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Lawsuit vs Rumsfeld allowed to continue
It’s not the war crimes trial he deserves, but it’s a start in proving that he isn’t immune, and shouldn’t be:
A federal judge in Chicago ruled on Friday that a lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, brought by two Americans who had worked for an Iraqi contractor, can be allowed to proceed.
In his ruling [...]
Liz Cheney: Worse than McCarthy
One of the cornerstones of Western law, of American law, is the right to a defense. No matter who you are. When a person is convicted and they’ve had a strong defense, it validates that verdict and it protects everyone, not just the accused. Liz Cheney apparently feels differently and would attack those who take [...]
Palin jumps border for Canadian health care
There is so much that’s phony about this woman that this really doesn’t come as a surprise to me. Irony doesn’t even begin to touch upon it. She’s a flat out hypocrite, a liar, as dishonest as the day is long. That a bunch of right wing Canadians are hanging on this twits every word [...]
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Iraq
Only a “catastrophic event” could prevent combat troops from coming home from Iraq, according to the top US general in Iraq.
“But we don’t see a catastrophic event on the horizon right now,” General Ray Odierno told MSNBC’s Norah O’Donnell Monday.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a Shiite who helped ease sectarian strife, emerged on Monday as the [...]
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U.S.: Senate Torture Probe Uncovers Missing Emails
William Fisher, IPS News
NEW YORK, Feb 27, 2010 (IPS) – The Justice Department investigation into whether the authors of the George W. Bush-era “torture memos” were guilty of professional misconduct did not have full access to the emails used by those lawyers and by other key figures in the investigation, including former Attorney General John [...]
Robert Greenwald On Why TV Series Smearing Kennedys Should Be Stopped (VIDEO)
from Huff Po by The Huffington Post News Editors
On Sunday, filmmaker Robert Greenwald appeared on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” to discuss his campaign against a proposed TV miniseries about the Kennedys, slated to appear on the History Channel.
The series is being produced by Joel Surnow, the creator of “24″ and a supporter of George Bush, who [...]
Cantor: We need ‘to get more people uninsured’
David Edwards and Gavin Dahl/RawStory
Republican House Whip Eric Cantor may have made a Freudian slip Sunday when he told NBC’s David Gregory that the GOP wants to “get more people uninsured.”
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