Month: July 2005

I do on this. The USA PATRIOT Act and related government actions undercut many important checks and balances on government law enforcement and intelligence powers. Under this Act and other Administration actions that were taken...

As many of you already know, this week the U.S. Senate received another Immigration Reform bill (PDF file at link).  The title of the diary is appropriate because it was sponsored by two Republicans–Jon Kyl (AZ) and...

radical rants shouted from Liberal Street Fighter I learned from a blogger I have come to respect that I’ve been radicalized. This observation came after I made several statements, statements that seemed obvious to me,...

Hi and welcome to the Froggy Bottom Cafe, which tonight features some lovely pictures from Olivia, member of this site. Reminder, the Welcome Wagon is always parked here so if you are new or shy sign in here and “tell us...

It’s now possible that the tribunal process may be crippled by a severe brain drain. “Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Chalabi, a former Pentagon favorite” — I love that description — has dismissed nine...