He talks about how great democracy is in the Middle East. I don’t find news like this very great: A young man, a student of journalism, is sentenced to death by an Islamic court for downloading a report from the internet. The sentence is then upheld by the country’s rulers. This is Afghanistan – not […]
I think they are getting fed up: Two dozen scientists swarmed over Capitol Hill this week mad as vespinae ( hornets) at what they say is Bush administration meddling in environmental science. Organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Endangered Species Coalition, the rumpled researchers won time in the offices of more than […]
Mitt Romney: . . . based on the numbers of American Muslims [as a percentage] in our population, I cannot see that a cabinet position would be justified. But of course, I would imagine that Muslims could serve at lower levels of my administration. The hidden lesson here – cabinet positions are filled based upon […]
That is a possibility MSNBC is reporting tonight: The investigation must be reopened now. Considering there were calls from the military to the White House regarding the death, then the investigation must be fully opened to the White House. Executive privilege can not be used to cover up a possible murder either. If this is […]
That is is from the Army Times: Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Medical Hold Unit say they have been told they will wake up at 6 a.m. every morning and have their rooms ready for inspection at 7 a.m., and that they must not speak to the media. “Some soldiers believe this is […]
Last night when the news of his execution was made public, people started rejoicing. FOX News was giddy with the thought of video and pictures being published of the execution. True so much coverage was dedicated to this execution yesterday, including history lessons on hangings from CNN. It is amazing to see how the right […]
While the courts in Afghanistan look at the possibility of executing a man for converting to Christianity, Think Progress has exposed how much of an impact this has on the Bush doctrine of “freedom”: Shortly after its passage, however, President Bush praised the Afghan constitution as protecting freedom of religion. President Bush, 1/23/04: We’re making […]
It seems Bill Frist’s sudden selling of stock in his families medical company has drawn attention from the United States Attorney’s office in New York. From the Associated Press: HCA subpoenaed, may involve Senate leader HCA Inc.,HCA.N operator of the largest chain of U.S. hospitals, said it received a subpoena from the U.S. attorney for […]