by Patricia Goldsmith, Dissident Voice The push for impeachment acknowledges two simple truths: we can’t wait for 2008, nor can we live with BushCo’s legacy. That is to say, we must not only remove GWB, but we must remove all the devices and stratagems his administration has used to subvert the Constitution including: signing statements…
by Dave Lindorff, opednews.com What is it aboutimpeachment that has the Democratic Party leadership so frightened? Talking with members of Congress, one hears the same refrain: “I know Bush and Cheney have committed impeachable crimes, but impeachment is a bad idea.” The rationales offered are many, but all are either specious or based upon flawed…
Ken Silverstein interviews Tara McKelvey, author of the new book examines the pattern of detainee abuse in Iraq and at Abu Graib, Harpers KS: Have those guilty of detainee abuse been held accountable? TM: More than 260 soldiers have faced punishment for detainee-related incidents since October 2001. Of those, nine individuals, all except one below…
By Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post The top U.S. commander in Iraq admonished his troops regarding the results of an Army survey that found that many U.S military personnel there are willing to tolerate some torture of suspects and unwilling to report abuse by comrades. “This fight depends on securing the population, which must…
