A Call To Arms From Amnesty International On The Detainee Deal

Posted on September 22, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 3 Comments

Warning: Heavy sarcasm ahead.
Amnesty International has issued the alarm and it is now up to all progressives to unite. The devil is in the details and here are the details as they see them:
“Amnesty International is deeply disturbed by the proposed compromise between Senate leaders and the White House on detainee legislation. Without further [...]

Clinton Gets Angry At Accusations He Didn’t Try To Catch Osama

Posted on September 22, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 13 Comments

Update: Full Video Here.
‘At least I tried. That’s the difference between me and some, including all the right wingers. They ridicule me for trying. They had eight months to try, they did not try. I tried. So I tried and failed’…
Ace goes off:
The man simply lies. It is a breathtakingly stupid and mendacious claim [...]

Where Do The Democrats Go With Detainees Now?

Posted on September 22, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, War On Terror | 1 Comment

The actual text of the detainee deal is is here and here.
The Washington Post writes:
The Abuse Can Continue. Senators won’t authorize torture, but they won’t prevent it, either.
But the senators who have fought to rein in the administration’s excesses — led by Sens. McCain, Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) and John W. Warner (R-Va.) — failed [...]

Friday Free For All

Posted on September 22, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU | 20 Comments

It’s Friday, so you know what that means! Weekend! If you have an interesting post that you would like to share, please use our open trackbacks to promote it. We only ask that you return the favor by linking the article you wish to share to this post so others can find [...]

Boycott Citgo

Posted on September 22, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 15 Comments

Like Captain Ed, I too was unaware that Citgo is wholly owned by Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA. And after his little sulfer smelling tirade at the U.N. calling our president the devil, I think Mark Tapscott’s advice to buy our gas elsewhere is something I can get behind. Besides, my wife has already made [...]

ACLU’s Disinformation On Public Expression Of Religion Act Exposed

Posted on September 22, 2006 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, Church And State, News | 4 Comments

Rees Lloyd, former ACLU attorney and the commander of American Legion District 21, has written an excellent article at WND exposing the ACLU’s disinformation about the Public Expression of Religion Act. After showing how deceptive the ACLU has been in its battle against the Mojave Desert Veterans Memorial, Reese breaks down the ACLU’s lies [...]