questioning his past associations, writings, and decisions. Is Alito being treated fairly? It is time to revisit how they approached another Supreme court nominee.
Let us image for a moment that a Supreme Court nominee had advocated, this week, for the [...]

Who Said This? Subject The Confirmation Hearings

Posted on January 12, 2006 - Filed Under Supreme Court | 6 Comments

Who said:
They are called hearings. Why? Who’s hearing?
I suspect, Judge Alito… and that’s it.
He’s the one we should be hearing. But he’s the one who isn’t talking.
Senators are doing the yapping, at a ratio — I clocked, unscientifically today — at about 6-to-1.
That means, six times more bloviating from senators than answering from Judge Alito.
And [...]