Month: May 2005

I’m almost at a loss for words to describe how I feel about this story. I can’t give it the justice that Boo or Susan would, but it’s something you need to know about: The Guantanamo detainee who told an FBI...

We did it! Democrats are past 41 votes against cloture. CSPAN2. Senate Dems have agreed to a 6PM ET cloture vote. Dems are urging delay to resolve the records impasse, says the NYT. If 60 senators vote for cloture, which...

Susan and I have been harping on torture, religious humiliation, and the rendition program for a long time. Some might write us off as left-wing surrender monkeys. But there is something important to consider. All we’re...

[UPDATE: I have two subsequent diaries to this one, here and here.] The other day I serendipitously came across a website which had an article/column by Bob Pappas, described as a retired Marine Colonel who served 2 tours in...

With the world abuzz over the reported injury and subsequent flight into seclusion of twice-killed composite character amputee Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, the US has tapped Abu Hafs Al Kurani to assume the important duties of the...