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By: Will AntiWar Radio Be Silenced? « Little Alex in Wonderland

Will AntiWar Radio Be Silenced? « Little Alex in Wonderland — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:06:42 +0000

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By: JBPeebles

JBPeebles — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:15:46 +0000

Greenwald’s reporting is providing a timely and essential window into the Obama’s administration’s power grab. It’s vital that the abuses of power that began under Bush aren’t allowed to become permanent or codified.

Yes, the President may be able to get away with spying, but if we preserve a balance of power between the branches, we’re more likely to have transparency in gov’t, which was one of the first casualties under Bush. Greenwald’s understanding of the legal end is vital in keeping the Constitution valid through attacks on it by the Executive branch, as well as by Congress through the passage of the Patriot Act and rulings in the Courts (by Presidential appointees) that dismiss lawsuits against the telecoms or the gov’t.

I was blogging on this topic here.

By: eCAHNomics

eCAHNomics — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:35:07 +0000

As for rationales for Obama’s not prosecuting W et al, don’t leave out Cass-let’s-not-criminalize-policy-differences-Sunstein.

By: eCAHNomics

eCAHNomics — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:25:27 +0000

The U.S. always tortures. Read in Overthrow about the way the U.S. conducted the counterinsurgency in the Philippines for an early example. The CIA’s torture is documented in Legacy of Ashes. Can’t imagine that would change now.

By: Orville H. Larson

Orville H. Larson — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:31:47 +0000

So far, Obama and Holder have shown no interest in investigating the former Chickenhawk-in-Chief’s cretinous crew. As long as they don’t, they’d better not lecture the rest of the world about human rights abuses.

By: lsakdjfkld

lsakdjfkld — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:05:58 +0000

I noticed that Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone put a shout out to Glenn in his latest Alternet column, about Larry Summers, that crooked Harvard hedge fund “genius.” So I guess I am reading the right stuff, if the different great writers I follow also are reading each other.

By: David Spero

David Spero — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:27:55 +0000

Right-Left Alliance
I went to the New Way Forward protest against the bailouts today. It was mostly Left – it was in SF – but some conservatives were there. People are planning to join the Right-led tea party protest on tax day. Perhaps Glenn and Scott’s right-left alliance idea is coming together. There’s a rally planned for Apr. 25 that’s specifically right-left, with speakers from a range of ideological backgrounds.

By: Attack the System » Blog Archive » Updated News Digest April 12, 2009

Attack the System » Blog Archive » Updated News Digest April 12, 2009 — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:05:09 +0000

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