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An abbreviated history of exploitation processes Congress and the traditional media in the US have a magnificent blindspot where the worst CIA operations are concerned. Regarding George Bush's torture regime, his policy of cruelty, they've given us long periods of silence interspersed with blinkered or faux-naive commentary. So, sure, we've heard from them occasionally about the legal battles regarding Guantanamo prison, the erased videotapes, waterboarding, and somewhat more vaguely about "aggressive" interrogation techniques. But they've scarcely ever remarked about the broader context in which that's going on: Bush's worldwide spiderweb of secret prisons, of which Gitmo is just a small part; the purchase of masses of prisoners; the meagerness of evidence; the 'renditions'; the disregard of human rights; the absence of accountabililty. Above all, we rarely hear anything from Congress or the media about how the Bush administration has instituted a systematic regimen to degrade the psychological state of terrorist suspects in order dailykos.com Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Download &a... Download &a... (h/t Heather)
John McCain spoke in Colorado trying to sell his economic plan on Monday, and further proof that he truly is McSame, he used the same cite as Bush did eighteen months ago.
In addition to small business, the other bright spot in our economy are our exports, which are estimated to be [...] feedburner.com Wednesday, July 09, 2008 IL-10: Get Ready for A Dogfight This is going to be a bloody, nasty, wildly expensive race, and every single dollar is going to count. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and business consultant Dan Seals (D) are gearing up for the most expensive House race in the Chicago area this cycle — and it may turn into the most expensive race in the country that doesn’t involve a self-funder. Even before the DCCC and NRCC get involved here, the fundraising numbers are already through the roof. Seals raised $635,000 last quarter and has over $1.1 million on hand. Kirk, for his part, pulled in over $900K, and has $2.85 million on hand right now. Both candidates have more money at this point than they did in their 2006 match, when Kirk bested Seals 53 percent to 47 percent. The Congressman spent more than $3.5 million in the previous cycle, compared with almost $1.9 million for Seals. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chipped in a mere $158,000, while the National Republican Congressional Committee sat the ra dailykos.com Wednesday, July 09, 2008 President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Singh of India at G8 Summit President Bush on Tuesday said, "Prime Minister Singh and I just had a typical conversation among friends. We talked about common opportunities, world problems, and we did it in a spirit of respect -- and it was easy for me to do because I respect the Prime Minister a lot. I also respect India a lot, and I think it's very important that the United States continues to work with our friends to develop not only a new strategic relationship, but a relationship that addresses some of the world's problems" whitehouse.gov Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Via Jim Geraghty I see Obama had this to say about proponents of English-only laws:You know, I don't understand when people are going around worrying about, 'We need to have English- only.' They want to pass a law, 'We want English-only.'
Now, I agree that immigrants should learn English. I agree with that. But understand this. Instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English -- they'll learn English -- you need to make sure your child can speak Spanish. You should be thinking about, how can your child become bilingual? We should have every child speaking more than one language.
You know, it's embarrassing when Europeans come over here, they all speak English, they speak French, they speak German. And then we go over to Europe, and all we can say [is], 'Merci beaucoup.' Right?
You know, no, I'm serious about this. We should understand that our young people, if you have a foreign language, that is a powerful tool to get a job. You are so much more employable.
Me: Jim nationalreview.com Wednesday, July 09, 2008 The latest on the candidates . . .
McCain
Close Kinship with Kerry Has Dissolved Since 2004
The Washington Post
Plan to Aid States on Health Could Be Costly
The New York Times
Adviser Rejects Talk of Becoming Chief Strategist
The New York Times
Shifts His Message Toward Latino Immigrants
Los Angeles Times
A Focus on the '60s, When Was a P.O.W.
The New York Times
Details Differences with Bush
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Obama
Donors Aren't Rushing to Aid Clinton
The New York Times
Trade Stance Weighs on Plan To Strengthen Foreign Ties
The Wall Street Journal
Running in Place on Iraq
Politico
Proposes Changes to Bankruptcy Law
The Wall Street Journal
Shows Signs of Being Trail-Weary
Los Angeles Times
Talks Immigration with Hispanics
The Washington Times
State of the Race
Candidates Refine Their Stances on a Changing Iraq
The Washington Post
Broader Youth Involvement Urged
The Washington Post
Candidates Woo Hispanic Advocacy Group
USA Today
Co nationalreview.com Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Perhaps I'm the Discovery Institute's patsy, too, but my understanding is that the textbooks cover more than evolution and it's critics. As we know, there are differing theories and findings out there on global warming and other scientific debates. There are actual debates on these topics -- as, for instance, was the case surrounding Al Gore's propagations in An Inconvenient Truth. I don't think it's unconstitutional to let kids know, hey, this guy won a Nobel Prize for his documentary but a lot of actual scientists question his facts and priorities... I haven't read the textbooks in question, but it seems to me a public school can't cover all of science without covering some of the real-life national debates. I don't want public schools reading Cardinal Schönborn's tract on creation and evolution, but these issues can't really be taught divorced from reality.
I also think it's safe to say Jindal has been proving himself nobody's patsy. He's his own man, with a solid political and mo nationalreview.com Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Could there be an upside to Putinism, viz. a rebirth of the 'Soviet Joke'? The following stuck in my mind from some recent web browsing, though I can't locate the source.
Stalin appears to Putin in a dream, says: 'Valdimir Vladimirovich, I have two pieces of advice for you. One: Kill all your enemies, without fear or favor. Two: Paint the Kremlin blue.'
Putin: 'Why blue?' nationalreview.com Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Oh my, this is disturbing:
One morning, after she was awakened by her bedside alarm, she sat up and, she recalled, "this fluid came down my face, this greenish liquid." She pressed a square of gauze to her head and went to see her doctor again. M. showed the doctor the fluid on the dressing. The doctor looked closely at the wound. She shined a light on it and in M.'s eyes. Then she walked out of the room and called an ambulance. Only in the Emergency Department at Massachusetts General Hospital, after the doctors started swarming, and one told her she needed surgery now, did M. learn what had happened. She had scratched through her skull during the night--and all the way into her brain. nationalreview.com Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Eli Lake of the Sun also reports that Russia has threatened a military response of some kind if the U.S. moves forward with installation of a missile shield in the Czech Republic. nationalreview.com Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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