Seattlest ACLU Not Liberal Enough for Seattle Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the ACLU, spoke last night at Town Hall to publicize his new book In Defense of Our America. Notwithstanding the scheduling genius that placed Romero opposite mega-bestselling author Khaled Husseini (The Kite Runner) the lower auditorium was full of citizens waiting to…
By Dave Lindorff, buzzflash The fact that most Americans oppose the war in Iraq, and want the president impeached, is testimony to the native intelligence and common sense of the citizens of this nation. It sure isn’t thanks to the quality of the news we’re getting here in America! Here are some of the things…
By Jane Sutton, Reuters The U.S. war crimes tribunals at Guantanamo have betrayed the principles of fairness that made the Nazi war crimes trials at Nuremberg a judicial landmark, one of the U.S. Nuremberg prosecutors said on Monday. “I think Robert Jackson, who’s the architect of Nuremberg, would turn over in his grave if he…
By: Roger Simon, The Politico Gonzales team see what happened to Scooter and say: “Hey, I’m going to rat. Or take the Fifth. Or both. I am not doing time to protect anybody.” Which is so New School. …True, Bush does not like it when his friends are criticized and good public servants are under…
