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In light of the Bush administration’s insistence there be no judicial or semi-judicial oversight regarding incarerations at Guantanamo, an argument that relies mostly on the phrase “trust us,” I found this story interesting: A prominent Taleban commander who was killed last week in southern Afghanistan had rejoined the militants after being released from the U.S […] The Argus Leader/KELO poll on the presidential race isn’t too shocking. But it contained one item Democrats should find particularly disconcerting. According to the specifics in today’s Argus, when asked about Bush’s “handling of homeland security and the war on terrorism,” 41 percent of Democrats polled approved, 40 percent disapproved and 19 percent were “not […] Kids’ activities have me running behind on various things so here’s a little catch up on a couple items on Iraq and the “War on Terror.” Bush and Cheney are giving Kerry hell for insulting our hand-picked Iraqi leader, Allawi, by saying Allawi is putting the “best face” on things in his country. But let’s […] Again displaying her “Republican Lite” tendencies, Stephanie Herseth was one of 34 Democrats to vote in favor of the “Pledge Protection Act.” As passed, the bill deprives federal courts of jurisdiction “to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution of, the Pledge of Allegiance … or […] As you’ve hopefully heard by now, the government has decided to release “enemy combatant” Yaser Hamdi to Saudi Arabia without any charges being filed. Hamdi’s story is instructive of the extent to which the Bushies will go and proof of their utter disregard for legal process. Hamdi, a US citizen, was turned over to US […] |
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