…torture prison. [snip] … One of the strengths of democracy is the ability of the people to regularly demand changes in leadership and to fire a failing leader and hire…

The Fundamental Problem The fundamental problem, or at least the pragmatic problem, with using torture and abrogating civil rights is that the government can never be sure it is torturing…

…of Ahmad Chalabi and his Iraqi National Congress, looking for evidence of kidnapping, embezzlement, torture and theft, the men who run the Pentagon were left asking some uncomfortable questions. “Who…

…the Bush administration and the civilian echelon of the Department of Defense to contain the Iraq prison torture scandal and limit the blame to a handful of enlisted soldiers and…

…Nov. 19, Abu Ghraib was formally handed over to tactical control of military-intelligence units.(*) It is increasingly implausible that the torture in Abu Ghraib was just the work of low…

…this post on Joe “Outraged by Blowjobs But Not by Torture” Lieberman’s statment today that “The people who attacked us on September 11 never apologized. [He continued in a similar…

Sneaky Lou Dobbs Making a regularly scheduled visit to Eschaton, I see his latest “Torture Lou Dobbs.” Always happy to strike a blow against pseudo-science, I quickly followed the link…

…fiscal policy can make a difference, and are willing to torture data in an attempt to validate this point of view. If you want to make a point using time…

…or phrase: torture, safety net, health care, the purpose of business, racism, disenfranchisement, voter rights, tort, state rights, liability, affirmative action. Think of these as you understood them and then…

…real GDP. I know: he’s being responsible and careful not to overstate the case or torture the known evidence to date. But still. Goddam liberals. Happily, he then passes you…