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t r u t h o u t | Everyone Should See “Torturing Democracy”
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, May 31, 2009The Consortiumnews.com | ‘Scaredy-Cat Nation’ Risks US Security
Guantanamo prisoners! How can we expect any other nation to want them when we are not willing to run the 'risk' of having them in our prison system, the largest in the world. Obama caving into GOP muckrakers. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Sunday, May 31, 2009
t r u t h o u t | Government Taps Bailout Contractors With Conflicts of Interest
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, May 31, 2009NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (4+)
The Times on the SC fight ("Supreme Court nominees must be fully vetted on a wide range of issues, but most of the ones being raised about Sonia Sotomayor are not among them" (Editorial); Frank Rich on the same old same old ("Republicans in Congress have no plausible economic, health care or energy policies to counter the president’s. The only card left to play is 9/11"); Four brief op-eds on the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen; and Nick Kristof on foiling bandits overseas ("When encouraging students’ wanderlust, questions invariably arise. Here are 15 tips for traveling to even the roughest of countries — and back")Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, May 31, 2009
NYT (3): National Politics/Economy
"If President Obama wants to create a progressive Supreme Court for the 21st century, there is a new school of thought to guide him"; The inherent power of minority judges; and "Schwarzenegger's revenge."Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, May 31, 2009
NYT (3): International Affairs
Pakistani military retakes main Swat Valley city; Did British police overreact during G-20?; and Susan Boyle comes in second on talent show.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, May 31, 2009
Alexander Cockburn: Sotomayor and the Last of the WASPs
Very funny .. "If Judge Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed, the US Supreme Court will consist of six Catholics, two Jews and precisely one white Anglo-Saxon Protestant in the form of Justice John Paul Stevens, who is 88 years old and boasts of two important WASP insignia: inherited wealth and a bow tie. He also thinks that Shakespeare’s plays were written by the Earl of Oxford. But then, so does Antonin Scalia. The other WASP among the nine, until he announced his retirement – thus paving the way for Sotomayor’s nomination – is David Souter. The two WASPS have been the most liberal members of the court" .. read morePosted by Mike Blaxill, Sunday, May 31, 2009
Tip-toeing around the Kennedys
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, May 31, 2009Richard A. Clarke: The trauma of 9/11 is no excuse
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, May 31, 2009Why the Pentagon is probably lying about its suppressed sodomy and rape photos
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, May 31, 2009An idiot’s Guide to Bargaining
Posted by Alexander Harper, Saturday, May 30, 2009AlterNet: The World Is Taking Notice of Congress’s Cowardice
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, May 30, 2009AlterNet: Iraq Vet: “How Many Nine-year Old Boys Have You Held in Your Arms, Crying for Their Father?”
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, May 30, 2009AlterNet: Is Larry Summers Taking Kickbacks From the Banks He’s Bailing Out?
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, May 30, 2009AlterNet: Don’t Blame Pot — There’s No Such Thing as a “Gateway Drug”
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, May 30, 2009t r u t h o u t | Maybe We Should Take the North Koreans at Their Word
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, May 30, 2009NYT Op-Eds (2)
"The Republicans who wielded the hot blade of racial divisiveness for years are now calling Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court nominee, a racist. Oh, the hypocrisy!" (Blow); "The tendency to draw an impenetrable psychic curtain across the worst that the world has to offer is understandable. But it’s a tendency that must be fought" (Herbert)Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, May 30, 2009
NYT (4): National Politics
Kennedy and Baucus split on critical piece of health care bill; Obama outlines new cyberspace division; Justice Dept. backs Saudis re 9/11 lawsuit; and Phil Spector gets 19 to life.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, May 30, 2009
NYT (4): International Affairs
G.M. to sell entire European unit; Chavez increases grip on military; Is LED the new "green" lighting?; and South Koreans blame the current president for the suicide of his predecessor.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, May 30, 2009
Jeremy Scahill: When Gibbs Attacks
In light of the Telegraph story about rape at Abu Graib, Obama spokeman Gibbs went for the "make fun of the British media" method of denial, rather than address the source of the story, Gen Taguba .. Scahill writes "Hey, Gibbs, here's a suggestion: [rather than the British media] go after Gen. Taguba, a 34 year, decorated military veteran whose career was brought to an end for battling Rumsfeld and the torture machine at the Pentagon. Go after the General who last year (when Bush was still in power) called for prosecutions of the torturers" .. read morePosted by Mike Blaxill, Saturday, May 30, 2009
Where’s the equal justice for gays?
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Saturday, May 30, 2009Time to plant mideast seeds
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Saturday, May 30, 2009The results are in: Americans are now more closely aligned with progressive ideas than at any time in memory
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Saturday, May 30, 2009The fragile web of foreign trade | Economist.com
"The recession makes globalisation more necessary, but more precarious"Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, May 29, 2009
