And They Marry Their Cousins Too
by The Houston Chronicle says that Arkansas state rep. Pam Adcock is trying again to change state House rules that ban a cup of water on …
Month: October 2007
There’s Always Time for One Last Kiss
Or is there? The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics said tests on 33 brand-name red lipsticks reveals that over 60 percent of them had detectable lead …
Blackwater, War Criminals?
The LA Times says that Blackwater, the U.S. security contractor, may soon be facing down a war crimes inquiry. The United Nations today called on …
Giuliani Not Fit To Live
So say the leaders of Palestinian terrorist groups. “If I had the occasion to meet him (Giuliani), I would hurt him,” said Ramadan Adassi, chief …
There You Go Again, Jimmy
Jimmy Carter says that the United States tortures prisoners in violation of international law. From CNN: “I don’t think it. I know it,” Carter told …
3 Saudi Terror Funders Designated
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) three individuals based in Saudi Arabia: Abdul Rahim Al-Talhi, Muhammad `Abdallah …
SCHIP, Media, Government, Truth
The SCHIP debate is interesting because it pits certain core beliefs that conservatives and liberals allegedly hold in direct opposition to each other. Whether to …
Dems Likely to Cave on Surveillance
The NY Times says: Two months after vowing to roll back broad new wiretapping powers won by the Bush administration, Congressional Democrats appear ready to …
National Guard Shorted Benefits?
WCSH, a NBC affiliate in Portland, Maine, reports that members of the Minnesota National Guard, who had been deployed in Iraq for 22 months, are …
WW II Vets Decry Torture
Writing about a group of veterans who were responsible for interrogating Nazi prisoners of war at Fort Hunt during WW II, Petula Dvorak of the Washington Post writes: Back …