You know, it doesn’t take a great deal of thought to figure out we’re alienating the Iraqi people. Yet while defense officials appear to finally realize that, the administration remains in a state of denial. The only mistake Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak made when he said the war would produce “100 bin Ladens” was underestimating […]
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Ashcroft says Do we at the Justice Department really care what you are reading? No. The law enforcement community has no interest in your reading habits. Tracking reading habits would betray our high regard for the First Amendment. And even if someone in the government wanted to do so, it would represent an impossible workload […] As a quick follow up to the last note, Paul Krugman’s got it right. Unfortunately, I fear he is right that “it’s about to get worse.” Have been quite impressed with his op-ed columns over the last year. Bought his book yesterday and am looking forward to reading it this weekend. Bush and crew continue to pervert 9-11 and use it as a springboard to decimate civil liberties in this country. The day before Bush seeks Patriot Act II. Look what he and Ashcroft have done for us already. (Via TalkLeft.) And if this airline color coding doesn’t have Big Brother written all over it. (Via […] Just the few minutes I heard of Rumsfeld’s speech at the National Press Club today says a lot about this guy. After protestors yelling the Bush foreign policy is built on lies were removed, his response was basically we invaded Iraq so the Iraqi people could enjoy free press and rights like the protestors. Gee, […] |
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