Jun
29
US Guantanamo tribunals ‘illegal’
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[From BBC News]
The US administration has no authority to try Guantanamo suspects by military tribunal, the Supreme Court rules.
Continue reading US Guantanamo tribunals ‘illegal’ at BBC News
Jun
29
The Battle of the Bulge Poll
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[Now as a pacifist, I would prefer that folks oppose all wars, but the points made below are well taken. -RS]
[From Mystery Pollster]
Last Sunday, Bush press secretary Tony Snow speculated about what polls might have shown during World War II: “If somebody had taken a poll in the Battle of the Bulge, I dare [...]
Jun
27
[From Independent Online Edition]
By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor
In one of the most remarkable signs yet of the advance of global warming, Britain’s first olive grove has been planted in Devon.
Temperatures have risen so far in recent years that it is now considered possible to grow the iconic fruit of the Mediterranean countries commercially in southern [...]
Jun
27
Rushing To Judgement: America’s Bush-Thumping Blowhard At It Again
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[From Dvorak Uncensored]
This story kinda speaks for itself.
Rush Limbaugh, sex tourist?
As Melissa noted earlier in PEEK, from a CBS story: “Rush Limbaugh was detained for more than three hours Monday at Palm Beach International Airport after authorities said they found a bottle of Viagra in his possession without a prescription.”
He was reportedly returning from the [...]
Jun
24
Losing Control: Voting to Stay on the Wrong Track
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June 22, 2006
The Senate today voted by a margin of 60 to 39 in support of the Bush administration’s “stay the course” strategy in Iraq. Problem is, the course the president is on in Iraq has been wrong from day one, in turn weakening our nation’s ability to defeat resurgent terrorist networks in the Middle [...]
Jun
24
CT Librarians
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Librarians Speak Out for First Time After Being Gagged by Patriot Act





