Month: December 2005

this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war and other disasters cross-posted at DailyKos, Booman Tribune, European Tribune, and My Left Wing. image and poem below the fold Iraqi children watch a U.S. patrol passing...

Are we ruled by children?  It seems that way.  (Bear with me: I am trying to control my anger, here–the killing of Stanley “Tookie” Williams last night is an absolute outrage, but there’s no way...

This was prepared for DailyKos, but I believe it has enough relevance to be front paged here. Your input welcome. Energize America, Fourth Draft, 13 December 2005 Written by devilstower, Jerome a Paris and Meteor Blades....

 The Supreme Court is the prize right-wing fundamentalists have been aiming at capturing ever since Nixon’s departure.  The people of the USA have been distracted with useless criticism and judgement of each...

In my diary Torture as Terrorism. Torture as Spin. Shock and Awe. For EVERYBODY I made two points about the whole “torture” brouhaha. 1-Torture doesn’t work. Not really. Too much lying. Our intel forces are...