This is not acceptable in a democracy: After American Taliban recruit John Walker Lindh was captured in Afghanistan, the office of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld instructed military intelligence officers to “take the gloves off” in interrogating him. The instructions from Rumsfeld’s legal counsel in late 2001, contained in previously undisclosed government documents, are the [...]
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Rumsfeld Authorized Lindh Abuse
Posted in Politics on June 9, 2004 | 3 Comments »
A Look at the Darker Side of Reagan's Legacy
Posted in Politics on June 9, 2004 | 2 Comments »
It is hardly complete, but for a major newspaper, this is a decent look at the controversies and scandals of the Reagan era. The controversies and scandals included attacks on the federal school lunch program and aid to the poor, anti-union tactics, the illegal sale of arms to Iran and Reagan’s 1985 participation in a [...]
CIA Terrorism
Posted in Iraq on June 9, 2004 | 2 Comments »
The CIA supported someone who used car bombs as a means of political persuasion in Iraq. And now that man has been chosen to be the Washington > New Premier: Ex-C.I.A. Aides Say Iraq Leader Helped Agency in 90′s Attacks” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/09/politics/09ALLA.html”>Prime Minister of Iraq by the United States Iyad Allawi, now the designated prime minister [...]
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