War Criminal John Ashcroft By Nancy Mancias “The Bush Administration rejects torture.” – John Ashcroft Former Attorney General John Ashcroft rewrote laws and created policies that gave new powers to the executive branch and reduced the authority of the judiciary and Congress. He and the Department of Justice ushered in the Patriot Act through the [...]
America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met, the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men, women and children. -George W. Bush
CODEPINK gives Karl Rove indigestion at DC luncheon By Medea Benjamin On September 14, Karl Rove was speaking in Washington DC at a luncheon for the Legislative Conference of the American College of Cardiology. Perhaps the cardiologists wanted to see how a guy without a heart can continue to breathe and give lectures and evade [...]
“The war against terrorism is a new kind of war. In my judgment, this new paradigm renders obsolete Geneva’s strict limitations on questioning of enemy prisoners and renders quaint some of its provisions.” –Alberto Gonzales, memo to Pres. Bush, Jan. 2002 During his time as U.S. Attorney General under President George Bush, Alberto Gonzales along [...]
Warmonger Tony Blair Launches New Book By Nancy Mancias Removing Saddam will be a blessing to the Iraqi people. Four million Iraqis are in exile; 60% of the population dependent on food aid. Thousands of children die every year through malnutrition and disease. Hundreds of thousands have been driven from their homes or murdered. -Prime [...]
War Criminal of the Week: Back to School with Robert Delahunty By Nancy Mancias Robert Delahunty was a Bush legal lackey who helped re-write the United States rules of engagement in a post-9/11 world. While working in the Department of Justice, Delahunty co-wrote legal opinions on interrogation, detention and extraordinary rendition with his partner in [...]
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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