Thursday, October 06, 2011

On the other hand…

…Harry Reid offers some hope with a welcome blow for liberty. Via Joan McCarter
Sen. Harry Reid is blocking the National Defense Authorization Act over provisions it contains that seek to direct how the government deals with Al Qaeda prisoners captured by the military. He explained his objections to the provisions in a letter to Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin and ranking member John McCain.

Reid's letter specifically objects to three sections of the 2011 Senate bill: one making explicit the president's authority to hold terrorism suspects indefinitely; another directing that terror suspects affiliated with Al Qaeda or supporting forces be placed in military custody unless a national security waiver is invoked, and a third making permanent certain limits on transferring prisoners out of Guantanamo Bay.
The ACLU applauds…
“There is no reason why, particularly ten years after 9/11 and with bin Laden dead, anyone in the Senate should want to give the president the martial law authority to have the military capture and imprison civilians around the world — including American citizens on American soil — based on suspicion alone," the ACLU's Chris Anders said. "Sen. Reid is saying that kind of proposal does not fit in the Senate’s defense authorization bill.”
Me too.

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Maybe we can petition for reparations.

After all, if anyone's democracy needs a little repair these days, it's ours. Fixer...
Like I've said since I began blogging here (6 years so far), the War on Terror was won on 12 September 2001 by Al Qaeda. They managed to turn the United States into a cowardly, bankrupt, quivering gelatinous mass. In our quest for "safety", we've willingly given up our civil rights and given the government almost complete control over our lives. We've thrown away our money in two theaters of war and given the rest to billionaires and corporations, yet we can't help out the worst off among us.
Back in the day there was a patch popular among Vietnam vets that read 'Second Place - SE Asia War Games.' Time to whip up something like that for the WOT.

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Friday, January 23, 2009

Yep, we're having fun now.

Sir Charles
For the first time in eight years I am looking forward to reading the morning newspapers.
Me too...

Bush's 'War' On Terror Comes to a Sudden End

Obama slams companies for squandering bailout funds

$20 billion clean energy bill clears hurdle

Obama to reverse foreign abortion rule

Intelligence Pick Calls Torture Immoral, Ineffective

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