There isn’t much to add to this report: “Killings, rape, torture and other heinous crimes against non-Arabs in Darfur are well-documented”, said PHR investigator and report author John Heffernan. “But PHR’s in-depth investigation shows that the GOS and the Janjaweed, have in a systematic way attacked the very survival of a people by destroying property, [...]
Archive for January 12th, 2006
Darfur: The Price of Neglect
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Not a Post Racism Society: Police Chief's Black Book
Posted in Culture on January 12, 2006 | Comments Off
From Pandagon, we find this fine example of police work: Former police Chief David Wray misled city leaders when he covered up the actions of a “secret police” unit that targeted black officers for unfair internal investigation, Greensboro officials said. Part of the cover-up included the hiding of a “black book” that contained photos of [...]
Alito and Judicial Activism
Posted in Legal Issues on January 12, 2006 | Comments Off
Alliance for Justice has an interesting look at inconsistencies in Alito’s rulings(PDF): Judge Alito, however, would have affirmed the trial court’s ruling, not because it was legally correct, but rather, according to him, because “Pirolli’s brief never asserts that his work environment was one that a reasonable, non-retarded person would find hostile or abusive.” In [...]
Alito and Roe
Posted in Legal Issues on January 12, 2006 | Comments Off
Alito refused call Roe settled law. In other words, Alito is open to re-examining the case when it next comes before the Court. Interestingly, he refused to say what he thought of the right to an abortion in general. As Senator Feinstein pointed out: “Why can you say you are for one man, one vote, [...]
Alito and CAP
Posted in Legal Issues on January 12, 2006 | Comments Off
The Democrats have been pressing Alito on his membership in Concerned Alumni of Princeton. Alito has been disingenuous at best, first saying that he didn’t remember why he joined, and then claiming it had something to do with a controversy over the ROTC on campus. Alito wants us to believe that he cannot remember why [...]
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