Looks like Binyam Mohamed et al. may get their day in court: A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit brought by five men who say they were tortured as part of the Central Intelligence Agency’s “extraordinary rendition” program can proceed, dealing a blow to efforts by both the Bush and Obama administrations to …
Monthly Archives: April 2009
from the torture memos
We recognize that as a matter of diplomacy, the United States may for various reasons in various circumstances call another nation to account for practices that may in some respects resemble conduct in which the United States might in some circumstances engage, covertly or otherwise. Diplomatic relations with regard to foreign countries are not reliable …
jedermann sein eigner Stylo
Hi! I was going to write another post complaining about stuff I dislike about the Obama administration, but news stories kept piling up before I could find time to write editorial comments about all of them. So just do what I do and read Glenn Greenwald. How can he type that fast? Some highlights (not …
every crystal that crawled up your nose has helped to create the economic power base for a worldwide secret government
(note: this post’s title is a Zappa quote) Hey, remember how the other day Obama (exhibiting his usual supercilious mien) laughed off the question of marijuana legalization, saying “I don’t think that is a good strategy to grow our economy”? And remember those recent DEA raids in San Francisco? Maybe the story behind Barry’s newfound …