Bush Era

Pentagon using FBI to spy on Americans

Nick Juliano, Raw Story The Department of Defense has conspired with the FBI to “circumvent the law” in accessing hundreds of Americans’ telephone, e-mail and financial records, say two civil liberties groups that released reams […]

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The “Good Germans” Among Us

By Frank Rich, The New York Times “Bush lies” doesn’t cut it anymore. It’s time to confront the darker reality that we are lying to ourselves. Ten days ago The Times unearthed yet another round […]

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America’s Own Unlawful Combatants?

By Julian E. Barnes, The Los Angeles Times As the Bush administration deals with the fallout from the recent killings of civilians by private security firms in Iraq, some officials are asking whether the contractors […]

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Open Letter to Rep. John Conyers

By Shea Howell, The Michigan Citizen Last Saturday Representative Conyers decided to attend the Gathering for Justice, City of Hope event at Youthville. He walked into the room quietly just as a young local artist […]