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Doak: Restore Constitution as law of the land – Impeach Cheney
Des Moines Register By RICHARD DOAK SPECIAL TO THE REGISTER Simply waiting for President Bush to be replaced in 2009 won’t undo the damage done to the Constitution these last six years. The absolute executive power asserted by Bush must be disavowed while he is still in office, lest it become precedent for all future…
Bush Anoints Himself as the Ensurer of Constitutional Government in Emergency
By Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive With scarcely a mention in the mainstream media, President Bush has ordered up a plan for responding to a catastrophic attack. Under that plan, he entrusts himself with leading the entire federal government, not just the Executive Branch. And he gives himself the responsibility “for ensuring constitutional government.” …The document…
CIA, FBI computers used for Wikipedia edits
By Randall Mikkelsen, Reuters People using CIA and FBI computers have edited entries in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on topics including the Iraq war and the Guantanamo prison, according to a new tracing program. The changes may violate Wikipedia’s conflict-of-interest guidelines, a spokeswoman for the site said on Thursday. The program, WikiScanner, was developed by…
URGENT ACTION:
Iraq: Fear of imminent execution/death penaltyIraq Samar Sa’ad ‘Abdullah (f), aged about 25 Wassan Talib (f), aged 31 Zeynab Fadhil (f), aged 25 Liqa’ Qamar (f), aged 25 The four women named above have been sentenced to death, and at least one of them is in imminent danger of execution. The president has the power to pardon them, or commute…
Wexler’s Impeach Cheney Petition tops 200,000
A surge in online petition signers since Florida Representative Robert Wexler’s appearance on the House floor Tuesday evening calling for impeachment hearings to commence against Vice President Dick Cheney has boosted the Wexler Petition past 190,000 and suddenly up to over 202,000. If you have not yet signed, go to www.WexlerWantsHearings.com and add your name…
Debunking the Neocons’ Iran War Measure
Gareth Porter, Huffington Post The Lieberman-Kyle amendment has just passed the Senate overwhelmingly after two sections were removed to satisfy Democrats that it will not serve as a backdoor authorization for war against Iran, using U.S. forces operating in Iran. Even after that compromise, it remains a poison chalice, because it endorses a set of…
