Bush Era

Senate revisits Military Comissions Act

conducted by the Program on International Policy Attitudes, 67% of the people surveyed across 25 countries disapprove of the U.S. handling of Guantanamo detainees. The Program Director explained: “The thing that comes up repeatedly is […]

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Questions for Candidates: Why Not Impeach?

American Chronicle Questions for Candidates David Swanson May 14, 2007 If, like General Electric and Fox News, ordinary citizens were permitted to ask questions of candidates for U.S. President, these are a few of the […]

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Jose Padilla trial to start in Miami

By CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press Writer Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys for alleged al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla spent months battling over issues ranging from torture allegations to the meaning of “jihad.” They pored over classified […]

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Governors Say War Has Gutted Guard

By Kirsten Scharnberg, The Chicago Tribune National Guard to deal with those disasters, as well as potential terrorist assaults, is so depleted by deployments to foreign wars and equipment shortfalls that Congress is considering moves […]