ACLU Appeals Case of Khaled El-Masri

Posted on July 25, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, War On Terror | 2 Comments

Via the ACLU Website:
The American Civil Liberties Union today announced that it has filed an appeal on behalf of Khaled El-Masri, an innocent German citizen who was kidnapped by the CIA and transported to a secret Afghan prison where he was detained and abused. A lower court previously dismissed the suit after accepting the CIA’s [...]

ACLU Vs. AT&T Case Dismissed

Posted on July 25, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, War On Terror | 2 Comments

Via ABC Chicago
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to bar AT&T from giving the government telephone records without warrants, saying it would require disclosures that would “adversely affect our national security.”
Judge Matthew F. Kennelly said disclosing whether AT&T had given such records to the supersecret National Security Agency in its hunt [...]

Israel: “Sowing The Seeds Of Hatred”

Posted on July 25, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | Comments Off

The progressive website CommonDreams.org is currently carrying a rant written by Rana El-Khatib, a “Palestinian writer born in Haifa and living in Beirut” (she’s basically lived everywhere but in Palestine; must be that everyday life kinda sucks under the leadership of corrupt former terrorists and religious fanatics).
Of course, you might have guessed it, her [...]

Reporter Makes Pass At Westboro Hate Cult Member

Posted on July 25, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, Humor, News, War On Terror | 3 Comments

Found this thanks to CatHouse Chat who found it thanks to Ace who found it at this link.
Warning: Offensive language in the video.

I will second Ace’s commentary on this one.
I should say that inappropriately touching someone in a wholly unwanted sexual way is over the line, even as a gag, but somehow I just [...]

ACLU Satire?

Posted on July 25, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, Humor | Comments Off

Compare William F. Buckley’s satire peice on the ACLU about the Andrea Yates trial to what they really said in 2002. Not really that much difference at all.

Noble Peace Prize Winner Would Love To Kill Bush

Posted on July 25, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 2 Comments

I meant to mention this “fiesty Irish spirit” yesterday.
NOBEL peace laureate Betty Williams displayed a flash of her feisty Irish spirit yesterday, lashing out at US President George W.Bush during a speech to hundreds of schoolchildren.
Campaigning on the rights of young people at the Earth Dialogues forum, being held in Brisbane, Ms Williams [...]

Terrorist Want To Make Ridiculous Deal With Israel

Posted on July 25, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 1 Comment

Via Haaretz
All groups in Gaza, including Hamas, would now accept a cease-fire deal with Israel which would include releasing Gilad Shalit, according to the Palestinian Agriculture Minister, who also heads the coordinating committee of Palestinian organizations there.
Ibrahim Al-Naja said the factions were ready to stop the Qassam rocket fire if Israel’s ceased all military moves [...]