Tom Engelhardt, The Nation
At any moment, somewhere in the now-Bush-administration destabilized “arc of instability,” with its six crisis areas, a seventh crisis could indeed rise, demand attention, and refuse to be ejected from the premises. There are many possible candidates.
(Original Article)
“Be it resolved that: Whereas members of the George W. Bush Administration have been revealed to have committed and in many instances openly admitted to actions in violation of American Law, International Law and the United States Constitution, including but not limited to a). Authorizing the use of torture, b). Spying on Americans, c). The…
Gulfnews.com Khalifa: UAE not to be used for Iran attack Dubai: The UAE will not allow the use of its territory in any military strike on Iran, President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said in statements published yesterday. But he urged Tehran to show flexibility and avoid regional tensions. “We have informed…
Mukasey Tries To Steer Obama Away From Probing Torture, spying By Jason Leopold – The Public Record Friday, December 05, 2008 – Last update: Friday, December 05, 2008 Copyright © 2008 The Public Record. All rights reserved. Since he replaced disgraced Attorney General Alberto Gonzales last year, Michael Mukasey has stonewalled every attempt made by…
Nick Juliano, Raw Story The White House may soon be forced to prove it is not trying to cheat history by destroying archives of untold numbers of internal e-mails, as a federal magistrate has indicated he may enforce a private watchdog’s restraining order request. An ongoing lawsuit is seeking to confirm that White House e-mails…
Truthdig.com Saddam Has the Last Laugh Robert Scheer Posted on Mar 20, 2007 Yep, you did it, George-mission impossible accomplished. Unbelievably, four years of a bungled occupation have managed to make Saddam Hussein’s tyranny look good in comparison with “liberated Iraq.” At least, that is the view of the Iraqi weightlifter made famous through a…
By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com If you don’t mind thinking about the Bush legacy a year early, there are worse places to begin than with the case of Erla Osk Arnardottir Lilliendahl. Admittedly, she isn’t an ideal “tempest-tost” candidate for Emma Lazarus’ famous lines engraved on a bronze plaque inside the Statue of Liberty. After all,…
