I offered the previous post because I found all the 9/11 rememberances popping up on my blog reader this morning morose and depressing, focusing on the violence of the attacks, the tragic loss of life, and the horror of that… Continue Reading
This skit might seem offensive at first glance, but take a moment to think about it before you pronounce it so. Notice that there is never approval of what they know is about to happen: Ultimately, this is a restatement… Continue Reading
So, we have reports that President Obama is backing a suggesting by Attorney General Holder to appoint a special prosecutor. The special prosecutor will go after people involved in the CIA’s use of torture to interrogate prisoners, including the decidedly… Continue Reading
This is an opium poppy in bloom, almost ready for harvest. Opium poppies were originally indigenous to Asia Minor and Thessaly, and were allegedly introduced to Afghanistan by Alexander the Great during his conquests there. This photograph was taken from… Continue Reading
Obviously, the Holocaust Museum murders yesterday were awful. They were the act of a deranged individual acting on hateful beliefs and the only consolation for the deaths of innocent people is that their murderer was swiftly neutralized and will do… Continue Reading
I’ve never been convinced that military tribunals were the best way to handle terrorists. On the other hand, I’ve never been convinced that they’re not. I am pretty sure that a military tribunal can provide all of the essential elements… Continue Reading
Stumbling around the net tonight, I came across this bit of propaganda from Newt Gingrich — he is objecting to the domestic release of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, ethnic Uighurs who would otherwise be returned to the People’s Republic of China.… Continue Reading
Dick Cheney at least has the intellectual honesty to say, “Yeah, I knew about torture, and I’m glad we did it.” Not that I excuse that — it’s a morally reprehensible position. Nancy Pelosi, though, was briefed about the torture… Continue Reading
It seems cruel and evil to wish another person dead. But in this case, I’ll make an exception. Pakistani intelligence suspects that the leader of al-Qaeda is dead, and if they’re right, that is frankly cause for celebration. Especially on… Continue Reading
In today’s Washington post, former Congressman (1989-2004) and Former CIA Director (2004-2006) Porter Goss baldly accuses Congressional leaders of both parties of having been well aware that “enhanced” interrogation techniques were being used on “high-value” al-Qaeda prisoners. He accuses them… Continue Reading