but please include in the "persons of interest" everyone who abdicated their constitutional duty while this country descended into the abyss that Nietzsche described was possible when we fight monsters.

If you were briefed in 2002 on the use of torture (stop fucking calling it enhanced interrogation, Orwell would be proud) and said nothing, you are ( Read more... )

To be honest, its sad that we've even come this far in the dialogue on this practice. It should have never even been questioned. But one brave journalist with whom I likely disagree more often than agree (though both do happen), actually underwent the practice, twice, and told about his experience in Vanity Fair. I highly encourage everyone to read ( Read more... )

My friend Dirty, on another site has given me permission to post his thoughts regarding the recent detainee vote in the Senate:

Quote:"We are dealing with the enemy in a war, not defendants in our criminal justice system. In time of war it is not PRACTICAL to apply the same rules of evidence that we apply in civil trials or courts martial for our ( Read more... )

if you think your cowardly capitulation on the detainee bill in the House of Representatives will help get you elected to the Senate, think again ( Read more... )