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Scientists Speak Out About Guantánamo
From a letter to the NY Times, 4/30/06 To the Editor: We are deeply concerned that without serious debate, the United States has crossed the limits of acceptable practices in the treatment…
Bush’s Imperial Presidency
By Jim Hightower, The Hightower Lowdown, 4/30/06 The Bush administration has pushed hard for limitless powers to spy on, imprison and torture American citizens in the name of ‘security.’ Is this really…
Monday, 5/1
If you thought warrantless wiretapping and a signing statement proclaiming the right to torture were bad, you’ll be shocked to learn the full scope of Bush’s power grab, in which he has…
Cleveland Plain Dealer on Carol Fisher’s Guilty Verdict
Activist tells supporters she will refuse test, go to jail Sunday, April 30, 2006 Michael Sangiacomo, Plain Dealer Reporter Activist Carolyn Fisher finds it interesting that a judge believes anyone who would…
Frank Rich: Downing Street memo ‘proved accurate’
RawStory.com, 4/30/06 After a three month hiatus, Frank Rich returns to the New York Times with a column slated for Sunday’s edition which asserts that “[e]ach week brings new confirmation” that the…
Colbert Lampoons Bush at White House Correspondents Dinner– President Not Amused?
EditorandPublisher.com, 4/29/06 WASHINGTON A blistering comedy ‘tribute’ to President Bush by Comedy Central’s faux talk show host Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondent Dinner Saturday night left George and Laura Bush…
Weekend, 4/29-30
Your government enforces a culture of greed, bigotry, intolerance and ignorance. Yesterday, in a gross display of intolerance, Bush said: “The national anthem ought to be sung in English. And I think…
Bush pans Spanish “Star-Spangled Banner”
Reuters, 4/28/06 The “Star-Spangled Banner” debuted on Friday with new Latin beat and Spanish lyrics but it did not win a glowing review from President George W. Bush, who said the cherished…
U.S. prepares to face U.N. on torture as Amnesty report blasts ‘war crimes’
RawStory.com, 4/28/06 As the United States prepares a team of 30 to defend its record on torture before a U.N. committee, Amnesty International has made public a report blasting the United States…