Category Archives: Torture

NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Seeks Asylum Where?

Posted on Monday, June 10th, 2013 by Ken

A lot of (but not all) liberals, myself included, are peeved at President Obama for maintaining a policy which candidate Obama denounced in the 2008 election.  To be sure, after denouncing the program Senator Obama voted to expand the Patriot Act in the heat of … Continue reading →

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That dick Cheney – Can He Still Be Prosecuted for War Crimes?

Posted on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Dick Cheney, the brains behind the administration that doctored phoney intelligence as an excuse to remove his long-time nemesis, Saddam Hussein. The same administration that rushed us into an illegal war in Iraq based on the existence of WMDs while … Continue reading →

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Cheney Dishonored

Posted on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 by Ken

 The World According to Dick Cheney is a documentary based upon a multi day 20 hour interview with the former vice president.   Cheney justifies the torture of suspected terrorists with the following quote:    Tell me what terrorist attacks you would have … Continue reading →

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Ignorance is Strength: Neocons Contradict Each Other Defending Torture Yet Again

Posted on Sunday, February 10th, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” –Nietzsche Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow’s taut, brooding paean to the CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden has been controversial since long before it even hit … Continue reading →

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Mission Accomplished

Posted on Sunday, April 29th, 2012 by Marc Belisle

One year ago, Obama accomplished Bush’s mission of finding Osama bin Laden “dead or alive.”  Now the GOP, including a top Romney aide, is accusing Obama of ‘playing politics’ with one of the Administration’s principal national security achievements. It’s worth remembering … Continue reading →

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Election 2012: Your Handy Voter Decision Guide

Posted on Thursday, April 12th, 2012 by Cindy Rose

Things are going to kick into high gear now that Romney is the presumptive GOP nominee, and Republicans will be dialing it back on unpopular issues to appear more human; so we’re providing this voting aid to help determine which … Continue reading →

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Left – Right Word Association

Posted on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

Let’s try a little word association game, between the political left versus the radical right. Left Right Facts Opinions Research Fabricate Confirmed Sources Conspiracy Therories Youtube Evidence “Gotcha Politics” Any network or cable news except Fox “Lamestream Media” Mainstreet Wall … Continue reading →

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Guantanamo: Ten Years After

Posted on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

One of my greatest disappointments with President Obama is the broken promise of closing Guantanamo. Amnesty International reports on the status of America’s symbol of torture and illegal imprisonment and the 171 detainees still held there: “Guantánamo has come to … Continue reading →

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Guantanamo’s evil twin

Posted on Monday, January 9th, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

Here we go again. The U.S. Military is being accused of torture, this time in Afghanistan. President Hamid Karzai ordered an investigation of a U.S. run prison at Bagram Air Base outside of Kabul. Allegedly, there are approximately 2700 detainees … Continue reading →

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