Andrew Sullivan on Obama’s CIA torture decision
But my view is also that the president has acted wisely in this. As president in wartime, he knows how wounding it would be to engage in this kind of activity right now. But he has also ensured that a…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Tag Torture
Craig Murray on civility in politics
Craig Murray is a former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan who resigned after his protests about US / UK complicity in torture there were ignored. In this post he responds to a complaint “from Darren who objected to my rather strong…
Russia’s new gulags
While reactionary troglodytes continue to roam the editorial pages of the WSJ (see previous post), their reporting, as always, remains superb. Bret Stephens of the WSJ discusses his story, Putin’s Torture Colonies, in this video. Robert Amsterdam has continuing coverage…
EU nations ‘knew of CIA prisons’
The countries knew about the prisons operating on European soil, “co-operated actively or passively” with the CIA, then lied about it and tried to cover it up, says the draft of a report to the European Parliament. The countries include…
Rumsfeld okayed torture says former U.S. general
The ruling class is attacking itself. Pass the popcorn, please. Meanwhile, the war crimes lawsuit against Rumsfeld continues in Germany. Sounds like his mojo has about run out. Dubya and Cheney must be getting a bit nervous by all this.