Month May 2004

One sick puppy Both victims and guards cited by Army investigators tended to confirm characterizations of Cpl. Charles A. Graner Jr. as the most violent on Tier 1A in what was known as the prison’s “hard site,” where inmates considered…

‘Wedding video’ clouds US denials A videotape has been broadcast which purports to show before-and-after footage of a wedding which Iraqis say the US attacked, killing about 40. The Pentagon, of course, denies everything.

How many members of the Bush Administration are needed to replace a lightbulb? The Answer is SEVEN: 1. one to deny that a lightbulb needs to be replaced 2. one to attack and question the patriotism of anyone who has…

Lawyer: Lt. Gen. Sanchez witnessed prison abuse This is huge. A captain will testify that Sanchez was present during ‘interrogations.’ From The Washington Post: A military lawyer for a soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib abuse case testified that a…

Sign of the times I was networking computers yesterday in the ANSWER LA office and called a friend for advice. After he’d helped out, he said, “Bob, I used to be a right wing John Bircher from Florida, now I’m…