Illinois Judge Allows Torture Suit to Procede

Okay, we all know there can never be such thing as a law that provides for people who have brown skin and believe in Islam having the ability to seek remedy in American courts for torture at the hands of the U.S. military or CIA. But what about two white, American, presumably non-Muslim, contractor whistle-blowers? Well, last Friday a federal district court judge in Illinois refused to reject a lawsuit by two such people against former Offense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld among others. [The...

The Kooks Were Right!

George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and the rest of em are all agents of al Qaeda! You best look out GE lady! You're an "Unprivileged Enemy Belligerent" now.

David Frum Smacked Down Again

You'd think this war-mongering hack and George W. Bush hagiographer would eventually tire of being publicly humiliated every time he puts words to print, but no. Apparently Frum's parents forgot to teach him the virtue of shame. Or perhaps his master Richard Perle beat it out of him. So, anyway, this time the monster of "moderation" has been busted back down to his dank cellar by Milton Friedman's son David, on occasion of Frum's pathetic attempt at defending the Federal Reserve System from...

McCain-Lieberman Bill a Major Threat to Liberty

Writes Anthony Gregory at C4L: Former Democratic VP candidate Joe Lieberman and former GOP presidential candidate John McCain have introduced a new detention policy bill in response to the Christmas Day underwear bomber. From The Atlantic: "A close reading of the bill suggests it would allow the U.S. military to detain U.S. citizens without trial indefinitely in the U.S. based on suspected activity." Read the rest.

03/05/10 – Philip Giraldi – The Scott Horton Show

Former CIA and DIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the usual suspects who are calling for war with Iran, the practical limitations on the U.S. military's ability to fight a third concurrent war, the ploy of letting Israel start a war with Iran so the U.S. will be obligated to finish it, likely U.S. sponsorship of the terrorist organization (and former al Qaeda satellite group) Jundallah, birth defects in Iraq linked to depleted uranium and the terrible U.S. network news shows exemplified by...