Tag: bush administration
Worth remembering who influenced Dick Cheney, Don Rumsfeld, the CIA, and all the other architects of American torture: The United States knows quite a bit about waterboarding. The U.S. government R
Jim Jeffords gave control of the Senate to the Democrats in 2001 when he left the Republican Party. If it didn’t permanently eliminate the Republican control that would allow the Bush Administra
One does have to think that there would have been a better chance of solving the anthrax attack mystery if it wasn’t for the Bush administration’s Iraq snipe hunt.
This NYT story presents evidence strongly suggesting it did. A few quick thoughts: (1) I imagine it would surprise most people to discover that it’s still actually illegal for the CIA to spy on

The Bush administration’s allegedly rational and moderate Attorney General asserts that the country needs more arbitrary indefinite detention and less rule of law. Let’s just say that I ha
Via DMZ, I learn that this year, the Metro shuttles that connected park and rides to Safeco field before and after Mariners games will no longer exist. The Mariners paid for some but not all of the co
Much of interest here: Early in 2008, the Israeli government signaled that it might be preparing to take matters into its own hands. In a series of meetings, Israeli officials asked Washington for a n
This story, indicating that the Obama administration is bailing on the idea even investigating whether criminal charges ought to be brought against Bush administration officials who committed war crim
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- The fantasy life of conservative intellectuals
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- The lunatic war on drag shows
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